Bosque Farms, NM Police Department is having trouble keeping good officers...

I wonder why?  I have some updates about the Bosque Farms Police Department (BFPD) from some inside sources.  It seems that "Chief" Joe Stidham is ruffling some feathers with his practices...  I have been receiving e-mails and calls from current or former BFPD Officers who say that it hard to work under Stidham.  I have information that indicates that BFPD is sometimes missing as many as five officer slots, meaning that they are sometimes "short 5 officers on the streets."  This is a dangerously low level.  How could this happen?  Inside sources list the following reasons:

• BFPD officers being forced to check on Legit Security guards while on and off duty as a condition of their continued employment.
• BFPD officers being exposed to practices of "Chief" Joe Stidham
  •  Stidham making Gil Baca a Reserve BFPD officer and letting him participate in law enforcement activities while carrying a BFPD issued badge and gun.  Baca plead guilty to felony charges. 
  • Stidham's BFPD budget is said to be directly tied to traffic citations issued  
  • Stidham's practice of offering new equipment to officers for more traffic citations  
  • Captain Jones ordering officers to arrest for offenses that they didn't witness (violation of the warrentless arrest Act) 
  • Ect., Ect.  

The BFPD website shows the following officers assigned to the department:

Chief: Joe Stidham

Captain: Greg Jones 

Sgt. Andrew Owen

Officer Tom McWhorter

Officer Stephen Devoti

Officer Floyd Garcia

Officer Darryl Chavez

Officer Jermaine Wilkins

Officer Ralph Baldonado

Officer Billy Hayes

Officer Vanessa Galindo    

Please see below for some information that I have received over the last week or so.

Tom McWhorter is there on a temp basis until they fill the positions- I think.

 

Stephen Devoti is the one who quit after only one week on the job!

 

Floyd Garcia is the guy that just got hired to fill a spot. I beleive he is the officer from aviation who was nailed for DUI...go figure.

 

Darryl Chavez is a good officer.

 

Jermaine is a good officer

 

Ralph was fired from *PD for lying to the Deputy Chief.  He works for Legit Security also as a trainer, supervisor.

 

Billy is a good guy.

 

Vanessa was fired from S******* PD before she even finished the academy...

Captain Jones record speaks for itself.

Stidham's record speaks for itself.

 

I have had a lot of interest and inquiry from Bosque Farms residents based on my blog and the practices of Joe Stidham and his associates.  Many people are really concerned.  Some people feel like they are being targeted.  I am posting this information mainly for them because I understand why they don't feel protected and they have a right to know.