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Bernalillo County sheriff outlines 2026 plan: AI testing, drone expansion, staffing and accountability
Summary
Sheriff Allen told the Sheriff’s Office Review Board the office will expand AI tools, delay a records-management rollout for additional testing, grow staffing toward 92–95% by March, extend drone coverage in unincorporated areas and build out behavioral-health and juvenile-intervention partnerships in 2026.
Sheriff Allen told the Sheriff’s Office Review Board that his office will roll out several operational changes in 2026, including wider use of an artificial-intelligence reporting tool, an expanded drone program and stepped-up accountability measures. “There has been no bias to be found at all,” he said of initial AI tests, and added the system was tuned for local speech patterns before broader deployment.
The sheriff said his office planned to switch to Axon reporting but delayed full rollout to allow more testing after past problems with a Motorola records-management system. He said the hold was intended to ensure “we're running smoothly” and to secure buy-in from deputies.
On drones, Allen said the county will expand automatic drone coverage from rooftop pods in unincorporated areas and will not publish the locations because of…
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