10/07/2023
In a state often lacking statesmanship, two crime-fighters are emerging who are giving us hope.
Listening to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman and Attorney General Raúl Torrez talk about crime, you wouldn’t know they’re Democrats. Or Republicans, or independents or anything else for that matter.
Pinch-hitting for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at Thursday’s NAIOP New Mexico event, Bregman said his office recently changed policies that are making a difference. Few New Mexicans outside law enforcement likely knew that police officers had been prosecuting shoplifting cases in Metropolitan Court. And their conviction rates were abysmal, only about 15%.
Source: EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should listen to real crime-fighters about tackling crime
