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Richard J. BerryMayorMESSAGE FROMMAYOR BERRYIt is my pleasure to acknowledge the many accomplishments andhardworking officers of the Albuquerque Police Department as evidencedthroughout the 2013 annual report. Once again, there are numerousprograms that have been initiated in the last year that have achieved greatresults.2013 ushered in the establishment of the Real Time Crime Center, whichutilizes state-of-the-art technology to protect our community and provideofficers in the field with the resources they need to do their jobs safelyand effectively. Additionally, during the last year APD has partneredwith the Albuquerque Fire Department to introduce the Public InebriateIntervention Program. Through this program which is a partnership withBernalillo County and the University of New Mexico Hospital, the twodepartments ensure that when emergency responders receive a call aboutan intoxicated person, that individual receives treatment at the BernalilloCounty Metropolitan Assessment and Treatment Services facility insteadof being taken to jail or an emergency room. Over a thousand peoplehave been served through the program since its inception, which notonly saves resources for the various agencies and medical facilities thatwould have previously done the intake, but also provides the individualwith treatment resources and referrals. This effort is well complementedby the involvement of the Albuquerque Police Department leadership inthe mental health collaborative Creating Community Solutions, which held its first city wide public outreach meetingin the summer of 2013 and continues its important work to seek community input through a series of neighborhoodmeetings.In addition to these efforts, we continue to see many extraordinary examples of the exceptional work of many officersduring the mayor’s weekly Friday’s Heroes awards. From the officer who ran into an apartment building engulfed inflames to save an infant, to the group of police personnel who rescued a child who was stranded in the Bosque, werecognize that men and women within the Albuquerque Police Department perform heroic acts every day.It is a time of both challenge and opportunity within the Department, but I have faith that the men and women of APDwill work together with our citizenry in order to achieve the best community outcomes. We share a commitment topublic safety as the highest priority for our community. We will work cooperatively to provide officers the resourcesthey require and continuously strive for improvement in all aspects of city government on behalf of the city and itsresidents.Best regards,Richard J. BerryMayor3