Police train National Guard members ahead of deployment in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico National Guard will hit Albuquerque streets to help police fight crime next month. Ahead of that deployment, the Albuquerque Police Department says those guardsmen and women are getting special training. APD is training around 60 guard members with both classroom and on-the-street training, some of which you may have already seen out in public. "To accomplish the one goal is making Albuquerque safe," said Michael Hernandez with