National guardsman assisting APD helps dispatch with man's medical episode
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One week into the National Guard's assistance with the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) in fighting crime, the APD reports that they are already making a significant difference behind the scenes. In fact, one man is alive due to the guard's efforts.
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'They immediately notified a supervisor at the Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC), who dispatched officers right away,' said Rebecca Atkins, Deputy Director of Communications with the Albuquerque Police Department.
The Albuquerque Police Department monitors 15,000 cameras across the city, and it was a National Guardsman at the RTCC who spotted a person having a medical emergency on one of those cameras. 'Members of the Guard were monitoring some of the cameras that we have access to along the Central Corridor, and kind of as they were looking in that area, their eyes caught some of that motion that was going on at the bus stop.'
This quick observation allowed officers to rush to the corner of Louisiana and Central, where the man was passed out at a bus stop. Officers believed he had overdosed. They administered Narcan, and he immediately revived.
The APD states that this is just one example of how the National Guard is assisting them. The department is being transparent with the public about their actions and insists they have no intention of deploying the guard in violent confrontations. Atkins stated, 'This is completely different. You're not seeing the members of the guard out in our community except at scenes, perimeters, and for traffic control.'
The guard has also been seen helping across the city by maintaining crime scene perimeters. 'This allows our officers to be freed up much quicker when we have members of the guard assisting at those scenes,' Atkins explained. As for the duration of the guard's presence in Albuquerque, they will be working with the APD for the next few months, with the possibility of an extension.
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