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Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, NM Legislature, Quick Reads

Controversial police recuitment ad crops up at chief’s confirmation hearing

The television clip shows a police SWAT team busting into a home as officers accompanied by dogs fire guns. It was not the opening of a TV drama but a recruiting ad for the Hobbs Police Department. Its focus on the violence that sometimes comes with work in law enforcement stirred criticism. Three years after […]