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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 30 To Sept. 4, 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.

HEATHER R. DOMINGUEZ

Aug. 30 at 4:37 a.m. / Police arrested Heather R. Dominguez, 34, of Los Alamos at 1203 9th St., Apt. 5 on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

CASANDRA ROSE RUYBAL

Aug. 30 at 9:24 a.m. / Police arrested Casandra Rose Ruybal, 28, of Los Alamos at 4408 Sycamore St., on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant and an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant. Read More

Eric Sanchez Bound Over To District Court

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

An Albuquerque man who allegedly attempted to cash an altered check belonging to an elderly White Rock woman was bound over Friday to District Court following a preliminary hearing before Los Alamos Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados.

Eric Sanchez, 29, is charged with forgery and having an open container in his vehicle.

Sanchez was arrested May 15 at Los Alamos National Bank in White Rock after he attempted to cash a forged check for $2,250 with the drive through teller, which appears to have been made out to Doctors Without Read More

Group Charged With Shoplifting At Smith’s Marketplace

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

Two men and a woman were arrested Aug. 27 in yet another shoplifting incident at Smith’s Marketplace. Robert W. Abeyta, 32, of Ohkay Owingeh, Meadows Tafoya-Romero, 24, of Espanola, and Juanadolfo Gomez, 29, of San Juan Pueblo, all appeared before Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados Aug. 28 and are slated for hearings Sept. 22.

Los Alamos Police Sgt. Monica Salazar-Casias and Cpl. David Boe responded to a call from Smith’s loss prevention personnel who were tracking the group at the store and believed they were Read More

Charge Against Andrea Rivera Dismissed

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Staff Report

 

A charge of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle against Andrea R. Rivera of Los Alamos was dismissed without prejudice Sept. 1 in Los Alamos Magistrate Court.

Rivera was charged with the crime April 21 when she was allegedly a passenger in a vehicle being driven by another woman who did not have permission to drive it. Later the driver alleged Rivera was driving the vehicle and she didn’t know where it was.

Rivera had been slated for a preliminary hearing Sept. 1, however Deputy District Attorney Kent Wahlquist dismissed the charge. Read More

State Police Investigating Taos Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting

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NMSP News:
 
TAOS, NM ― The New Mexico State Police is investigating a shooting by a Taos Police Department officer. The shooting occurred Aug. 28 around 2:30 p.m. at the Fred Baca Park located at the intersection of Camino Del Medio and Fred Baca Park Road in Taos. 
 
Taos Police Department (TPD) had been called to the park to assist officers with the New Mexico Adult Probation and Parole Office (APPO). APPO officers had recognized inside a vehicle (a teal Saturn passenger car) at the park an absconder who had a felony warrant for his arrest.
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FBI: Navajo Man From Bloomfield Sentenced To Prison For Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Thomas J. Yazzie, Jr., 52, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation from Bloomfield, was sentenced Aug. 29 in Federal Court in Albuquerque, to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for his conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge.
 
Yazzie was arrested Feb. 7, 2017, on an indictment charging him with involuntary manslaughter. According to the indictment, Yazzie killed a man while driving under the influence of alcohol on the Navajo Indian Reservation in San Juan County, May 10, 2016.
 
March 30,
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LAPD Launches Community Survey Friday

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LAPD News:
 
Beginning Friday, Sept. 1, in an effort to better serve and partner with the community, the Los Alamos Police Department will roll out a Community Survey.
 
This survey can be taken anytime an individual interacts with any member of the Los Alamos Police Department. The survey responses are completely anonymous.
 
The survey will acquire feedback in the following areas:
  • Community Involvement;
  • Safety;
  • Procedural Justice;
  • Performance;
  • Contact; and
  • Satisfaction.
 
There also is a voluntary portion for demographics. This survey will take about 10 minutes
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Joel Martin Remains In Jail Until Sept. 28 Hearing

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Joel Martin is led into First Judicial District Court Thursday by Los Alamos Detention Center staff. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

One of two men charged with aggravated assault on a police officer appeared in the First Judicial District Court today for a dangerousness hearing to determine whether he should be held without bond until his release is addressed by the District Court.

Joel Martin, 30, of Albuquerque, also was charged Aug. 25 with aggravated fleeing of a police officer, reckless driving, accidents Read More

LAPD Ramps Up Presence In Smith’s Parking Lot

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LAPD ramps up police presence at Smith’s. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com

 

The Los Alamos Police Department has ramped up its uniformed and plain clothes police presence in the vicinity of Smith’s Marketplace following two unrelated incidents in the past week.

Cmdr. Preston Ballew said Wednesday that the community will notice additional police presence during both day and evening hours.

The first incident happened Friday night when two men, Joel Martin and Stephen Montano each stole more than $250 in Read More

FBI: Albuquerque Bank Robber Gets 57 Months

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Christopher Gallegos, 33, of Albuquerque, was sentenced Aug. 29 in Federal Court to 57 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on an armed bank robbery charge.
 
Christopher Gallegos was arrested in March 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him and four co-defendants, Greg Miera, 51, Martin Huertta, 43, Christian Herrera, 21, and Isaiah Gallegos, 22, all of Albuquerque, with robbing the US Bank branch located at 5620 Wyoming Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, March 30, 2016.
 
According to the complaint, Albuquerque
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