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State Police Seek Missing Mother And Daughters

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Somer Jewel, 7, and Shakti (aka Shanti) Starlight, 4, are missing along with their mother in the Taos area. Courtesy/NMSP
 
Cheyenne Crystal, 49, and her daughters are missing.
 
NMSP News:
 
TAOS – The New Mexico State Police is asking the public’s assistance in locating Cheyenne Crystal, 49, and her daughters Somer Jewel, 7, and Shakti (aka Shanti) Starlight, 4.
 
Crystal and her daughters were last seen Friday, Oct. 27 near Geronimo Lane in Taos. She was last seen wearing an unknown color jacket and pants. She is approximately five feet seven inches tall,
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Dustin Nelson Sentenced For Probation Violation

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COURT News:

Dustin D. Nelson, 28, of Los Alamos was sentenced to a year in the Los Alamos Detention Center Oct. 16 after he admitted to violating his probation by failing to report to his probation officer as required.

As part of his sentence, Nelson must pay a $750 fine on the DWI charge and perform 96 hours of community service. He received an unsatisfactory discharge from probation.

First Judicial District Judge T. Glenn Ellington had granted Nelson conditional release in July on charges of possession of a controlled substance and third offense driving under the influence. Nelson’s Read More

State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols Across New Mexico Counties Throughout November

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NMSP News:
 
State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of November 2017.
 
NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
 
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision
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Montano Preliminary Hearing Continued

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Stephen Montano
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

A preliminary hearing for Stephen Montano, 22, of Grants was continued Friday in Los Alamos Magistrate Court after he declined to sign a plea agreement offered by Deputy District Attorney Kent Wahlquist.

Montano is one of two men involved in an Aug. 25 incident in which an attempt was made to run down Los Alamos Police Cpl. Robert Larsen subsequent to a shoplifting incident at Smith’s Marketplace. Montano was charged with resisting or obstructing an officer, shoplifting and conspiracy for the purpose Read More

Tyson Collins Released to Washington Residence Pending District Court Hearings

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

A 24-year-old Washington state resident, Tyson Collins, walked away from Los Alamos Magistrate Court Friday morning after waiving his preliminary hearing and being bound over to First Judicial District Court.

Despite appeals from Deputy District Attorney Kent Wahlquist during an Oct. 16 dangerousness hearing, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommers agreed to release Collins Friday on conditions of pre-trial probation that include requiring him to prove that he has no Internet connection at his Centralia, Wash. apartment and Read More

Morrow And Atencio Sentenced Under Plea Deals

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COURT News:

Under the terms of a plea agreement, Mark Morrow, 37, of Los Alamos pleaded guilty Oct. 13 in Los Alamos Magistrate Court to possession of drug paraphernalia.

Morrow was given a deferred sentence of 364 days, placed on supervised probation for a year and ordered to pay a $50 fine. He also was originally charged with possession of marijuana but that charge was dropped under the terms of the plea agreement. He was originally charged after being detained during Operation Spring Cleaning, a drug sting conducted March 20 by the Los Alamos Police Department, after he allegedly admitted to Read More

Judge Issues Bench Warrant For Hazel Bucholz

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COURT News:

Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados issued a bench warrant Friday for Hazel Bucholz, 18, of Jemez after she failed to appear in Court for a preliminary hearing.

Bucholz was arrested June 20 and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of a drug paraphernalia after Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jemuel Montoya was dispatched to a report of a juvenile driver that was under the influence of drugs. Following a traffic stop, the driver was placed under arrest and other occupants were asked to get out so that the vehicle could be returned to its owner.

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Scenes From Prescription Drug Take Back Day And Gun Buyback Events In Los Alamos Saturday

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Los Alamos Police Det. Joey Robinson, left, and Evidence Technician Anthony Lucero show some of more than 90 lbs. of prescription drugs turned over to an Albuquerque Drug Enforcement Agency agent for disposal following Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Takeback Day event. Prescription drugs may be dropped off at any time at the Los Alamos Police Station at 2500 Trinity Dr. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Volunteers from New Mexicans To Prevent Gun Violence purchased 22 firearms from members of the public during their first ever Guns to Gardens Gun Buyback event Read More

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

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Courtesy/DEA

NMDOH News:

The New Mexico Department of Health has issued details about the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

The DEA’s annual Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.

The DEA’s Take Back Day events provide an opportunity for Americans Read More

FBI: Las Cruces Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Federal Cocaine Trafficking Conviction

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Daniel Alan Aran, 30, of Las Cruces, was sentenced Tuesday in Federal Court to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on a cocaine trafficking charge.
 
Aran was arrested in June 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him possession of cocaine with intent to distribute on Jan. 28, 2016, in Dona Ana County. According to the complaint, law enforcement officers seized 36.5 grams of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia from Aran, his vehicle and his residence during the execution
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