Iâd love to be a fly on the wall the next time the Albany Police Chief and the Mayor have a one-on-one meeting to discuss the budget or crime rate.
Less than three years ago Eric Hawkins was hired to run the local police department and, in the days since, has been a very media-friendly, hands on chief. I met him when he was only a few weeks on the job, and he seemed nice. While he enjoyed a honeymoon period for bit, those easy days are far behind him now as violent crime appears to be on the rise in the capital city.