Police chief blames repeat offenders, not staffing, for city’s auto theft problem

Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden responded Friday to a spike in auto thefts in the city, skyrocketing more than double since 2013. Eden insists a lack of staff is not the problem, but repeat offenders are solely to blame for an increase of more than 5,000 car thefts in three years. Even experts hired by the city say repeat offenders are not the entire story and we pressed the chief on that today.