GETTING THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT REFORMED UNDER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM, AND IT’S ALSO MEANT GOING OVER BUDGET ON REFORMS. BUT NEW MAYOR TIM KELLER AND APD INTERIM CHIEF MIKE GEIER SAY THEY’LL WORK WITH THE DOJ AND ITS MONITOR, JAMES GINGER.
GINGER SAYS FORMER APD OFFICIALS HAVE RESISTED IMPLEMENTING REFORMS. BUT NOW, ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SAFETY SPOKESMAN GILBERT GALLEGOS THE NEW ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO CHANGE THAT AND WILL MEET WITH GINGER AND HIS MONITORING TEAM.