Mayor-elect names interim APD chief, command staff

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Mayor-Elect Tim Keller announced that Michael James Geier will serve as the Interim Chief of Police for the Albuquerque Police Department.
Keller made the announcement Tuesday morning.
Geir spent 20 years with APD and five years as a commander in the criminal investigations division. He then became the Rio Rancho’s police chief for 3 years and stepped down in February.
In the announcement Keller said, “As Mayor, I am bringing in a new leadership