More than a quarter of the Albuquerque Police Department officers fired in recent years were dismissed as a result of an incident in which force was used.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that 17 Albuquerque officers have been fired since 2010 and that five of those firings involved use-of-force allegations. Other considerations also figured in the cases.
The 12 dismissals that didn't involve use of force included six officers fired for policy violations and four who were indicted in criminal cases. The final two officers were still in probationary periods, and they were dismissed without stated reasons.
Use of force by Albuquerque officers figured a recently approved agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice.
The agreement calls for numerous changes to department policies and practices.
Information from: Albuquerque Journal.
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