Courts

Shoplifting Suspect Nabbed

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Jose Mascarenas of San Juan Pueblo

Staff Report

Jose Mascarenas, 41, of San Juan Pueblo is scheduled July 27 for a preliminary hearing in Los Alamos Magistrate Court on charges of shoplifting and possession of a controlled substance. 

Mascarenas was arrested July 5 after loss prevention personnel at Smith’s Marketplace allegedly observed him take a packet of lighters from a display rack and conceal it in his back pocket.

Mascarenas was escorted to the loss prevention office where he was met by Los Alamos Police Cpl. Sheldon Simpson. After being placed in handcuffs, a second packet Read More

FBI: San Juan County Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Wire Fraud Arising Out Of Million Dollar Con Job

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Bobby Willis, 45, a resident of Kirtland, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque to wire fraud charges under a plea agreement recommending a maximum sentence of 24 months in federal prison.
 
The plea agreement also requires Willis to pay restitution to the victims of his fraudulent conduct.
 
Willis was charged in a two-count indictment, which was filed Oct. 20, 2015, alleging that, from March 2010 through Aug. 2011, Willis executed an illegal scheme to defraud two victims out of $1,000,000.
 
According to the indictment, Willis
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 13 To July 17, 2017

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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 against them.

CELSO I. RAMOS

July 13 at 7:52 a.m. / Police arrested Celso I. Ramos, 37, of Santa Cruz at 2500 Trinity Dr., on outstanding District Court and Magistrate Court warrants.

 

 

MALCOM R. TORRES

July 13 at 7:40 p.m. / Police arrested Malcom R. Torres, 23, of Santa Cruz in Los Alamos and charged him with driving on a suspended or revoked license.

 

 

 

GAYLE ORTEGA

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Hurtado Gets Five Years Probation For 13 Felonies

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Rosalinda Hurtado

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
Maire@ladailypost.com
 

A 38-year-old Alcalde woman, Rosalinda Hurtado, has received five years of probation in First Judicial District Court on five cases from Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties.

Hurtado was originally charged in Los Alamos Magistrate Court with 43 counts including forgery, fraud, identity theft, credit card theft and receiving stolen property. She also faced similar charges in Rio Arriba County and Santa Fe County.

Assistant District Attorney Kent Wahlquist approved a global plea Read More

Driver In Single-Vehicle Rollover Pleads Not Guilty

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Staff Report

A 21-year-old Hernandez man involved in a July 9 single-vehicle rollover on Diamond Drive pleaded not guilty to charges of driving under the influence, speeding and open container Monday before Municipal Judge Alan Kirk.

Bobbyray Sisneros was arrested after Los Alamos Police and Fire Department personnel responded at 8 p.m. to the scene of the crash. Sisneros and his two passengers were transported to Los Alamos Medical Center where they were treated for minor injuries.

Judge Kirk allowed Sisneros to remain free on conditions of release, which included reporting to the Probation Read More

LAPD Officers In High Speed Chase

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
 

Los Alamos Police Officers were involved in a high speed pursuit Thursday afternoon, which ended in a Colorado man being apprehended in Nambe. Carl Johann Black, 37, of Colorado Springs faces several charges in connection with the chase.

It began around 1:45 p.m. when LAPD Dispatch notified Cpl. David Boe of a possible reckless driver in a silver mini-van traveling along Diamond Drive toward  the mesas. Boe was unable to locate the vehicle, however, Dispatch continued to receive 911 reports indicating that the vehicle was traveling Read More

Fugitive Wanted By FBI For Defrauding U.S. Government Over $500 Million Spotted In New Mexico

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Fugitive Eric C. Conn spotted in June at a Pilot gas station in Santa Rosa. Courtesy/FBI
 
FBI News:
 
A fugitive wanted for defrauding the U.S. government of more than half-a-billion dollars was spotted in New Mexico in June.
 
Fugitive Eric C. Conn spotted in June at a Walmart is in Deming. Courtesy/FBI
 
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on Friday sentenced Eric C. Conn in absentia to 12 years in prison and ordered him to pay almost $170,000,000 in restitution, a $50,000 fine, and a forfeiture judgment of $5,750,404.
 
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 28 – July 11, 2017

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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.

 
PHILIP SWAZO
 
July 5 / Philip Swazo, 28, of Santa Fe was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence, operating without a chauffeur’s license, open container and failure to display current registration.
 
 
 
 
 
SHERRY LYNN FRANCISCO 
July 5 / Sherry Lynn Francisco, 57, of Harper, Texas, was arrested and charged
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FBI: Navajo Man From Shiprock Pleads Guilty To Federal Assault Charge

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Aaron Curley, 55, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., pled guilty July 10 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an assault charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
 
Curley was arrested in Nov. 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him with assaulting a Navajo woman by stabbing her in the leg and sternum area with a knife. Curley was indicted on Dec. 20, 2016, and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, a knife, with intent to do bodily injury and assault resulting in serious bodily
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