ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON IS STILL WAITING FOR ADDED POLICE PATROLS DOWNTOWN. HE REQUESTED THE PATROLS IN A BILL HE WITHDREW AFTER INTRODUCING IT TO THE COUNCIL. THAT'S WHEN FORMER INTERIM CHIEF ALLEN BANKS STARTED WORKING WITH HIM TO ASSIGN TWO OFFICERS DOWNTOWN AT TIMES NOT CURRENTLY COVERED.
BENTON TELLS 770 KKOB HE THOUGHT IT WAS ALL WORKED OUT. NOW APD IS TELLING HIM THE OFFICERS WILL BE ASSIGNED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
BENTON DRAFTED LEGISLATION TO INCREASE POLICE COVERAGE DOWNTOWN BECAUSE OF THE AREA'S RISING CRIME AND AGGRESSIVE TRANSIENT POPULATION.
