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Legal expert says APD is on shaky ground charging armed man who took kids to protest
17 officers in special unit quit after one of their own got in trouble for not arresting the man Share Updated: 8:02 PM MDT Apr 15, 2021
Legal expert says APD is on shaky ground charging armed man who took kids to protest
17 officers in special unit quit after one of their own got in trouble for not arresting the man Share Updated: 8:02 PM MDT Apr 15, 2021
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Show Transcript PROBLEMS AND OUR LEGAL EXPERT SAYS HE MAY BE ON SHAKY GROUND. REPORTER: IS IT A GREAT IDEA TO BRING FIREARMS TO A PROTEST? I DO NOT BELIEVE SO. THAT BEING SAID, IT IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW. REPORTER: WITH HIM WERE TWO CHILDREN, ACROSS THE STREET, OR PROTESTERS. I WOULD PICTURE KIDS WHO WERE PART OF A CROWD CAME UPON THEM AND THE INTENSITY OF THE SITUATION. REPORTER: A SAYS THAT IS WHY OUR LEGAL EXPERT SAYS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE OVERREACHED.
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Created: April 14, 2021 08:38 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. More than a dozen APD officers quit the Emergency Response Team (ERT) following a counterprotest over the weekend. This comes down to a lack of trust,” said Shaun Willoughby, president of the Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association.
Seventeen officers, one lieutenant, and two sergeants resigned from the team that handles protests. According to Willoughby, he said his officers feel over-scrutinized, so they decided to take a stand with each other. They re damned if they do, and they re damned if they don t,” he said.
APD officials later reversed that decision, and put an officer on leave for the day to conduct an investigation. APD said there was a breakdown in the chain of command about whether charges would be pressed against the armed man.
APS High School To Close Due To COVID-19 Cases –
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Eldorado High School in Albuquerque is closing for two weeks after several students tested positive for COVID-19.
Albuquerque Public Schools sent a letter to families and staff informing them that the campus will close and switch to remote learning following a closure order from the New Mexico Public Education Department.
The letter notes the department requires schools to close within 7 days of multiple positive cases. APS says all but one of the positive cases at Eldorado was apparently contracted off the campus.
The letter says students and staff who had contact with those who tested positive will be notified and should quarantine for 10 days as required by the Department of Health.