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Board Votes to Reinstate A Fired Albuquerque Police Officer

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A city personnel board has voted to reinstate an Albuquerque police officer who was fired 11 months ago for abusing lapel camera policies.

The board voted 3-2 Tuesday to reinstate Jeremy Dear.

Dear came under public scrutiny when he fatally shot a 19-year-old car thief suspect in April 2014. His on-body camera was unplugged at the time and didn't make a recording.

Police officials call the board's ruling unacceptable and say Chief Gorden Eden will work with the City Attorney to appeal the decision.

Board chairman Lee Peifer says there's no evidence that Dear didn't use his camera more or less than other officers on the force.

Dear says he didn't feel he got proper training on the camera and had technical issues with the camera and the uploading system.

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