ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The city of Albuquerque and the U.S. Justice Department are facing a deadline to agree on a monitor to oversee the Albuquerque Police Department.
Under the terms of a signed agreement, both sides have until Wednesday to notify U.S. Judge Robert Brack that they have come to terms on a monitoring team. If both sides can’t, they’ll have until Jan. 28 to submit their own suggestions.
The monitor comes as a result of an agreement to overhaul Albuquerque police amid allegations of excessive force.
An independent monitoring team will oversee how changes to Albuquerque police are adopted.
Federal officials say the team also will have access to all documents, personnel, facilities and information related to the settlement agreement.
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