Justin Hunt spent more than two decades with the Albuquerque Police Department. That lengthy career ended February 7th, 2024 with a three-s sentence email thanking his superiors and letting them know he's resigning. APD had just placed Hunt on administrative leave one week prior. The department says he chose to quit rather than participate in the internal affairs investigation. A former Albuquerque Police Department lieutenant was under internal affairs review. Before investigators could interview him, he resigned. Resigning meant there would be no internal affairs statement. That's procedural, not an accusation, but it also meant the review stopped right there. Later, that same lieutenant pleaded guilty in federal court as part of a DWI investigation. The full timeline and why this matters is in the long form breakdown. Fin blue lies, baby.