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APD Chief Medina on the DOJ-Mandated Reform Effort

May 23, 2025
A police officer in uniform sits at a table holding a cup, with a dark blue and black background behind him.

5.23.25 – When Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller appointed Harold Medina as APD chief in 2020, the department was still not fully in charge of itself, having blown past the deadline to end a court-approved settlement agreement the city signed with the U.S. Department of Justice six years prior. DOJ investigators had identified a deeply embedded…

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The Line Top 10 Countdown: #4 ATF Sting & Police Reform Efforts

December 29, 2017
Top Stories of 2017 #4

December 29, 2017 – Number four on our list of the top ten stories of 2017 is the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) sting that led to a disproportionate number of arrests of African Americans in Albuquerque and ongoing reforms of Albuquerque’s police department. Line Panelists Dan Boyd, capitol bureau chief, Albuquerque…

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