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News Alert: Water Line Break Impacts East Jemez Road

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A water line break has impacted the roadway on East Jemez near the Los Alamos Transit Mix station. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

A water line break has impacted the roadway on East Jemez near the Los Alamos Transit Mix station. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

UPDATE: The break in the eight-inch line was discovered after water was observed on the roadway this morning. Due to nearby power, water and gas lines, Los Alamos National Laboratory workers are reportedly unable to use a backhoe to excavate the pipe and most of the work will be done manually for the safety of Read More

FBI: Roswell Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Federal Drug Trafficking Conviction

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Joseph Ray Mendiola, 36, of Roswell, was sentenced in Federal Court in Las Cruces, to 144 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking charges. Mendiola was also ordered to forfeit 14 firearms and ammunition.
 
Mendiola, whose prior criminal history includes two prior methamphetamine trafficking convictions and a conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, was prosecuted as part of a federal anti-violence initiative that targets “the worst
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State Police Receives Third Re-Accreditation From Commission On Accreditation For Law Enforcement Agencies

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NMSP News:
 
The New Mexico State Police is proud to announce our third re-accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). 
 
CALEA was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority for law enforcement agencies and serves to develop standards for public safety agencies and administer complementary accreditation processes.
 
The New Mexico State Police is committed to pursuing methods of improving our performance and service to the citizens of New Mexico. We strive to continue being a leader in the New Mexico law enforcement
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Elijah Meason Placed On Probation

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Elijah Meason

 

Staff Report

Elijah Meason, 27, of Los Alamos pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized use or theft of the card of another and two counts of forgery July 17 in First Judicial District Court before Judge T. Glenn Ellington.

Meason was granted a conditional discharge, placed on three years of supervised probation and ordered to pay restitution of $839.58 to the victim. He is allowed no contact with the victim and is required to complete the Drug Court program.

The sentence is the result of a global plea agreement reached with Assistant District Attorney Kent Wahlquist. Judge Read More

New Mexico Unveils Nation’s ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ High-Tech Enhancement Of Emergency Response Network

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Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez joined AT&T New Mexico President Jerry Fuentes and FirstNet CEO Mike Poth to unveil a dramatic high-tech enhancement to the first responder communication network throughout the state – a first-of-its-kind undertaking in the nation.

AT&T in partnership with FirstNet will build, operate and maintain a highly secure wireless broadband communications network for New Mexico’s emergency response network at no cost for the next 25 years.

“We have to keep doing more to keep our communities safe,” Martinez said. “I Read More

FBI: Convicted Sex Offender From Albuquerque Sentenced To Ten Years For Child Pornography

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Randal Gordon Paul, 48, of Albuquerque, was sentenced July 25 in federal court to 120 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for his conviction on a federal child pornography charge.
 
Paul also was ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution to victims of Paul’s criminal conduct. Paul will be required to register as a sex offender when he completes his prison sentence.
 
Paul was arrested Dec. 2, 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him with possessing and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit
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State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In August

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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 August 2017.
 
We are 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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Chiefs Voice Support For Battle Of Badges Blood Drive

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

 

In a joint statement today, Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone and Fire Chief Troy Hughes encouraged the community to support the 2nd Annual Battle of the Badges blood drive.

The drive is at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall, 3700 Canyon Road in Los Alamos:

  • Noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3; and
  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4.

“Personnel from our two departments will attend the event and donate blood which will be used to save the lives of patients at medical facilities throughout our area,” the statement Read More

County To Conduct Functional Exercise Thursday

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County’s law enforcement, first responders, emergency management, as well as various County departments will participate Thursday, Aug. 3 in a functional emergency exercise. Developed by the Department of Public Utilities, the exercise simulates a threat to the Los Alamos Canyon Dam.

The exercise will test the viability of the County’s Emergency Operations Plan and the Emergency Action Plan for the Los Alamos Canyon Dam.  Additionally, the exercise will test the County’s ability to stand up a local emergency operation center at the police station and joint Read More

Los Alamos Man Faces Assault And Battery Charges

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Lloyd Trujillo

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

Lloyd Trujillo, 48, of Los Alamos was arrested July 21 and charged with battery upon a police officer, assault against a household member, operation of a vehicle on approach of an emergency vehicle and two counts of resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.

Los Alamos Police Sgt. Brent Hudspeth was dispatched to the LAPD lobby to meet with a woman who was having a dispute with Trujillo, her ex-husband. The woman told Hudspeth she was dancing with a male friend at a concert at Ashley Pond Park when Read More