We seek snitches, Albuquerque police want ad says

Associated Press
November 23, 2008

The Albuquerque Police Department has turned to the want ads for snitches.

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An ad this week in the alternative newspaper The Alibi asks “people who hang out with crooks” to do part-time work for the police.

It reads in part: “Make some extra cash! Drug use and criminal record OK.”

Capt. Joe Hudson says police received more than 30 responses in two days. He says one tip was a “big one” but wouldn’t elaborate.

An informant whose tip helps officers arrest a drug dealer could earn $50. A tip about a murder suspect could bring up to $700.

It’s not the first time department has run ads. In a program 10 years ago, police received so many calls they turned the phones off.

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This article was posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 12:28 pm

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