SHARING IDEAS IS WHAT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE AND HIGH RANKING MEMBERS OF THE NYPD DID LAST WEEK. APD SPOKESMAN SIMON DROBIK TELLS US THEY COULD SWAP IDEAS, DESPITE THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BUDGETS. NEW YORK HAS A 5-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.
DROBIK SAYS SUGGESTIONS FROM NYPD THAT APD LIKED INCLUDED CENTRALIZING COMMUNITY POLICING WITH EACH AREA COMMAND, TRACKING CASES BETTER AND INCREASING COMMUNICATION. HE SAYS THE COMMUNICATION ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE THE MAIN TAKE AWAY FROM THE MEETINGS.