The Line: Police Spokesman’s Overtime Pay Questioned

April 19, 2019 – Should a longtime Albuquerque police spokesman lose his job after racking up six figures’ worth of overtime…some of it in violation of department policy? Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss a call by the city’s Civilian Police Oversight Agency for APD spokesman Simon Drobik’s dismissal due to alleged misuse of overtime.

Line Panelists:
Dede Feldman, former NM State Senator
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR
Sophie Martin, attorney
Edmund E. Perea, attorney

For Further Reading:
APD reviewing oversight report into spokesman’s pay – Elise Kaplan, Albuquerque Journal