LOOK FOR MORE COPS ON BIKES ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE AND OTHER AREAS OF SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB HE USED SOME HIS OFFICE’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO PURCHASE SIX NEW BICYCLES FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT:
DAVIS SAYS AN OFFICER ON A BICYCLE IS MORE APPROACHABLE AND LESS INTIMIDATING TO THE PUBLIC. PLUS, THEY’RE ABLE TO GET INTO AREAS WHERE A CAR WON’T FIT. IT’S ALL PART OF APD’S PROBLEM RESPONSE TEAM IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE.
