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Jurisdiction Questioned In Sherman Dogs Case

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Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart, right, chats with Deputy Police Chief Jason Wardlow Herrera Wednesday as Public Safety Aide Robert Aragon looks on. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com 
 
Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados opted to maintain jurisdiction in a civil “dangerous dog” case Wednesday against Leslie Sherman of White Rock despite opinions from Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart and Sherman’s attorney Aaron Boland.

The case pertains to a March 29 incident in which Sherman’s

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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 24-29, 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 filed against them.
 
GARRETT ECKHART
Aug. 24 at 10:08 a.m. / Police arrested Garrett J. Eckhart, 36, of Los Alamos on a Magistrate Court Bench Warrant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DANIEL ARCHULETA
Aug. 24 at 3:27 p.m. / Police arrested Daniel Archuleta, 35, of Espanola on an outstanding Municipal Court Warrant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STEPHEN
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LAPD Conducts Taser Training

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Los Alamos Police Department Det. Joey Robinson, far left, assists Detention Center staff Tuesday during taser training. In order to be certified to use a taser, officers must first experience its effects. The trainee is guided to the ground as he falls. Trainees describe being shot as feeling ‘like you are being microwaved’ or ‘having a full-body Charlie Horse’. Command staff and fellow officers cheered the four trainees on at the training session Tuesday, having been through the not so pleasant experience themselves. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

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Charges Filed In Aggravated Assault Against Los Alamos Police Officer Case

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The scene on Arroyo Lane Friday where two men crashed a truck into two cars.  Courtesy photo
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com

Charges have been filed against two men arrested by the Los Alamos police shortly before 10 p.m. Friday after they fled from Smith’s Marketplace in a pick-up and allegedly attempted to run down LAPD Cpl. Robert Larsen. One shot was fired by police during the incident and the truck struck two cars and several mail boxes.

Joel Martin, 30, of Albuquerque and Stephen Montano, 22, of Grants, both had first appearances before Los Alamos Read More

Three Women Arrested On Drug Charges

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

Three women were arrested on drug-related charges early Saturday morning following a traffic stop of a white Cadillac at Smith’s Gas Station on Trinity Drive by Los Alamos Police Sgt. Andrew Goldie.

Goldie was traveling eastbound on Trinity Drive when he observed the vehicle slowing down in front of him, abruptly change lanes and turn onto Knecht Street. His report states that he pulled the car over in the parking lot of the gas station and made contact with Esperanza Bayless, 28, of Grants, who told him she was trying Read More

Attorney General Announces Former MDC Guard Enock Arvizo Convicted Of Assaulting Female Inmate

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Enock Arvizo
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Yesterday, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that former Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) guard Enock Arvizo was found guilty on two counts of assault against a female inmate in March of 2015.
 
The Office of the Attorney General presented evidence against Arvizo proving he took a female inmate in his custody and control to an unoccupied floor in the Bernalillo County District Court and attempted to kiss her twice while she was handcuffed and shackled. The defendant was charged with two counts of assault, and was found
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Bingham Challenges Judge; Signs Plea Agreement

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Dustin Bingham enters the First Judicial District Courtroom Monday afternoon for arraignment. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

First Judicial District Attorney Marco Serna, right, chats with Deputy District Attorney Michael Nunez Monday prior to the arraignment of Dustin Bingham. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

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

Dustin Bingham was remanded to custody and held without bond following his arraignment Monday before First Judicial District Judge T. Glenn Ellington on five charges involving Read More

Police Arrest Suspects Fleeing In Stolen Truck

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Police responded to a report of shoplifters fleeing Smith’s Marketplace at about 10 p.m. Friday in a stolen truck. An officer encountered the truck in a cul-de-sac off East Road near Arroyo Lane. Police Chief Dino Sgambellone told the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning that the officer, whose name is not being released at this time, exited the vehicle and walked toward the truck. The driver drove aggressively toward the officer who fired a shot. The truck hit some mail boxes and crashed into a parked vehicle. The four individuals inside the truck jumped out and fled the scene on foot. Police Read More

State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols Launch Across New Mexico Throughout September

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Don’t even think about drinking and driving. Courtesy photo

NMSP News:

SANTA FE – 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 September 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.

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Eckhart Jailed After 4th Probation Violation

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casado revoked conditions of release for Garrett Eckhart, 35, of Los Alamos in court Thursday following his fourth violation of pre-trial probation and ordered him to remain in custody until his preliminary hearing Sept. 5.

Judge Casados rendered her ruling just one day after District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer allowed Eckhart to remain on conditions of release after he tested positive for alcohol and tetrahydrocannabinol, an ingredient in marijuana, and ordered him to use a Sobrietor remote alcohol Read More