THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO SPEND 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO STUDY THE IDEA OF MERGING APD WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. BUT NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD. SHAUN WILLOUGHY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, SAYS A MERGER WOULDN’T ADDRESS APD’S MOST PRESSING ISSUE: IT’S STAFFING SHORTAGE.
AND WILLOUGHBY SAYS A MERGER WOULD IMPOSE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REFORMS ON THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, WHEN NONE ARE NEEDED.
