Monitors tracking civilian oversight, one of the largest remaining roadblocks in reaching full compliance, called it “a mess” that was being cleaned up, and advocates applauded the work done by the department to come so far, so fast.
Read More →Genetec Security Center and Genetec Citigraf checked all the right boxes for the APD. While the unified security platform could help the city combine all their video and public safety technologies into a single solution, Citigraf would take the RTCC operations to the next level.
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Albuquerque PD says two suspects are in custody related to the incident at a Dutch Bros Coffee. The first suspect was wounded and taken into custody shortly after the shooting unfolded. At 12:34 p.m., APD announced via Twitter a second suspect was taken into custody.
Read More →The undercover Albuquerque PD officer who was shot by a lieutenant earlier this month broke his cover and revealed himself as a police officer to a drug trafficking suspect that had produced a pellet gun, which looked like a real firearm.
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Videos released by Albuquerque police last Tuesday show negotiations with officers attempting to get homeless man James Boyd to leave his campground slowly deteriorated over the course of three hours before his much publicized deadly shooting.
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Police say someone is making death threats against Albuquerque PD officers, and the flyers are popping up all over the city, on light poles and in the newspaper.
Read More →In a letter to the department, Berry asked the DOJ to begin negotiating an agreement for the monitoring. That could include the appointment of one or more monitors who would establish performance measures and evaluate the city’s progress.
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Boyd appeared to pull out knives in both hands as an officer with a dog approached him. He made what the Albuquerque Journal describes as a threatening motion toward the officer, then started to turn around away from police just before he is shot.
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In a recently released video from a lapel camera worn by Officer Peter Romero, the Albuquerque PD officer shoots and wounds a suicidal man who ignores commands to drop his weapon. The man had a note in his wallet that said "Thank you officer." Read the story here.
Read More →The Albuquerque Police Department has ordered another 100 Remington Model 870 Police Magnum shotguns that feature an 18- inch barrel, parkerized metal finish, black synthetic stock and low-profile sight system.
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