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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Dec. 8 to Dec. 12, 2012

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 17, 2012

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

Dec. 8 at 4:45 p.m. / A 71-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 2000 block of 47th Street. The estimated loss is less than $250.

Dec. 10 at 11:25 a.m. / A 76-year-Los Los Alamos man on Los Pueblos reported that he was the victim of fraudulent use of his credit card. The estimated loss is $300.

Dec. 10 at 5:22 p.m. / A 53-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she was the Read More

A Reminder from Los Alamos County’s Snow Control Center…

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 17, 2012

Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Winter is here and Los Alamos County officials are asking residents to keep the following safety tips in mind:

Stay informed. Road condition updates, closings and delays will be broadcast on several popular regional TV and radio stations. Tune to the County’s emergency broadcast station (1610AM) or local KRSN 1490AM. You can find information about road conditions for State highways by calling 1-800-432-4269. Whenever possible, the County’s webpage will also list any County-related early closings, cancellations or delays (www.losalamosnm.us).

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County Reminds Motorists of Safety Considerations

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 16, 2012

COUNTY News:

Winter weather is here, and the County would like to remind residents of some important safety considerations for motorists to take in order to make their travel as safe as possible.

Motorists are encouraged to equip their vehicles with chains and/or snow tires and carry a container of sand and a shovel in their vehicle. Barrels of sand for public use are placed at locations that historically become icy and slick during storms, including:

San Ildefonso South at both ends of the guardrail
North Mesa Road east of the roundabout
Near the end of 37th Street off of Diamond Drive
At the

Obama Delivers Statement on Mass Shooting

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 15, 2012

President Obama delivers a statement regarding the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, 2012. Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson

WHITE HOUSE News:

President Barack Obama made the following statement Dec. 14, from the White House Briefing Room on the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.:

We’ve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would — as a parent. And that was especially true today. I know there’s not a parent in America

Many Events Have Been Canceled

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 14, 2012

SCHOOL News:

Residents should call ahead before venturing out to any meetings or events today and tomorrow because there have been many cancelations around the community.

The Los Alamos High School Athletics Department issued the following cancelations: