APD CRACKS DOWN ON SPEEDERS:
An update posted Thursday on metro area Nextdoor websites from the Albuquerque Police Department’s Haley R. provides some heartening news for motorists sick of dodging speeders and residents sick of listening to racing engines and loud mufflers.
“In the (first) two weekends (of December), officers issued 73 citations for speeding, 12 for racing and 10 for modified exhaust, better known as loud mufflers. Additionally, there were two citations for careless driving, one for reckless driving and one arrest for driving on a revoked license related to a previous DWI.”
It’s all part of APD’s continuing enforcement blitz, in which the Police Department’s “Motors and DWI Units have significantly expanded enforcement to improve safety and quality of life for Albuquerque citizens. Officers are specifically looking for speeders, drag racers and drivers with loud mufflers. In the (aforementioned) weekends, officers focused enforcement along the Montgo