ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS WILL CONSIDER WHETHER TO MERGE THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. IT’S OUTLINED IN A RESOLUTION FROM COUNCILORS KEN SANCHEZ, ISAAC BENTON, AND DAN LEWIS, WHO’S RUNNING FOR MAYOR. THE RESOLUTION IS MEANT TO ADDRESS APD’S STAFFING SHORTAGES AND RESPONSE TIMES.
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON, WHO’S ALSO RUNNING FOR MAYOR, THINKS THE PROPOSAL COULD WORK … BUT HE SAYS COMMISSIONERS HAVE YET TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE RESOLUTION.
