On June 5, the New Mexico National Guard began assisting the Albuquerque Police Department with administrative tasks, according to a statement from APD Director of Communications, Gilbert Gallegos.
In a statement to the Daily Lobo, Gallegos said the National Guard is helping with “non-law enforcement duties,” including monitoring surveillance cameras at the Real Time Crime Center and helping with scene perimeters.
National guard members will not be on the University of New Mexico campus because they are working solely with APD, not UNMPD, according to Gallegos…