ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Kristy Rivera called 911 last month and told deputies her husband “slapped her around” and pointed a gun at her. Deputies said the 42-year-old woman had a “1,000 mile stare”…
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It’s interesting it took a case involving the son of Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina to put things in motion, but the move to develop a “safe harbor” provision to protect domestic-violence victims from being arrested on misdemeanor warrants or unrelated minor charges when they call for help is the right thing to do.
City Councilor Pat Davis put forth the plan after Medina and his wife approached him on a case involving their son – now under investigation by the Civilian Police Oversight Agency to determine whether Medina’s son got preferential treatment. Harold Medina was a deputy chief at the time.