Sparks Fly In Albuquerque City Council Over DOJ Investigation

From KOAT-TV.com - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sparks flew at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, both before and after council members failed to override the mayor’s veto nixing the request for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Albuquerque police. City council members listened to supporters and critics of Albuquerque police for more than two hours before siding with the mayor and aggravating a number of people in the audience. “There’s no police officer who goes out each day who tries to take out a citizen. They do everything they possibly can to defuse that situation,” retired police officer Bob Martinez said. Martinez worked for the Department of Justice for years and now heads up the Fraternal Order of Police. He directly asked the council to sustain the mayor’s veto. In the end, council members voted to uphold the mayor’s veto. The interesting twist is that the DOJ has already been to Albuquerque to see if it wants to launch an investigation. An official city request would have been more of a formaility. Six votes were needed to override the veto and only five council members voted for the override. Read more

Sparks Fly In Albuquerque City Council Over DOJ Investigation