Albuquerque Police Violated Lapel Camera Policy 60 TimesLily Dane Marys friends told New Mexico Mercury that they have a hard time accepting the APDs version of the story: Marys death occurred just weeks after the DOJ released their abysmal and troubling findings after a 16-month long investigation into the APD: That report also mentioned the departments lapel camera practices. The DOJ said that requiring lapel camera use is a good policy but that its inconsistently used and not enforced strictly by APD: Now, new information has been released about the shooting of Mary Hawkes. It appears that there isnt any lapel camera video of the incident, as KOAT reports: Robin Hammer is the citys independent review officer, and it is her job to investigate suspected policy violations. She said that in 2013, APD officers violated the lapel camera policy 60 times far more than any of the departments other policies. Hammer said officers are supposed to record every interaction with the public. She also revealed some of Dears past history: Dears video wasnt recording when he allegedly punched a man while trying to arrest him during a Downtown brawl in January 2013 either. In the February incident, the claimant said Dear put the handcuffs on too tight, and that he urinated in his pants because he was scared of the officer. Lapel camera videos are a crucial part of investigations, and sometimes are the only evidence that can be used to hold officers accountable for their behavior. The police chief gets to decide how to dish out punishment (if any) for officers who violate the lapel camera policy. In Deals case, there are no records of him being disciplined for not having lapel camera video. Missing lapel video violations arent the only troublesome finding about Officer Dear, who was hired by the APD in 2007: This sounds like business as usual for the APD, now often referred to as Another Person Dead. Related selfnews Post Article: Lily Dane is a staff writer for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared. Her goal is to help people to Wake the Flock Up! 