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Albuquerque police to run monthly checks on officers
March 11, 2015 posted by Steve Brownstein
The Albuquerque Police Department will be checking every month to see if any of their officers are wanted.
Police spokeswoman Celina Espinoza said Saturday that driver's licenses of sworn employees will undergo a monthly background check for possible warrant suspensions or expirations.
The new policy stems from the weekend arrest by New Mexico State Police of Albuquerque Officer Skyler McClaskey, who is accused of abusing his stepson.
The arrest led to the discovery of an unrelated 2014 warrant for McClaskey for writing bad checks from Santa Fe County.
Espinoza says the directive will prevent similar situations in the future.
McClaskey, who has been with the department since 2006, has been relieved of duty.
Albuquerque police's internal affairs division has launched an investigation into the officer.
