The city will be re-submitting its legislative priorities under the Metro Crime Initiative with several new additions. But little has changed, because our jail sits half empty while repeat offenders are out on Albuquerque’s streets.”
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Finally, we have consistently advocated for increased funding, along with more accountability, for all other parts of the criminal justice system to ensure we are all doing everything possible to crack down on crime. And we used money from the governor and the Legislature to boost incentives for officers, resulting in larger cadet academies. We created a team and moved it to the District Attorney’s Office to help with prosecutions.
We have improved investigations after being criticized by a top legislator, and we have charged over 200 murder suspects since then. “Our officers are dealing with the same offenders, committing the same crimes every day. Now is the time to actually change the laws and provide the funding needed to fix a broken criminal justice system, to crack down on assault weapons, target fentanyl dealers, rebuild the addiction treatment system, and amp up resources for courts and prevention programs.”Ĭhief Medina shared the following statement: Too often, the legislation we propose gets watered down to the point that it’s ineffective and funding is slashed from the amounts needed to make a difference. This is a powerful moment to listen to police and behavioral health professionals to create the change we need in a special session. “Albuquerque families can’t afford political debates that distract us from fighting violent crime. Mayor Keller released the following statement: “Now is the time to call a special legislative session to adopt the policies the mayor and our partners have recommended to keep our children safe from gun violence.” “In just the last few weeks, 5-year-old Galilea Samaniego and 11-year-old Froylan Villegas were killed in separate deadly shootings,” a release from APD stated. On Tuesday, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Police Chief Harold Medina outlined urgent requests to the state that would lower crime in the metro.
City leaders say now is the time to call a special legislative session in order to adopt new policies to keep children safe from gun violence.
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