Monitors tracking civilian oversight, one of the largest remaining roadblocks in reaching full compliance, called it “a mess” that was being cleaned up, and advocates applauded the work done by the department to come so far, so fast.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Neither the city nor the U.S. Department of Justice asked for the police union to be held in contempt during an all-day hearing in federal court Wednesday, thwarting the wishes…
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The Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association launched a campaign urging the community to speak out again “endless DOJ oversight.” There will be 33 billboards around the city, as well as spots on TV, radio and social media. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis / Albuquerque Journal)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association has launched a campaign urging the public to tell city leaders that “crime matters more” and that “they want to focus on the growing crime problem, instead of wasting millions of dollars on endless Department of Justice oversight.”
The city has been under a settlement agreement with the DOJ after a federal investigation found in 2014 that officers had a pattern and practice of using excessive force and violating citizens’ constitutional rights. The investigation was spurred by numerous shootings of people who did not seem to pose a threat. Many of