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Armed Robbery Suspect Lane M. Reed Faces Additional Charges Following Multiple Jurisdiction Crime Spree

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NMSP News:
 
SANDOVAL COUNTY ― Tuesday, July 25, New Mexico State Police arrested Lane M. Reed, 23, of Killeen, Texas for multiple charges after he led officers on an approximate 25 mile pursuit, during which Lane fired gunshots at officers at least three separate times.
 
The incident began around 8:30 a.m. when New Mexico State Police officers were dispatched to an armed robbery call at the Pecos River Station, a gas station and convenience store located on Interstate 25 at mile marker 319 in San Miguel County.
 
Officers received information that a male subject
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Large Boulder Damages Car On Truck Route

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Los Alamos police temporarily closed the Truck Route to traffic Saturday night after a large boulder fell onto the roadway just east of the LANSCE facility. A passing car collided with the boulder, damaging the car, which had to be towed from the scene. The driver was not injured. Los Alamos Police Sgt. Brent Hudspeth explained that LAFD tied a rope around the boulder and towed it off the roadway. The Truck Route reopened at about 10:45 p.m. to traffic. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

LAFD sprays water on the Truck Route to clear rubble left when a car colliding with a boulder on the roadway. Read More

County Council Tables Sheriff’s Office Resolution, Considers Appointing Charter Review Committee

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Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero speaks with County Council during its special meeting Wednesday night. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

A line of Los Alamos County residents wait their turn Wednesday night in Council Chambers to give feedback on the proposed resolution to restore the duties of the Sheriff’s Office. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post 

kirsten@ladailypost.com

 

After engaging in a lengthy discussion and hearing an abundance of comments from the public, the County Council Read More

FBI: Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Robbery Of Pizza Delivery Person

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Xavior Akina, 20, of Albuquerque entered a guilty plea in Federal Court to violating the Hobbs Act by robbing a pizza delivery person March 7, 2016.
 
Akina was charged in a three-count indictment filed May 10, 2016, with violating the Hobbs Act March 6, 2016, by robbing a Domino’s Pizza employee at gunpoint, and March 7, 2016, by robbing a Papa John’s Pizza employee at gunpoint, and violating the firearms laws by brandishing a firearm during those crimes of violence. According to the indictment, Akina committed the offenses in Bernalillo
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FBI: Las Cruces Man Sentenced To Almost Seven Years For Assaulting Federal Law Enforcement Officers

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Richard Ruiz Leyva, 37, of Las Cruces, was sentenced July 18 in federal court to 82 months in prison for assaulting federal law enforcement officers.
 
Leyva will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
 
Leyva was arrested in August 2016, and charged by a criminal complaint with assaulting and resisting local law enforcement officers who were federally commissioned by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). According to the complaint, Leyva assaulted the officers by using his vehicle
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 19-24, 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.​

 

RYAN A. ROLLER

July 19 at 12:43 p.m. / Police arrested Ryan A. Roller, 34, of Los Alamos and charged him with battery against a household member, battery and false imprisonment.

 

 

 

 

ASHLEY B. LOPEZ

July 20 at 4:12 p.m. / Police arrested Ashley B. Lopez, 20, of Alcalde and charged her with possession of marijuana, offenses related to driving Read More

Update II: New Mexico State Police Investigate Santa Fe PD Officer-Involved Shooting

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NMSP News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was asked to investigate a Santa Fe Police Department officer-involved shooting incident, which occurred around 11 a.m. July 19, at an apartment complex at 2218 Miguel Chavez St. in Santa Fe. 
 
Around 9 a.m. July 19, Santa Fe Police Department officers were called to the apartment complex for a report of criminal damage to property and criminal trespass in one of the apartments. The tenant of that apartment, Anthony Benavidez, 24, was evicted the
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UPDATE: LAPD Dispatch Phones Back In Service

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department Dispatch telephones (non-emergency number 505.662.8222) are back in service.

The pnoes were temporarily unavailable for about 30 minutes this morning while the phone system was moved over to a new UPS as part of a system upgrade.

An alternate phone number was available while the system was upgrading.

 

 

 

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LAPD Dispatch Non-emergency Phones Are Temporarily Unavailable During System Upgrade

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UPDATE: Dispatch phones are back service.

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department Dispatch telephones (non-emergency number 505.662.8222) are temporarily unavailable while the phone system is moved over to a new UPS as part of a system upgrade.

Residents can call 505.412.2172 in the interim to reach Dispatch.

Phone service should be restored in approximately 30 minutes. Radios in Dispatch are not impacted. Read More

Joseph Allen Lovato Sentenced For Third DWI

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Joseph Allen Lovato

Staff Report 

Joseph Allen Lovato, 33, of Los Alamos was found guilty of driving under the influence – third offense, July 17 in First Judicial Court in Santa Fe pursuant to a global and repeat offender plea agreement.

Lovato was arrested by Los Alamos Police Cpl. David Boe July 4 following a traffic stop. He also was charged with speeding (21-25 miles over) and driving on a revoked or suspended license. Those charges were dismissed under the plea agreement.

Lovato was convicted of driving under the influence in 2003 in Dona Ana County and another DWI charge as well as a felony Read More