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LAPS: Save The Date For Safety Town 2023!

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Scene from a previous Safety Town during which children are learning bike riding safety techniques. Courtesy/LAPS 

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) reminds the community to save the date for Safety Town. This year the free program for all children entering kindergarten in the fall is 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9 at Barranca Mesa Elementary School.

Registration is open April 17 through May 22. The program is limited to 100 participants.

Students will participate in hands-on activities, crafts, interactions with safety personnel, and safety situations Read More

FBI: Man Flees In White SUV After Purposefully Crashing Into ATM In Albuquerque

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FBI News:

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LAPSA Hosts NMARNG Col. Pia Romero At March Meeting

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Cmdr. Daniel Roberts with other members of LAPSA presents a special coin to Col. Pia Romero of the New Mexico Army National Guard in appreciation of her presentation at the group’s March 16 meeting. Photo by Jenn Bartram

LAPSA News:

Col. Pia Romero, Director of Joint Staff for the New Mexico Army National Guard (NMARNG) was the guest speaker at the March 16 meeting of the Los Alamos Public Safety Association (LAPSA).

During Col. Romero’s presentation she discussed how Los Alamos can best utilize the New Mexico Army National Guard in emergencies, and discussed the process and capabilities of the Read More

State Police Seek Driver Causing Fatal Crash In Albuquerque

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Officers are attempting to locate the driver of this GMC Denali 1500 or GMC Canyon. Courtesy/NMSP 

NMSP News:

ALBUQUERQUE — At around 8 a.m. March 12, a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officer on patrol in Albuquerque drove up on a fatal crash on Interstate 25 northbound at Montano.

The initial investigation indicated that a 2002 Buick Century, driven by Marlene Platero, 66, of To’Hajilee, NM, and a 2022 Jeep were both traveling north on Interstate 25. The Buick encountered a water heater laying in the roadway. The Buick swerved to avoid hitting the water heater and collided with the Jeep. 

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FBI: Albuquerque Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Assault And Firearms Violations

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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 Byron Rosetta was sentenced to 10 years and one day in prison.

Rosetta, 38, of Albuquerque, and an enrolled member of the Kewa Pueblo, pleaded guilty June 22, 2022, to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence.

According to the plea agreement and other court records, Jan. 3, 2020, law enforcement began receiving reports Read More

Los Alamos Police Seek Public’s Assistance Identifying Owners Of Blue Sedan In Reference To Catalytic Converter Thefts

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LAPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the owners of this 4-door blue sedan in reference to recent catalytic converter thefts. Report tips anonymously to L.A. Crime Stoppers at 505.662.8282. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department’s (LAPD) Criminal Investigations Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the owners of this 4-door blue sedan in reference to recent catalytic converter thefts.

LAPD will offer up to a $1,000 reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the identity or apprehension of the suspects involved in these Read More

Los Alamos Police Offer $1,000 Reward For Information On Suspects In Recent Catalytic Converter Thefts

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Suspect number one – the public is asked to report any information about this suspect to L.A. Crime Stoppers at 505.662.8282. Courtesy/LAPD

Suspect number two – the public is asked to report any information about this suspect to L.A. Crime Stoppers at 505.662.8282. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department’s (LAPD) Criminal Investigations Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects responsible for recent catalytic converter thefts.

Los Alamos Police will offer up to a $1,000 reward to anyone who provides information that leads to Read More

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Deputies Respond To Domestic Dispute Involving New Mexico State Sen. Cliff Pirtle

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Sen. Cliff Pirtle

By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies investigated a domestic disturbance Sunday morning involving Sen. Cliff Pirtle, a leading Republican from Roswell, whose wife alleged she found him in a rented Santa Fe home with another woman, according to law enforcement documents.

Pirtle, who was largely missing from Monday’s Senate floor session, said in a brief interview it was a “personal matter”.

“I would appreciate privacy for my family as we work through this,” said Pirtle, who appeared emotionally distraught.

Just after 10 a.m. Sunday, Read More

NMSP Arrest Two 16-Year-Old Boys For I-25 Homicide

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NMSP News:

DONA ANA COUNTY — At approximately 9 p.m. Friday, March 3 the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau responded to a homicide on Interstate 25 near mile marker 8 outside of Las Cruces.

Investigations Bureau agents learned that 17-year-old Benjamin Archuleta and a passenger were traveling south on I-25 when the shooting occurred.

Prior to the shooting, they had stopped briefly at a gas station in Dona Ana, and upon leaving, another vehicle, later identified as a Honda sedan, followed them onto the Interstate. While on the interstate at least one occupant from the other Read More

Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes Participates In Center For Homeland Defense And Security APEX Alumni Professional Exchange Conference

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From left, John Murray of Salinas California Police Department, Rick Griggs of Sacramento California Fire Department, Doug Bergland of Washington County Sheriff’s Department of Minnesota, Giacomo Sacca of Elizabeth New Jersey Police Department and Fire Chief Troy Hughes of the Los Alamos County Fire Department. These officials all attended the ‘APEX alumni professional exchange conference’ Feb. 21-23 at the Center For Homeland Defense And Security Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. The conference was three days of Homeland Security updates from many speakers ftom the Read More