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NMSP: Positive Identification Made For Missing Hiker Paris Shane Wallace

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NMSP News:
  • The Office of the Medical Investigator has confirmed and positively identified the body recovered in the below search and rescue mission as that of Paris Shane Wallace.
 
On the evening of Wednesday, June 14, 2017, New Mexico State Police officers were contacted by Mitzi Wallace of Clifton, Colorado, who wanted to report her husband was missing. Mrs. Wallace stated her husband, Paris Shane Wallace, 52, had gone hiking in the Espanola/Taos, NM area. Her last contact with him was the day prior, June 13, 2017, around 11:30 a.m. Mrs. Wallace stated she
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NMSP/Local Agencies Conduct Warrant Round Up For Absconders From Justice

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NMSP News:
 
The New Mexico State Police in conjunction with local and federal agencies continually conduct warrant round-ups for absconders from justice.
 
June 30, the NMSP Santa Fe Uniform Bureau, along with the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office and New Mexico Adult Probation and Parole conducted a warrant round-up.

Four persons were located and arrested:

  • Mark Ramirez for Criminal Sexual Penetration, Second Degree;
  • Melinda Montoya for a DWI Probation violation;
  • Elmer Ornelas for burglary and failure to comply with child support requirements; and
  • Gabe Pacheco for traffic
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Judge Revokes Probation For Crystal Padilla

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Crystal Padilla

Staff Report

Crystal Padilla, 34, of Santa Fe will remain incarcerated until Oct. 19 after her fourth violation of her probation. Padilla entered into a plea bargain in October 2016 and was found guilty of attempting to commit a felony by unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.

Probation Officer Linda Pena told Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados June 29 that Padilla’s most recent violation involved being found overdosing by her son on a bathroom floor. Padilla ended up being hospitalized for several days. Pena said Padilla had several opportunities for outpatient treatment Read More

Traffic Stop Yields Meth Arrest

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Hazel Bucholz

Staff Report

Hazel Bucholz, 18, of Jemez was arrested June 20 and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of a drug paraphernalia.

Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jemuel Montoya was dispatched to a report of a juvenile driver that was under the influence of drugs. Montoya’s incident report says he encountered the vehicle headed southbound on West Jemez Road, engaged his emergency lights and performed a traffic stop.

The driver of the truck was placed under arrest and the other occupants were asked to exit the vehicle so that it could be returned to its owner. Read More

Possible Drowning At Cochiti Lake

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NMSP News:
 
COCHITI LAKE/SANDOVAL COUNTY — The New Mexico State Police were asked to assist with a possible drowning victim Saturday at Cochiti Lake, just south of Santa Fe. The subject is believed to be a 34-year-old male from Albuquerque.
 
At approximately 6:30 p.m., the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the NMSP Dive Team to locate the victim within the lake. Once officers arrived on scene and met with all agencies involved it was determined that the New Mexico State Police would take over the operation.
 
The New Mexico State
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Operation Spring Cleaning’s Allen Houle Bound Over On All Seven Charges

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Allen Houle leaves Los Alamos Magistrate Court Thursday followed by his attorney Sam Ruyle. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Allan L. Houle of Los Alamos was bound over Thursday to First Judicial Court on two second degree felony counts of possession of a controlled substance and five misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Houle was one of seven people arrested in March during Operation Spring Cleaning, a drug sweep conducted by the Los Alamos Police Department. Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados bound Read More

Los Alamos Husband And Wife Arrested And Jailed

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Elijah Meason is handcuffed by Cpl. Jay Eakins Thursday outside the Los Alamos Justice Center on an arrest warrant requested by Det. Ryan Wolking, left. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Police Sgt. Tim Lonz escorts Aleah Stahl of Los Alamos Thursday from Magistrate Court. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
 

A Los Alamos husband and wife were taken into custody by Los Alamos Police in separate cases Thursday at Los Alamos Magistrate Court.

Elijah Meason was arrested on new charges on his arrival Read More

LAPD Nabs Fugitive

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Staff Report

Police arrested a fugitive from justice from Kalamazoo, Mich. Thursday morning in Los Alamos. Ericks Alfons Hausmanis is wanted in Michigan on a felony charge of failure to pay child support and desertion/abandonment/nonsupport.

A statement of probable cause filed in Los Alamos Court by Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jaime Gonzales states that he was called to the Smith’s Gas Station when Cmdr. Preston Ballew requested a second unit on the scene. Ballew reportedly knew Hausmanis from prior contact and was aware that he had a warrant from Michigan.

Hausmanis was transported to Read More

Patrick Barela Arrested For Possession Of Three Grams Of Marijuana

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Patrick I. Barela

Staff Report

Los Alamos Police arrested Patrick I. Barela, 21, of Truchas June 22 and charged him with distribution/possession with the intent to distribute three grams of marijuana, first offense.

A request for a search warrant filed by Los Alamos Police Det. Ryan Wolking June 15 alleges that he set up a controlled purchase of marijuana from Barela in April. The request states that in texts between  Barela and a confidential informant, Barela referenced a “dub”, which Wolking said in his experience refers to $20 worth of narcotics, specifically marijuana. The Read More

State Police Investigation Into Prison Narcotics Smuggling Leads To Arrest Of John Aragon

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NMSP News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The New Mexico Department of Corrections contacted the New Mexico State Police to investigate allegations that an employee was illegally taking narcotics into the State Prison facility in Santa Fe in return for financial compensation from outside sources.
 
The employee was a corrections officer identified as John Aragon, 60, of Albuquerque.
 
Aragon was allegedly responsible for transporting narcotics inside the facility and passing the narcotics on to inmates. An investigation was initiated by State Police and members of the Region
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