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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Dec. 3 To Dec. 7, 2020

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LAPD News:

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.

 

JEROME M. VALERIO

Dec. 3 at 9:23 p.m. / Police arrested Jerome M. Valerio, 40, of Santa Cruz at the Pojoaque Dollar Store on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

 

 

 

KRISTINA ESPINOZA

Dec. 4 at 9:11 a.m. / Police arrested Kristina Espinoza, 28, of Santa Fe at 3917 West Road on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

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FBI: Member Of Neo-Nazi Group Sentenced For Plot To Target Journalists Working To Expose Anti-Semitism

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FBI News:

Johnny Roman Garza, 21, a member of the Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was sentenced today to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a plot to threaten and intimidate journalists and advocates who worked to expose anti-Semitism.

Garza previously pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to conspiring with other Atomwaffen members to commit three offenses against the United States: interference with federally-protected activities because of religion, in violation of Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 245; mailing Read More

New Mexico Attorney General Balderas Joins Multistate Lawsuit Seeking End To Facebook’s ‘Illegal Monopoly’

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Facebook Chairman/CEO Mark Zuckerberg

From the Office of the Attorney General:

…Bipartisan Coalition of 48 Attorneys General Charge Anticompetitive Conduct 

…Facebook Thwarted Competition, Reduced Consumer Privacy for Profits

SANTA FE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook, Inc., alleging that the company has and continues to illegally stifle competition to protect its monopoly power.

The lawsuit alleges that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Nov. 20 To Dec. 1, 2020

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LAPD News:

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.

 

ARTURO HOUSTON

Nov. 20 at 1:43 p.m. / Police arrested Arturo Houston, 38, of Española at 2500 Trinity Dr., on two outstanding Magistrate Court warrants.

 

 

 

DANIEL DAVID SALAZAR

Nov. 25 at 3:04 p.m. / Police arrested Daniel David Salazar, 42, of Española at Smith’s and charged him with battery against a household member.

 

 

 

ANDREW LOPEZ

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FBI: Albuquerque Man Charged With Being A Felon In Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Jay Bickford, 48, of Albuquerque, appeared in Federal Court for a detention hearing Nov. 24, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Bickford will remain in custody pending trial.

According to a criminal complaint, Aug. 21, Bickford allegedly was driving a motorcycle with no plate or temporary tag, resulting in a traffic stop by law enforcement.

A query through the National Crime Information Center revealed that the motorcycle had been reported stolen, leading to a search of Bickford’s backpack in which the investigating officer allegedly Read More

FBI: Tohajiilee Man Pleads Guilty To Murder And Use Of Firearm In Crime Of Violence In Indian Country

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Tristian Cadman of Tohajilee, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder and using a firearm in a crime of violence.

A grand jury indicted Cadman Sept. 11, 2019.

In his plea agreement, Cadman admitted that early in the morning of Aug. 21, 2019, he and an associate armed themselves and attempted to rob the victim and the victim’s companion. Following a scuffle, Cadman shot and killed the victim.

The murder took place on the Navajo Nation. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Cadman faces 10 years to life in prison.

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American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Reacts To ‘Failure Of Leadership’ In Gallup McKinley County Schools

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AFT News:

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:

As COVID-19 rages through McKinley County and the citizens struggle to find a way through this long, dark winter, one man is squandering our community’s scarce resources on a personal political vendetta — apparently oblivious to its cost in lives. 

Gallup McKinley County Schools Superintendent Mike Hyatt has assembled an army of lawyers, at no small taxpayer cost, to wage a war that will make its schools more perilous, simply because he doesn’t like to be told what to do.

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Judicial Compensation Commission Meets 3 P.M. Today

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NMSC News:

SANTA FE — The Judicial Compensation Commission will hold an online meeting today to finalize its recommendations and report to the 2021 Legislature concerning judicial salaries.

The meeting will be live streamed at 3 p.m. today on the New Mexico Courts YouTube channel.

The independent six-member commission is required by state law to annually recommend a judicial pay plan to the Legislative Finance Committee and the Department of Finance and Administration.

The commission is chaired by Sergio Pareja, dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law. Other members are Kathleen Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 13 To Nov. 17, 2020

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LAPD News:

 

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.

GUSTAVO SALAIZ

Oct. 13 at 3:22 p.m. / Police arrested Gustavo Salaiz, 22, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant and an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.

 

 

MATTHEW LEVI TRUJILLO

Oct. 30 at 12:42 a.m. / Police arrested Matthew Levi Trujillo, 21, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged him with driving with an open container

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New Mexico Supreme Court Schedules Hearing In Case Over Business Compensation For Pandemic Losses

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Administrative Office of the Courts News:

The Supreme Court issued an order today scheduling oral arguments on Jan. 13 in a case over whether the state must compensate businesses for losses from temporary closures or other public health emergency restrictions.

The Court’s order establishes a schedule for the parties to submit legal briefs and it stays district court proceedings in more than a dozen lawsuits filed by businesses seeking compensation.

Documents in the case, State v. Wilson, S-1-SC-38510, are available in SOPA.
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