ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police officers will soon no longer be allowed to carry personal weapons.
A memo from Chief Gorden Eden dated Monday says the department is getting new handguns and all officers will be required to carry those weapons while on duty.
The move is a reversal of a current policy that allows officers to carry personal weapons. The U.S Justice Department criticized that policy in a harsh report last month faulting Albuquerque police over use of force.
Eden says the Albuquerque Police Department is ordering new Smith and Wesson 9 mm and Glock 9mm handguns.
Albuquerque police are under scrutiny for 39 police shootings since 2010.
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