APD Chief of Police

OMG the clock is ticking. What will be my last tweet.

@ThomasRGrover @koat It’s funny how you call it a mean tweet to your benefit, but a lot of people dragged me through the mud over the last year. Always what benefits us the best

@koat the mean tweets are back.

@darrenPwhite guess I get to retire on my own terms. Have a good life.

Such a nice night in Albuquerque, looking forward to APD having a better relationship with City Council next year, Excited to see the changes. Have a good night everyone.

🇺🇸Tonight we celebrated our first ever Officer and Family Appreciation Night at Freedom Fourth! Thank you to the amazing men and women of APD and their families for all you do for the community, and the sacrifices you make. Happy Fourth! #4thofJuly #police #appreciation

Thank you @SandiaPeakTram for the generous $20,000 donation to the APD K-9 Unit in honor of our fallen K-9, Rebel. This gift will help build a new training park in Rebel’s name—ensuring his legacy lives on through the future K-9s who serve our community. #K9 #NeverForget

@ChiefPalmer @DeputyChiefRai @VancouverPD @VanPoliceBoard @CityofVancouver @KenSimCity @BCPoliceChiefs @CACP_ACCP @MjrCitiesChiefs Congrats Steve good luck

Huge congratulations to #VPD Interim Chief Steve Rai on his well-deserved promotion to Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police Department! @DeputyChiefRai @VancouverPD @VanPoliceBoard @CityofVancouver @KenSimCity @BCPoliceChiefs @CACP_ACCP @MjrCitiesChiefs

@ArtAcevedo @AustinAirport @AmericanAir @USArmy Sorry for your families loss Art. Prayers for you all.

At @AustinAirport waiting to board @AmericanAir on a journey to say goodbye to my brother-in-law James Roper who passed away over the weekend. He was the son of German immigrants, a @USArmy infantryman wounded in battle in Vietnam. He was a husband to my sister, a father, a grandfather, and a role model. Jim came into our lives over 50 years ago. He and my big sister have been inseparable and are like a set of second parents. He was a man’s man, an intellect, and a patriot. His loss leaves a huge void, but the life he lived and shared leaves our family and world enriched by the impact he had on those around him. Rest in Peace Jim, I look forward to saying a proper goodbye to you and to the day we meet again.

My thoughts are with Sheriff Merrifield's family, friends, and the entire Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office during this incredibly difficult time. Our department stands in solidarity with you and offer our support.

Our department stands with @VBPD during this difficult time losing 2 officers. Through our partnership with @MjrCitiesChiefs we mourn with you and send our support. Our thoughts go out to the families of the officers, your community and all those who knew and cared for them.

We saw a 7% decrease in auto thefts in 2024. The attached graph was produced on 1/15/2025 by the Real Time Crime Center and is subject to change as reports are finalized. The statistics are based on the National Incident-Based Reporting System.

Condolences to Eliseo Lee Alcon’s family. Thank you for your commitment to our country and New Mexico. A true friend to law enforcement.

@feathergrey6 Here you go, it is being posted, this is from our main account. Have a nice weekend.

@ABQPoliceChief Please show us how many murders we had this year or how many cars were broken into.

Check out our new monthly crime snapshot. Also this new graph, now on our website. The data is taken from the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer. You can find that link here: cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/…

@TonerGee83 I’m sorry if you misunderstood. If you’re referring to the media story about protest, that statement was only related to enforcement actions during protests. Hope that clears up the misunderstanding. Have a nice weekend.

@ABQPoliceChief You just stared at a press conference that APD doesn’t respond to low level property crimes. It’s no surprise property crimes is down on your chart. Your ineptitude is inexcusable.

One of our officers was shot while responding to a call for service earlier tonight. He is doing ok and with family now.

Each week I’m asked what is APD doing about drug possession. Year to date our hard working officers at @ABQPOLICE have arrested and charged 1931 people for possession of drugs. Help me in thanking these officers for their hard work. Let’s give them the credit they deserve.

Great work by our Criminal Investigations Division, both building this case and apprehending wanted homicide offender Houston Coates.

Great work by our detectives to take these dangerous individuals into custody. Proud of our strong partnership with @ATFHQ and the ability to use federal charges on these suspects.