FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER JEREMY DEAR IS OUT OF APD FOR GOOD. THAT’S THE RULING FROM A JUDGE. HE WAS FIRED AFTER HE REPEATEDLY DID NOT MAKE RECORDINGS OF ENCOUNTERS WITH SUSPECTS WITH HIS ON-BODY CAMERA AND THEN FOR SHOOTING 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES TO DEATH IN APRIL 2014.
THE RULING BY THE JUDGE REVERSES A CITY PERSONNEL BOARD DECISION TO REINSTATE DEAR. FORMER APD CHIEF GORDEN EDEN SAID DEAR WAS BEING INSUBORDINATE BY NOT USING HIS BODY CAMERAS.
