ALBUQUERQUE’S NEW MAYOR SAYS HE AND HIS STAFF ARE WORKING WITH APD TO RE-EVALUATE AND RESTRUCTURE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. PART OF THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY POLICING. INTERIM POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER SAYS THEY’RE WELL AWARE THAT “ONE SIZE” DOESN’T FIT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.
HE SAYS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL OUTLINED PROBLEM AREAS IN THE CITY, FINDING EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AS DIFFERENT PROBLEMS AND CULTURES, WHICH GEIER SAYS APD WILL ADDRESS ACCORDINGLY. HE SAYS IT TIES IN WITH COMMUNITY POLICING.
RECENT POLLS SHOW MOST ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE CITY’S ESCALATING CRIME RATE.
