ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office announced that deputy Jeff Hammerel was placed on administrative leave on Thursday. This is in connection to the Albuquerque Police Department DWI Unit scandal. Court records show that Ricardo “Rick” Mendez pled guilty to a number of charges connected to the scandal. That guilty plea implicated Hammerel. Related […]
