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Zuniga, Diana From: Jackie Angel Investor < Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 9:47 AM To: eComment Subject: Police union reacts to pending National Guard troops deployment FYI Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. ALBUQUERQUE,N.M. Last week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in the city, ordering dozens of New Mexico National Guard Troops to help with Albuquerque's crime problem. But police union leaders worry those guardsmen and women aren't prepared for what they may face here and have questions about the resources they'll have on our streets. "I hope they equip you with necessary tools to get access to resources you need when bad things happen because it's Albuquerque and things happen fast and we have a lot of crime,"APOA President Shaun Willoughby said. That was Willoughby's message to the national guard in the first time we heard from rank-and-file representatives about Operation Zia Shield. Willoughby said officers don't have a problem with the troops coming in but calls the operation"highly political" and said it's being sold as the answer to an ongoing and complex problem. https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/police-union-reacts-to-pending-national-guard-deployment/ City leaders originally pointed to eight areas needing immediate help. They included scene security and traffic control at critical incidents, medical assistance and help for homeless people along Central Avenue, transporting prisoners, security on city buses, in metro courtrooms, and at the Albuquerque Sunport, paperwork for the district attorney's office, and assisting in operating drone deployments. i