ANOTHER APD-RELATED RALLY IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE … THIS TIME SHOWING SUPPORT FOR CITY POLICE OFFICERS. MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE GATHERED ON THE STEPS OF APD HEADQUARTERS SUNDAY. PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY'RE AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH APD BUT THEY THINK FINDING SOLUTIONS IS THE WAY TO POSITIVE CHANGE.
JUST LAST FRIDAY, DEMONSTRATORS AGAIN GATHERED AT CIVIC PLAZA DOWNTOWN TO PROTEST THE POLICE SHOOTING OF JAMES BOYD ON MARCH 16TH IN THE FOOTHILLS. CITY EMPLOYEES WERE ALLOWED TO LEAVE WORK EARLY TO AVOID TRAFFIC ISSUES.
AN ANTI-POLICE DEMONSTRATION DOWNTOWN LAST SUNDAY GOT OUT OF HAND, AND POLICE HAD TO USE TEAR GAS TO DISPERSE THE CROWD.
