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Albuquerque Police Department misses recruitment goals
The Albuquerque Tribune ^ | 25 Dec. 2007 | By Maggie Shepard

Posted on 12/25/2007 4:54:30 PM PST by Jet Jaguar

Albuquerque Police Department recruiters are getting creative since learning they won't meet their goal of 1,100 officers on the force by the end of this year.

With hope of making that mark in mid-2008, Deputy Chief Mike Castro said recruiters will be hosting a women's health challenge, passing out recruitment fliers while running an Arizona marathon and mining other cities for recruits.

But all of this won't add up to much if the department and the officers' union can't reach an agreement on higher salaries, said union Vice President Ben Baker.

"Our recruiting effort is hindered in that we have the eighth- or ninth-worst pay package in the state," Baker said. "But I'm optimistic."

Castro is, too.

Both think that with a higher salary, more than $19 an hour, and with the continued creative efforts, the department will reach 1,100 officers in about six months.

As of early December, the department had 989 sworn officers, Castro said.

"We were up over 1,020 in September," Castro said.

With the 126 people hired or in training, there would have been no problem meeting the 1,100 goal.

But too many officers retired this year, Castro said.

"For my career, the highest number (of retirements) was last year, 60," Castro said. "This year, 53 as of Monday (Dec. 17). We didn't expect that early on in the year, but there is no way to accurately predict that."

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To: Jet Jaguar
I was in Albuquerque several months ago and there was an article in the paper stating that many applicants were washed out due to criminal records, mainly DUI.

There was a section of the paper devoted to mugshots of people convicted of DUI. Four pages of small pictures and only a handfull were Causasian. I was struck by the implausability so I looked it up. Albuquerque is 50% white. I wonder if the paper does this all the time.

21 posted on 12/25/2007 6:24:10 PM PST by MARTIAL MONK
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To: MARTIAL MONK

I could not tell you.

I have not lived in New Mexico for several years.


22 posted on 12/25/2007 6:26:42 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: MARTIAL MONK; Jet Jaguar

Albuquerque is a sanctuary city for illegals, run by a sawed-off Mexican lifestyle Nazi mayor named Martin Chavez. And there is so much corruption and a$$-covering in the APD it’s mind-boggling.


23 posted on 12/25/2007 6:35:52 PM PST by inneroutlaw
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To: robomatik
i’ve heard that parts of albuqurque are beautiful

That would have been about twenty years ago, now it is full of crack whores and illegals. And the cops are not any better, I got pulled over there once going three miles over the speed limit. No speeding ticket, they were just looking for someone to harass.

24 posted on 12/25/2007 6:41:34 PM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: Jet Jaguar

It’s a quagmire, a quagmire I tells ya!


25 posted on 12/25/2007 6:44:29 PM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: elkfersupper
No freakin kidding--I looked it up and Albuquerque has a population of about 450K and 1100 cops. That does NOT include those in the "Police--Other" category like 911 dispatchers, etc. The town where I live has a population of 30K and 53 police officers. If we extrapolated to 450K, you'd have barely 750 officers.

But your crime rate is more than TRIPLE ours. Then again, Farmington (where I went to HS) has more cops per capita than Albuquerque and the crime there still sucks.
26 posted on 12/25/2007 6:51:35 PM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: elkfersupper
Define "drunk".

They don't have it there anymore (too un-PC, I guess) but on Hwy 550 between Kirtland and Shiprock at the edge of the reservation there used to be a stretch called "Blood Alley" where all the bars used to be.

It was the only place I ever saw a caution sign of a guy walking/staggering across the road CARRYING A BOTTLE. I kid you not.

Farmington cops used to tell me about folks who could pass a field sobriety test yet would still blow a 0.3 or higher. Now THAT, dear FRiend, is drunk.
27 posted on 12/25/2007 6:55:36 PM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: robomatik; Jet Jaguar

There’s a great view of the city from the Flying J truck stop, which is on 98th Street at I-40, IIRC. Unfortunately, it was a MAJOR B**** getting out of there due to all the trucks going back and forth.


28 posted on 12/25/2007 7:14:32 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Tagline auction at this location, 01/01/2008)
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To: Jet Jaguar
Really? It used to be the NM House members were the 3 and 5 time offenders.

And they're not native New Mexicans? By native, I mean born and raised here. I've never in my life seen more drivers who, if they're not drunk, certainly shouldn't be behind the wheel at the given moment of observation.

29 posted on 12/26/2007 10:57:46 AM PST by IYAS9YAS
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To: elkfersupper
Define "drunk".

Having consumed enough alcohol that you can no longer operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner. Breath bad enough to strip the lead paint off of the shipment of chinese toys in the tractor/trailer next to you. The level of 0.08 as cited by the law is irrelevant - many can and do operate at or above this level with no ill effects.

30 posted on 12/26/2007 11:02:59 AM PST by IYAS9YAS
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To: robomatik

Couldn’t tell you. Don’t plan on finding out, either. Enjoy my beer, just not prior to driving.


31 posted on 12/26/2007 11:05:15 AM PST by IYAS9YAS
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To: IYAS9YAS

That’s reasonable.


32 posted on 12/26/2007 7:25:46 PM PST by elkfersupper
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