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Scenes Of Procession For Retired Firefighter Mark Sandoval

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Los Alamos Firefighters and Police Officers honor retired firefighter Mark Secundino Sandoval (July 26, 1961 – March 19, 2023) this afternoon with a special procession from the Elks Lodge on Trinity Drive to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road for a Funeral Mass followed by a reception in the parish hall. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Firefighters and Police Officers honor retired firefighter Mark Sandoval this afternoon as he is accompanied into Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for a Funeral Mass. The only child of Secundino and Stella Sandoval, Read More

Los Alamos Police To Change Fingerprint Service Vendor, Expect Temporary Gap In Services

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Los Alamos Police (LAPD) was notified by the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) that they are changing vendors for fingerprint background check support in May.

For Los Alamos, this means that there will be a gap in services after next week until the LAPD can secure a new vendor.

The final day Los Alamos citizens and visitors can complete background fingerprint checks will be Friday, April 28.

“We are working diligently towards a new vendor to be able to have this service in Los Alamos. Beginning May 1 only, the following 10 cities will have these services Read More

LAPD Releases 1st Quarter 2023 Crime Statistics

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LAPD News:

Today, Chief Dino Sgambellone released crime statistics through the first quarter of 2023, which were compiled by the Records Section of the Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD).

In April of 2021, LAPD transitioned from UCR, a Summary Reporting System (SRS), to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). NIBRS was created in the 1980’s to offer more detailed crime reporting. While UCR is based on a hierarchy of crime types and therefore counts only the most serious crime at one event, NIBRS counts all crimes that occur and provides more context to actual crime within the Read More

FBI: Taos Man Gets 9 Years For Kidnapping, Assault Of Intimate Partner By Strangling And Suffocating

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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 today that Richard Mascarenas was sentenced to 9 years in prison.

Mascarenas, 38, of Taos Pueblo, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Taos, pleaded guilty Jan. 13 to one count each of kidnapping, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and assault of an intimate partner by strangling and suffocating. Upon his release from prison, Mascarenas will be subject to 5 years of supervised release.

According Read More

Council Tentatively Oks LAPD’s $14 Million FY24 Budget

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Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone presents LAPD’s proposed budget for FY2024 to County Council during Tuesday night’s budget hearing. Council voted unanimously to tentatively approve the department’s $13,838,898 budget along with several budget options. These options are $100,000 for design plans for an emergency operations center at Fire Station #3, $31,050 for a crash data retrieval system and $35,000 for a canine program.  Screenshot/LADP Read More

FBI: Woman Pleads Guilty After DUI Leads To Child’s Death

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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 that Evelyn Bustamante has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Bustamante, 59, of Sanostee, N.M., and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to the plea agreement and other court documents, July 1, 2021, Bustamante lost control of the vehicle she was driving, causing it to crash and ejecting Read More

Los Alamos Police Sponsor Hawk Hangout April 27

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Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department will sponsor the next Los Alamos Middle School Hawk Hangout.

This will be a fun event for police officers to engage with local 7th & 8th grade youth,” Deputy Chief Oliver Morris said. “We hope to encourage our Los Alamos parents to let their middle school students attend this event at SALA 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27.

There will be games, fun, a movie and short educational material to teach youth the dangers of modern drug trends.

“The Los Alamos Police Department is committed to our children,” Deputy Chief Oliver Morris said. Read More

Fifty Community Stakeholders At Fentanyl Awareness Event

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JJAB News:

More than 50 local leaders, community members, and subject matter experts gathered at UNM-LA Wednesday, March 29 to learn about the drug fentanyl, the nature of addiction, and the supports that exist to help people who use substances and their families. 

Participants heard from professionals in the field as well as community members with direct experience.

The event kicked off with an introduction on fentanyl facts, the nature of addiction, and effective treatment options by Dr. Leslie Hayes, a family practitioner who works with El Centro Family Health and has extensive experience Read More

Gov. Lujan Grisham Signs Community Safety Bills Into Law

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Speaker of the House Javier Martínez

DPNM News:

SANTA FE — Three important bills to improve the safety of New Mexico’s communities have been signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during a ceremony at the Albuquerque Police Department’s Michael King and Richard Smith Memorial Substation.

House Bill 234, cracks down on organized retail crime, helping law enforcement take down theft rings and stiffening penalties for criminals who target local businesses and threaten public safety.

HB 234 is sponsored by Speaker of the House Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque), Representatives Marian Read More

FBI: Artistas Asesinos Cartel Leader Sentenced To 27 Years For Drug Trafficking

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, and Gregory M. Millard, Special Agent in Charge for the DEA El Paso Division, announced Tuesday that Jorge Marquez was sentenced to over 27 years in prison.

Marquez, 43, of Chaparral, New Mexico, pleaded guilty May 17, 2022, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of distributing 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, and six counts of distributing 50 grams and more of methamphetamine. April Read More