FBI Seeks Public’s Help
Illustration: YUGO M-90 5.56mm assault rifle. Courtesy/ WSS Firearms
FBI News:
The Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations and the FBI are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Nov. 30 at the Sonic Drive-In in Shiprock.
Shortly after midnight, two individuals dressed in black and with blue bandanas over their faces entered the restaurant on Highway 491.
Witnesses said one of the robbers carried an AK-style assault rifle.
The suspects took an undisclosed amount of money and may have gotten into a silver or white four-door sedan.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked Read More
Los Alamos County Council Honors Kevin Smith
Los Alamos County Councilor Vincent Chiravalle, right, on behalf of the Council, presents Los Alamos Site Office Manager Kevin W. Smith with a gift of a framed photograph of aspen trees by Leslie Bucklin in recognition of his service to the County. The DOE/NNSA recently announced that Smith will be departing Los Alamos in January to become the manager of the Office of River Protection. Smith came to Los Alamos in June 2010 as LASO manager, and has worked with the County Council, County Administrator and various department directors on a number of projects and joint initiatives in the last two years. Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Police Capture Burglary Suspects
Skylar B. Smith. Courtesy/LAPD
Detectives from the Los Alamos Police Department’s Investigations Division, working in conjunction with the Albuquerque Police Department’s Auto Theft Division, have apprehended a man suspected in the recent rash of auto burglaries in Los Alamos.
Skylar B. Smith, 20, of Rio Rancho, who previously lived in Los Alamos, was arrested Monday, Dec. 1 on a Los Alamos warrant for auto burglary and theft of credit cards.
Coady Richards. Courtesy/LAPD
Smith’s arrest comes after Read More
DWI Planning Council Meets Dec. 11
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County DWI Planning Council Meeting is scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 11 in the Los Alamos Police Department Training Room, 2500 Trinity Dr.
The meeting is open to the public.
AGENDA
Call to Order
II. Approval of minutes from previous meeting: 11/15/2012
(Minutes are available upon request. Please contact the Los Alamos Police Department Records Division @ Police-Records@lacnm.us) or 663-1741.
III. Presentation from Department of Finance (DFA) Representative
IV. New Business
V. Next Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 10, 2013
VI. Adjourn Meeting
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LAFD Issues Holiday and Christmas Tree Fire Safety Tips
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department would like to share the following Holiday and Christmas Tree Fire Safety Tips with the community.
Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season.
Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire.
Following a few simple fire safety tips can keep electric lights, candles and the ever popular Christmas tree from creating a tragedy.
- Don’t put your live Christmas tree up too early or leave it up for longer than two weeks.
- Place trees away from heat sources, including fireplaces or heat vents.
