BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Four members of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office formally received promotions at a ceremony Wednesday.
In front of their families, friends, colleagues, and coworkers, Captain Tyler Jenkins, Chief Deputy Pete Golden, Major Patrick Burk, and Undersheriff Hollie Anderson received their new ranks. Each had a family member pin on their new badge before they spoke about what the promotion and being a member of BCSO meant to them.
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With the promotion to undersheriff, Anderson became the highest-ranking female in the department’s history. “I just don’t want to focus on her gender. It’s her qualifications and the leadership skills that she has. But it’s also very important for women and females. Make sure that other people that we’re recruiting, they can now see where Hollie is at in her position and that they can also stand in her place and be a leader also,” said BCSO Sheriff John Allen.
Allen took Anderson out of retirement in January 2023, asking her to join his top brass as a ‘Major.’ Anderson spoke at the ceremony and explained she had taken a year off from law enforcement after spending nearly two decades with the Albuquerque Police Department. The native New Mexican started in the Aviation department before serving in APD’s homicide unit and then receiving a promotion to sergeant. The sheriff said he could not ask for a better person to fill the role…