The Albuquerque Police Department fired Officer Jeremy Dear Monday morning.APD Chief Gorden Eden said Dear violated standard operation procedures regarding insubordination and untruthfulness.Dear was involved in the fatal shooting of Mary Hawkes, 19, in April. His lapel camera recorded no video of the incident.Dear's attorney, Thomas Grover, told Action 7 News that an internal affairs investigation into Dear centered on his lapel camera use for several cases and the type of gloves he wore. There were at least four cases where Dear didn't have lapel video.Following the investigation, APD's command staff recommended he be terminated."The city asserts he was insubordinate when there are no specific orders he was in violation of. The city also asserts he did not record his encounters, when he did to the best of his ability with what is at best mediocre equipment. Equipment the manufacturer and even DOJ admit can malfunction," Grover said.Grover said Dear is being used as a scapegoat. He said APD contends there was a standing order to record all encounters, but the department has not been able to present that order. Grover said that will be a focus in the appeal.Dear is the third officer fired by Eden since he was named chief in February. KOAT Action 7 News is following this story and will update it as soon as more information is available.MOBILE USERS: Tap here for video

The Albuquerque Police Department fired Officer Jeremy Dear Monday morning.



APD Chief Gorden Eden said Dear violated standard operation procedures regarding insubordination and untruthfulness.


Dear was involved in the fatal shooting of Mary Hawkes, 19, in April. His lapel camera recorded no video of the incident.

Dear's attorney, Thomas Grover, told Action 7 News that an internal affairs investigation into Dear centered on his lapel camera use for several cases and the type of gloves he wore. There were at least four cases where Dear didn't have lapel video.



Following the investigation, APD's command staff recommended he be terminated.

"The city asserts he was insubordinate when there are no specific orders he was in violation of. The city also asserts he did not record his encounters, when he did to the best of his ability with what is at best mediocre equipment. Equipment the manufacturer and even DOJ admit can malfunction," Grover said.



Grover said Dear is being used as a scapegoat. He said APD contends there was a standing order to record all encounters, but the department has not been able to present that order. Grover said that will be a focus in the appeal.

Dear is the third officer fired by Eden since he was named chief in February.

KOAT Action 7 News is following this story and will update it as soon as more information is available.

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