THE SANTA FE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ATTEMPT TO ADD NEW OFFICERS IS RUNNING INTO A ROADBLOCK: CANDIDATES WHO ARE OUT OF SHAPE. SPOKESWOMAN CELINA WESTERVELT TELLS 770 KKOB MANY OF THE NEW RECRUITS SIMPLY CAN'T PASS THE PHYSICAL TEST. SHE THINKS THEY DON'T CONSIDER THE ALTITUDE AND THE TIME OF DOING ONE ACTIVITY AFTER ANOTHER. SHE ALSO SAYS THEY MAY THINK THEY'RE IN SHAPE BECAUSE THEY GO TO THE GYM … BUT IT'S NOT WORKING.
WESTERVELT SAYS ONLY FIVE CANDIDATES WERE OFFERED JOBS WITH THE DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR…OUT OF 360 WHO APPLIED. SHE SAYS, DUE TO FUTURE ANNEXATION IN SANTA FE, POLICE NEED TO HIRE AT LEAST 20 NEW OFFICERS.
