Police

Review Committee Declares Santa Fe Police Officer’s Shooting A Justifiable Homicide

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Staff Report 

First Judicial District Attorney Marco P. Serna’s office has announced the findings of the Officer Involved Shooting Review Committee’s evaluation of the investigation of the shooting death of Andrew James Lucero by Santa Fe Police Ofc. Leonardo Guzman. 

In a letter to Serna, Fourth Judicial District Attorney Richard Flores said the committee unanimously agreed that Ofc. Guzman acted in the lawful discharge of his duties and that the killing of Lucero was a justifiable homicide by a police officer. 

“As such, the committee recommends that no criminal charges Read More

Former Los Alamos Residents File IPRA Complaint Against County

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Former Los Alamos residents John and Cindy Fraser have filed a complaint against Los Alamos County Council and County Custodian of Records Barb Ricci in First Judicial District Court seeking to enforce the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA).

The complaint, filed Oct. 27, alleges the Frasers sold their home in Los Alamos in June to “escape then ongoing and escalating harassment by Los Alamos County employees”. It indicates that Attorney Hans Voss attempted to conduct a “pre-litigation investigation of facts alleged Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Nov. 8–14, 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.

LISA CHAVEZ

Nov. 8 at 10:45 a.m. / Police arrested Lisa Chavez, 32, of Espanola in Santa Fe on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.

 

 

 

 

CHRISTINA M. MARTINEZ

Nov. 8 at 12:52 p.m. / Police arrested Christina M. Martinez, 37, of Santa Cruz at 15th Street and Trinity Dr. and charged her with DWI.

 

 

 

 

KELLY DARLENE SNOW

Nov. 8 at 5:19 p.m. / Police Read More

FBI: Two Men Rob Albuquerque Bank, Flee In Toyota Sienna Minivan

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FBI News:
 
The FBI and Albuquerque Police Department are looking for two men who robbed a northeast Albuquerque bank Monday (11/13/2017) and fled in a Toyota Sienna minivan.
 
The robbery occurred at New Mexico Bank & Trust, in the Sierra Vista Shopping Center, 9500 Montgomery Blvd. NE, at approximately 3:36 p.m.
 
The first suspect is described as a white male 25-30 years old, approximately 6′ tall, with a thin build and freckles on his cheeks. He wore a red or blond wig, a gray long-sleeve shirt under a dark blue T-shirt with
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Judge Detains Alleged Writer Of SFHS Shooting Plan

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

 

A Santa Fe High School student, Aaron Encinias, will be held in a youth detention center pending trial on a charge of conspiring to engage in terrorist activity.

First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered the detention Tuesday saying Encinias poses a risk to others. Charges against two other students, Santiago Trujillo and Julian Carter were dropped.

The three students were arrested last week when other students found a letter on campus, which included plans for a mass shooting at SFHS along with a diagram Read More

Judge Detains Stabbing Suspect Citing 12 Prior Cases

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Andrea Rivera, right, consults with her attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies Tuesday during a dangerousness hearing before First Judicial District Judge T. Glenn Ellington in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

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

A 30-year-old Los Alamos woman will remain in custody without bond until further notice on two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and one count of tampering with evidence.

First Judicial District Judge T. Glenn Ellington said Tuesday that at this time there are no conditions of release Read More

Law Enforcement Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment From Los Alamos Community

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LAPD News:

Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone announced today that a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), will arrive Nov. 27 in Los Alamos to examine all aspects of the Los Alamos Police Department policy and procedures, management, operations and support services.

Verification by the team that the LAPD meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation—a highly prized recognition of public safety professional excellence, he said. As part of the assessment, agency personnel Read More

AG’s Office Files Brief In Mallory Appeal

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Assistant Attorney General Maris Veidemanis has filed a “brief in chief” in an appeal in a local case involving alleged sexual exploitation of children under 18 years by visual media.

Scott Mallory of Los Alamos was arrested in January 2016 after forensic searches of his computer revealed images of young female teenagers, some of which were focused on the clothed breast area and 250 items bookmarked as “child erotica and child pornography”.

The appeal was filed in May by Assistant District Attorney Kent Wahlquist and claims First Read More

Pandey Admits He Should Have Stopped When Victim Pushed Him Away

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COURT News:

An incident report filed by Los Alamos Police Det. Matt Lyon indicates that a 31-year-old Los Alamos man charged with aggravated battery, false imprisonment and attempt to commit sexual assault told him he should have stopped, that he knew the victim was not interested after she pushed him away the first time.

Sachin Pandey was arrested Oct. 3 following an investigation by Lyon. When Lyon interviewed Pandey, he asked him what he was trying to do when he was being aggressive with the victim. Pandey responded that sometimes he gets lonely and that “she did not like him”. Pandey Read More

Gutierrez Scheduled For Pretrial Hearing Dec. 8

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COURT News:

 

A pretrial hearing has been set for Dec. 8 in Los Alamos Magistrate Court for Jeremy Gutierrez, 32, of Espanola. Gutierrez was arrested Oct. 31 and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance.

Los Alamos Police Department Dispatch had received several calls about a reckless driver near the Los Alamos Airport and with the help of a caller who was on the phone with Dispatch, located Gutierrez’s car on Central Avenue. Court documents indicate that after Gutierrez was pulled over, Sgt. Monica Salazar-Casias noticed his eyes were watery and Read More