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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 21 To Aug. 27, 2019

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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.

RICHARD I. PENA

Aug. 21 at 9:50 p.m. / Police arrested Richard I. Pena, 39, of Dixon on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant at 2500 Trinity Dr.

 

DANIEL O. HOFFMAN

Aug. 22 at 5:39 a.m. / Police arrested Daniel O. Hoffman. 59, of Rio Rancho in Sandoval County on an arrest order.

 

 

TRENTON PAUL ENGELKING

Aug. 27 at 2:21 a.m. / Police arrested Trenton Paul Engelking, 22, Read More

New Mexico Courts Online System Expands Statewide To Resolve Debt, Money Due Lawsuits Without Hearing

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NMSC News:
 
SANTA FE ― An easy-to-use online service for resolving debt and money due lawsuits will be implemented statewide by New Mexico Courts starting next week.
 
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) is a free service that allows both sides in a lawsuit to negotiate an agreement at their convenience through private online messages from a home, business or any location with internet access. The system works on computers, smartphones and other mobile devices, and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
 
“Online Dispute Resolution is convenient, cost effective and user
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Judge Rules Against Maki Yaki In Wage Case

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State District Court Judge Raymond Z. Ortiz

SUPU News:

SANTA FE ― State District Court Judge Raymond Z. Ortiz ruled Tuesday afternoon against Santa Fe restaurant Maki Yaki and its owners for violating New Mexico’s Minimum Wage Act and Santa Fe’s Living Wage Ordinance.

He ordered the restaurant to pay plaintiffs Verónica Velázquez, Juan Torres and Ivan Hernández nearly $400,000 in unpaid wages and damages. The plaintiffs were represented by Gabriela Ibañez Guzmán, staff attorney at Somos Un Pueblo Unido’s United Worker Center of New Mexico and Santa Fe attorney Carlos Quiñones.

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Governor Announces Historic ‘Duran’ Settlement

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE – More than 40 years after the suit was first filed, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today a historic settlement intended to equitably resolve the long-running litigation that developed into the stipulated agreement commonly known as the Duran consent decree. 
 
A preliminary agreement between the state and plaintiffs – approved Wednesday by the Hon. Kirtan Khalsa, a federal magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico – would ensure inmates are afforded constitutional protections
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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas Seeks To Intervene In Second Census Challenge Lawsuit

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News: 
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Monday, Attorney General Hector Balderas joined a 26-member coalition from around the country — including 15 states, the District of Columbia, three counties, six cities, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors — in opposing the State of Alabama’s attempt to refuse counting every individual in the 2020 decennial census.
 
While the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau, as well as their respective leaders, have been named as defendants in the case, New Mexico moved to intervene as a defendant in the
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FBI Searching For Man Who Allegedly Absconded From Pre-Trial Release In Albuquerque Aug. 5

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Alleged absconder Jan Jay Moolenijzer

FBI News:

A man charged federally with aggravated sexual abuse is being sought for allegedly absconding from pre-trial release in Albuquerque.
 
Jan Jay Moolenijzer’s last known location was Tucson, Ariz. The FBI arrested Moolenijzer Sept. 8, 2018 in Albuquerque, after a federal criminal complaint was filed. He was indicted March 27, 2019 on four counts of aggravated sexual abuse.
 
Moolenijzer, 68, was placed Sept. 18, 2018 on strict pre-trial conditions of release. He allegedly left an Albuquerque halfway house Aug. 5, 2019 without
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AG & DA Task Force Secure Indictment Of Former Miss New Mexico Executive Director For Fraud, Tax Evasion, Embezzlement & Racketeering

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas and District Attorney Andrea Reeb today announced that a Roosevelt County Grand Jury indicted former Miss New Mexico Executive Director Greg Smith on charges that he stole money from the organization, funds which were designated for participant scholarships.
 
The Grand Jury indicted Smith on 18 felony charges of embezzlement, fraud, racketeering, tax evasion, and issuing worthless checks.
 
“New Mexican women who seek leadership opportunities should not see those opportunities
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 31 To Aug. 4, 2019

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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.

STEPHEN JAYMES MONTANO

July 31 at 12:19 p.m. / Police arrested Stephen Jaymes Montano, 24, of Grants at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

 

 

DANIEL SCHULZ

Aug. 4 at 5:25 a.m. / Police arrested Daniel Schulz, 45, of Los Alamos on Big Rock Loop and charged him with disorderly conduct and boisterous, loud and profane language.

 

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Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 24 To July 30, 2019

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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.

JOHNATHAN NATHANIEL LOPEZ

July 24 at 11:05 p.m. / Police arrested Jonathan Nathaniel Lopez, 19, of Los Alamos near Diamond Drive and Club Road on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

TERRANCE H. STECK

July 25 at 5:35 a.m. / Police arrested Terrance H. Steck, 33, of Los Alamos at 505 Oppenheimer Dr. on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

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Governor Appoints Eighth Judicial District Attorney

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Wednesday announced the appointment of Marcus Montoya to the position of Eighth Judicial District Attorney. 
 
The district includes Taos, Colfax and Union Counties.
 
Donald Gallegos announced last month that he was retiring effective July 31, 2019. 
 
Montoya will fulfill the remainder of Gallegos’ term, serving until obligated to run in the next general election. He is the senior trial attorney in the office of the Eighth Judicial District Attorney, where he has prosecuted
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