ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The Albuquerque Police Department confirmed on Wednesday morning that their police chief, Harold Medina, will be retiring from APD on Dec. 31, 2025. Medina has spent the last five years as APD’s police chief.
According to APD, Medina informed his commanders of the upcoming retirement during his final staff meeting on Tuesday. Medina is taking on a new role “developing leadership programs for police chiefs across the country” in January of 2026.
“What got us here was teamwork and leaders who stand up for officers who are doing their jobs, day in and day out,” Medina stated in a news release on Wednesday. “I couldn’t ask for anything more. I may have gotten in trouble at times for being outspoken, but that’s who I am. I led this department the best way I knew how, while developing the next generation of leaders.”…