Posts Tagged ‘police’
The Line: APD Officers Will Issue Citations In Some Cases, Instead Of Arrests
May 26, 2017 – The Albuquerque Police Department announced recently that officers will be directed to issue citations for some misdemeanor offenses instead of arresting people. The change came after an agreement in a decades-old lawsuit. Host Gene Grant and our Line opinion panelists react to the news and debate what these changes might mean…
Read MoreATF Sting In Albuquerque Raises Questions Of Racial Profiling, Police Practices
May 19, 2017 – They said they brought in “the best of the best to get the worst of the worst.” A four-month undercover sting operation by the federal bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) led to 103 arrests in Albuquerque — an “unprecedented” success for such a campaign, officials said at a…
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