APD, City of Albuquerque address crime problem in Old Town [Video]

JULIAN PEREZ IS THERE LIVE IN OLD TOWN WHERE BUSINESSES SAY THEY’VE BEEN HIRING MORE PRIVATE SECURITY TO PROTECT THEIR STORES. THAT’S RIGHT. SHELLY, THEY’RE TELLING US THAT THEY’VE JUST HAD ENOUGH OF THE VANDALISM. ENOUGH OF THE CRIME HERE IN THE OLD TOWN AREA. THEY WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE. CITY OFFICIALS HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO SAY THEY’RE FED UP TO. THIS IS A VIBRANT PLACE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY. ACTUALLY, BUSINESS IS PRETTY GOOD. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAY OLD TOWN DESERVES TO THRIVE, AND UNDERSTANDS THE FRUSTRATIONS FROM BUSINESSES IN THE AREA OVER VANDALISM. WE ARE EXPANDING OUR GUNSHOT DETECTION PROGRAM INTO OLD TOWN. MAYOR TIM KELLER BELIEVES A BULK OF CRIME IS COMMITTED AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING SHOTSPOTTER, TECH, APD WANTS TO INSTALL ITS OWN CAMERAS AND INCREASE APD AND CIVILIAN PATROLS. DOES SEND A SIGNAL THAT, LIKE WE’RE WATCHING. …