ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) announced Tuesday that during the month of April, they recovered 75 firearms. Twenty-five of those were linked to other gun crimes.
According to an APD press release, those 28 guns were classified as National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) crime guns linked to two or more shootings. They say guns entered into NIBIN are compared to other shell casings gathered as evidence from other scenes.
“As we firmly believe in data-driven policing, these numbers go to show how our advancements in technology are an invaluable asset to crime fighting,” said Chief Harold Medina. “This data proves we have a high number of repeat offenders in our community committing gun crimes, and we will continue to utilize NIBIN to build strong cases against those individuals.”
APD says officers also charged 57 individuals with firearm offenses in April. Fourteen of those were felons, four were out on pretrial release, four were on probation or parole, and 16 had previously been charged with firearm-related offenses.
