Petition to Expand Sheriff’s Duties Falls Short
Sheriff Marco Lucero addressing Council earlier this year. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comSanta Fe National Forest Fire Management Notification
Observing a prescribed fire’s progress from the top of an amphibious vehicle. Courtesy/USFWS
SFNF News:
Beginning tomorrow through Friday, as conditions are favorable, fire managers plan to begin the Mesa Camino and Southeast Barbero Prescribed Burns.
Prescribed burns are conducted when specific conditions and criteria align to allow fire managers to safely conduct the burn, while achieving desired objectives.
Conditions include: temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the vegetation and conditions for effective smoke dispersion.
Coyote Ranger District, Mesa Camino Read More
Truck Engine Ignites at White Rock Baptist Church
Los Alamos firefighters snuffed out an engine fire that ignited under the hood of a 1978 GMC K-1500 in the White Rock Baptist Church parking lot on N.M. 4 this morning. Kevin Carpenter of NGC Painting and Decorating lives next door to the church. He had borrowed the truck from his dad and was trying to roll start it because a thief had broken into it and damaged the key device. Carpenter noticed smoke so he raised the hood and discovered the engine covered in flames. He guessed an electrical spark ignited gasoline, he said, adding that firefighters arrived quickly and knocked out the blaze in a couple Read More
Beware of Door-To-Door Magazine Crews
Staff Report
It’s that time of year when magazine peddlers descend on White Rock and Los Alamos neighborhoods.
While some may represent legitimate companies – many do not.
A local resident contacted the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning to say she had been duped:
“Please post to let residents beware. The shady mag crews are in town again. We had one at our door yesterday. I was not aware of this ‘scam’ that goes around and I wrote a check for $66 for a magazine subscription. After I went inside, my 19-year-old daughter explained to me who these young kids really are Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Nov. 15 to Nov. 21, 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.
Nov. 15 at 7:06 a.m. / A 43-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 300 block of Rover Blvd. The estimated loss is unknown.
Nov. 15 at 9:21 a.m. / A 50-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 100 block of Shirlane Place. The estimated loss is unknown.
Nov. 15 at 9:29 a.m. / A 70-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone burglarized Read More
