JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAY THEY NEED HARD EVIDENCE FROM ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS AT WEDNESDAY'S SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE BY APD. THE DOJ IS ASKING PEOPLE TO BRING SOME KIND OF EVIDENCE ... PHOTOGRAPHS OR A VIDEO.
THE INVESTIGATION WAS PROMPTED BY APD'S 25 OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS SINCE 2010 AND CITIZEN COMPLAINTS THAT OFFICERS USE EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE MEETING STARTS AT 5:30 PM AT THE ALAMOSA COMMUNITY CENTER NEAR COORS AND BRIDGE.
THE FIRST MEETING MONDAY NIGHT DREW A STANDING-ROOM-ONLY CROWD.