Single Vehicle in Rollover Crash on N.M. 4
Police examine the Dodge Ram truck involved in a single car accident Sunday afternoon on N.M. 4. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
A grey Dodge Ram pickup traveling on N.M. 4 rolled over this afternoon sending the female driver to Los Alamos Medical Center for treatment.
Sgt. James Rodriguez told the Los Alamos Daily Post at the scene of the accident that a witness reported the grey pickup was heading north bound on N.M. 4 when it caught the edge of the roadway and fishtailed across the yellow line.
The witness had to swerve his south bound vehicle to avoid getting hit head-on. The Read More
Obama Signs Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
President Barak Obama signs ‘long overdue’ Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law. Courtesy/examiner.comAfter a historic campaign waged by the Make It Safe Coalition, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act became law when President Obama signed it earlier this week.
The Act restores, modernizes and expands federal whistleblower protections from the original scope of the 1989 Whistleblower Protection Act.
A whistleblower is a federal employee who discloses to the public or those in authority, mismanagement, waste, fraud, abuse and other illegalities Read More
Police Chief on Sick Leave
Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy is out of the office on sick leave.
Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster is Acting Police Chief until Torpy returns. Read More
FBI and Army Corps of Engineers Offer $55,000 Reward
Shooting suspects were last seen leaving the area in a 1990s-model, white, two-door Ford F-250 with tinted windows similar to this one. The vehicle had a single step under each door, chrome rims and body damage on the passenger-side tailgate area. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE—Today marks the 5-year anniversary of when a park ranger was shot near Abiquiu Lake.
Authorities announced at a press conference at FBI Headquarters Friday that they are offering a $55,000 reward for help in cracking the case.
The crime began on the morning of Dec. 1, 2007 when Alfred J. Chavez, a U.S. Army Corps of Read More
Potential Hazards Lurk in Las Conchas Burn Area
SFNF News:
The Santa Fe National Forest reminds the public that certain areas of the Las Conchas Fire area are open, however, some areas remain closed due to safety hazardous.
Standing burnt trees that could fall on vehicles pose a significant risk to anyone driving on roads that have not been cleared of these hazards.
Vehicle camping is not permitted off designated open roads.
What’s Closed
- FR 287
- FR 500
What’s Open
- FR 10
- FR 36
- FR 270
- FR 266
- FR 268 (N.M. 4 to Cochiti Mesa)
- FR 280
- FR 281
- FR 282
- FR 289
In the Las Conchas burn area, motor vehicles may travel on designated open roads only. Pedestrians and non-motorized Read More
