ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque police chief has announced a major reorganization that will move more than 80 officers from downtown into neighborhoods throughout the city
Chief Gorden Eden announced Tuesday that the moves could start early next year.
Eden says the plan is based on recommendations in a staffing study that was part of the effort to reform the police department after a federal investigation found there was a "culture of aggression."
The proposed realignment would send more detectives and specialists with expertise such as narcotics, gangs and burglaries into area commands, rather than in centralized downtown offices.
Eden says he also plans to grow the department by 20 percent to 1,000 officers.