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Los Alamos First Responders Rescue Female Juvenile From Fall Off Cliff At Overlook Point In White Rock

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Los Alamos first responders on the scene of a rescue early Monday evening of a female juvenile from a fall off a cliff ledge at Overlook Point in White Rock. First responders extracted the juvenile after several hours in a treacherous location and Classic Air Medical transported her to Albuquerque for treatment. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD), Los Alamos Fire Department and Classic Air Medical staff responded at approximately 6:33 p.m. Monday, July 17, to Overlook Park in White Rock in reference to a female juvenile falling from a cliff ledge at Overlook Point. Read More

FBI: Santa Fe Man Pleads Guilty To Firearms Offense

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced July 14 that Gilbert Michael Coriz pled guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

Coriz, 37, of Santa Fe, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

A federal grand jury indicted Coriz Dec. 8, 2021. According to court records, Jan. 1, 2021, officers from the Santa Fe Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at a residence on Camino Capitan. Read More

Governor Releases Statement On Death Of Alamogordo Police Officer Anthony Ferguson

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Alamogordo Police Officer Anthony Ferguson

From the Office of the Governor:

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement about the death of Alamogordo Police Officer Anthony Ferguson, who was killed in the line of duty this weekend:

“New Mexico lost a dedicated public servant yesterday. My heart aches for the family and friends of Officer Anthony Ferguson and the Alamogordo Police Department. He spent 11 years with the department working to make communities in Alamogordo and New Mexico safer through his leadership as a field training officer in the patrol division.

“As we mourn, Read More

Alamogordo Police Officer Shot During Foot Pursuit

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Dominic De La O charged with attempt to commit 1st degree murder.

NMSP News:

ALAMOGORDO – In the early morning hours of July 15, 2023, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Alamogordo involving the Alamogordo Police Department (APD).

NMSP agents learned that at around 2:30 a.m. today, an APD officer initiated a traffic stop on a Honda passenger vehicle driven by Dominic De La O, 26, of Alamogordo for driving with no headlights or taillights. De La O fled from the officer and crashed into a light pole at the intersection Read More

FBI: Albuquerque Man Gets 6 Years For 9 Bank Robberies

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Thursday that Evan Lemmon was sentenced to 80 months in prison and order to pay $24,875 in restitution.

Lemmon, 29, of Albuquerque, pled guilty to nine counts of bank robbery Feb. 9, 2023.

According to court records, over a five-month period from Sept. 28, 2021, to March 7, 2022, Lemmon committed a spree of nine bank robberies in Albuquerque, each following a similar pattern. Each time, Lemmon would enter Read More

LAPD: Two New Geese Released Today In Ashley Pond

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The brown and white goslings left abandoned at the pond in late May are shown May 26 sitting together on a rock next to Gwen, center, and Ed. The pair have been cared for away from the pond, and today after veterinary assessment determined they are now old enough to live on the pond and safely adapt to the environment there, were released today back to the pond. Editor’s note: The community is invited to submit suggested names for the brown and white geese to caclark@ladailypost.com with ‘Geese’ in the subject line. A survey of the top three suggested names will be announced soon on the Los Alamos Daily Read More

New Mexico State Police Make Arrest In Timmons Homicide

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NMSP News:

SILVER CITY — At around 10 p.m., June 26, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officers were dispatched to Dragon Fly Trailhead near Arenas Valley in Grant County. Stephen Timmons was on a bike ride on the trail and had not returned home. His vehicle was located in the parking lot at the trailhead.

Search and Rescue teams located Timmons deceased at around 3:30 a.m.  Tuesday, June 27. During the examination of Timmons, The Office of the Medical Investigator located several gunshot wounds.

The NMSP Investigations Bureau was contacted to take over the investigation. State Police agents began Read More

Gov. Lujan Grisham Appoints Morgan Wood To Santa Fe County Magistrate Court To Replace Dev Atma S. Khalsa

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COURT News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Morgan Wood to the Santa Fe County Magistrate Court.

Wood, 49, is a prosecutor in the Children’s Court in the Frist Judicial District in Santa Fe. She started in the office in September 2020. Wood has 18 years of criminal law experience in New Mexico.

Originally from Fort Collins, Colo., Wood received a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University in New Orleans. She graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 2004. Wood holds a license to practice law in New Mexico.

Wood fills the vacancy of Dev Atma S. Khalsa, who resigned in Read More

New Mexico State Police To Host Honor Guard Conference

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The New Mexico State Police Honor Guard will host a multi-agency Honor Guard Conference July 18-20 at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Police Honor Guard has announced an upcoming multi-agency Honor Guard Conference, July 18-20 at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe.

This event will bring honor guards from multiple law enforcement, fire and corrections agencies together.

The New Mexico State Police Honor Guard Conference aims to provide a unique platform for agencies to come together and enhance their Read More

Speakers Emphasize Need For Empathy In Addressing Fentanyl Issues

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The public filled Fuller Lodge to take part in the Fentanyl Awareness Harm Reduction event Thursday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

In addressing something as complex as drug use and drug addiction, it would appear the one most effective response is also the most simple: exercising empathy.

During the Fentanyl Awareness Harm Reduction event held Thursday at Fuller Lodge, participants heard from Los Alamos Police Department Det. Jemuel Montoya and Cpl. Jaime Gonzales and from The Mountain Center’s Harm Reduction Read More