Courts

Courts Warn New Mexicans About Jury Duty Scam

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NMSC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Administrative Office of the Courts is warning New Mexicans about a scam in which people are called and threatened with arrest unless they pay money for failing to report to jury duty.
 
Anyone receiving such a call should not agree to pay any money and immediately should report the incident to local law enforcement.
 
“New Mexico courts never demand a payment of money from individuals who miss a jury service date,” Artie Pepin, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts said.
 
A Doña Ana County court received a report about the scam in which
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 11 To June 12, 2018

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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.

SEBASTIAN OSBALDO CRUZ-VARGAS

June 11 at 10:37 p.m. / Police arrested Sebastian Cruz-Vargas, 29, of Espanola in Pojoaque on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.

 

JAYSTON PLATERO

June 12 at 9:06 p.m. / Police arrested Jayston Platero, 35, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged him with DWI and two counts of abuse of a child. Read More

State Law And Court Rule Changes In Guardianship And Conservatorship Cases

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NMSC News:
 
SANTA FE ― Guardians and conservators will be required to submit additional information about a protected person’s finances and health in reports to district courts under new rules and forms approved by the New Mexico Supreme Court.
 
It will be mandatory starting July 1 that guardians and conservators use the forms specified in court procedural rules. Changes in rules and forms were necessary to implement improvements in the adult guardianship system under a new state law that takes effect next month.
 
Legislatively approved amendments to the Uniform Probate
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Let Cooler Heads Prevail: What To Do About Unattended Animals In Cars

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From the Staff of Philip J. Dabney, P.C.

New Mexicans, better than anybody else, know how dangerous heat can be. Because of this, we bring extra water on hikes, we are grateful for any precipitation, and we carefully plan our activities on hot days. However, we still hear tragic tales of pets left unattended to suffer heat stroke in hot cars while their owners are out shopping. Despite knowing how dangerous heat can be, many New Mexicans often do not realize just how hot a car can get in such a short span of time. On an 80° Fahrenheit day, the cabin of a car can easily reach 120° Fahrenheit within 10 minutes. Read More

Councilor Recall Petition Case Remains Undecided

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Los Alamos County Councilors Antonio Maggiore and Susan O’Leary chat before Monday’s hearing in First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
Attorney Jack Hardwick, left, speaks with his client Los Alamos County Councilor Rick Reiss, right, and Los Alamos resident George Chandler Monday afternoon prior to a hearing in Santa Fe on recall petitions filed against Reiss and two other councilors. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com

The fate of Read More

Bradshaw Bound Over For Trial In District Court

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COURT News:

Former Los Alamos Police Ofc. David Bradshaw, now a sheriff’s deputy in Chaves County, was bound over Tuesday to District Court on charges of aggravated assault and abuse of a child not resulting in great bodily harm. The preliminary hearing was held before Judge Buddy J. Hall in Chaves County Magistrate Court in Roswell.

Bradshaw was arrested in Roswell in March following an incident in which he allegedly followed a vehicle home while off-duty and pulled a gun on the driver.

The child abuse charge was added by 12th Judicial District Attorney John P. Sugg, the special prosecutor in Read More

AG Balderas Announces Support For ACLU Lawsuit Against Census Order That Could Cost New Mexico Hundreds Of Millions

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Wednesday, Attorney General Hector Balderas welcomed the American Civil Liberties Union’s new lawsuit challenging changes to the census announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce in March.
 
Attorney General Balderas, 16 other attorneys general, six cities, one county and the U.S. Conference of Mayors have filed suit on the same basis. In March, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross ordered that the 2020 Census include a question about the citizenship of all U.S. residents for the first time since 1950. The ACLU’s
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Democrats Nominate Judge Michael Vigil For New Mexico Supreme Court Vacancy

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Judge Michael Vigil

DPNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Members of the Democratic Party of New Mexico State Central Committee voted unanimously Saturday to place Judge Michael Vigil as the Democratic nominee on the ballot for the November 2018 general election.

 This vacancy had been created by the resignation of a justice of the Supreme Court after the primary filing deadline.

“I am very pleased that an outstanding jurist of Judge Vigil’s excellent ability and reputation has been selected to head our splendid team of Democratic judicial candidates,” DPNM Chair Marg Elliston said. “The Democratic Read More

Three New Los Alamos Police Officers Sworn In

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The Los Alamos Police Department’s three new officers, from left, Ofc. Samantha Terrazas, Ofc. Curtis Salazar and Ofc. Dominic Perez, were sworn in Friday morning by Los Alamos Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados at a ceremony attended by family, friends and LAPD personnel. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Ofc. Curtis Salazar is pinned by his niece Ashlynne Salazar as his father John Salazar looks on. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Newly sworn Los Alamos Police Ofc. Samantha Terrazas is surrounded Friday morning by family members, from left, Read More

Supreme Court Denies White’s Request To Have Governor Appoint Los Alamos County Councilor

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Greg White
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

The New Mexico Supreme Court has thwarted an effort by Los Alamos resident Greg White to prevent the Los Alamos County Council from appointing a councilor to replace James Chrobocinski who resigned June 1 due to health issues.

White filed a brief Wednesday against Gov. Susana Martinez and the Los Alamos County Council. Supreme Court Justices Petra Jimenez, Charles W. Daniels and Gary L. Clingman denied White’s request that the Court mandate the governor to “do her constitutionally-mandated duty and fill the vacant Read More