The Line: APD Officers Will Issue Citations In Some Cases, Instead Of Arrests

May 26, 2017 – The Albuquerque Police Department announced recently that officers will be directed to issue citations for some misdemeanor offenses instead of arresting people. The change came after an agreement in a decades-old lawsuit. Host Gene Grant and our Line opinion panelists react to the news and debate what these changes might mean for the community.

Line Panelists
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC
Diane Denish, former lieutenant governor
Dan Foley, former New Mexico House minority whip
Sophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com