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Judge Dismisses Vicious Dog Charges Against Owner

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Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Jason Wardlow Herrera, right, chats with Animal Control Public Service Aides Robert Aragon and Alisha Lenderman following today’s hearing in Magistrate Court. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Witness Wendee Brunish leaves Magistrate Court today after testifying in support of the release of Leslie Sherman’s dogs. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Criminal charges of keeping a dog known to be vicious filed against Leslie Sherman were dismissed today in Los Alamos Magistrate Read More

State Police: Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols In May

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NMSP News:
 
New Mexico State Police will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols, and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of May 2017.
 
NMSP is bringing awareness to this, 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.
 
People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers
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LAFD Responds To Medical Emergency Near MVD

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Los Alamos Fire Department Station 6 responded to a medical emergency of an elderly man this afternoon outside the New Mexico Motor Vehicles Department on Central Avenue. Details are not being released at this time. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos Police Cmdr. Preston Ballew, left, and Cmdr. Oliver Morris assist Los Alamos Fire Department EMTs during a medical emergency this afternoon outside the New Mexico Department of Motor Vehicles on Central Avenue.  Photo by Maire O’Neill
 
Los Alamos Police Department officers assisted LAFD personnel
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Charges Dismissed Against Lee Weinland

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Lee Weinland

 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Almost four years to the day after being arrested for alleged criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13, the charges against Lee Weinland of Los Alamos have been dismissed by Assistant District Attorney Kent Wahlquist.

The dismissal without prejudice was filed April 28 in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe. Wahlquist declined to comment on the dismissal “due to the sensitive nature of the case”.

According to an incident/investigation report filed by former Los Alamos Police Det. Paige Early, she said that she Read More

Judge Grants Katcher Time To Obtain Public Defender

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Garrett Thayne Katcher

Staff Report

Garrett Thayne Katcher of Los Alamos appeared Thursday in Los Alamos Magistrate Court for a pre-trial hearing on a charge of aggravated battery against a household member.

At the beginning of the proceedings, his attorney, Public Defender Tyr Loranger told Judge Pat Casados his attorney-client relationship with Katcher had collapsed due to behavior exhibited by Katcher in the hallway prior to court. He asked to be removed from the case. Casados gave Katcher until May 22 to obtain a public defender and set a status hearing for May 25.

Katcher was arrested Read More

Local Man Charged With Forgery, Fraud

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Elijah Meason

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

A 28-year-old Los Alamos man has been charged with forgery and fraud after he allegedly took a check without the victim’s knowledge and used it to make a purchase at Smith’s Marketplace.

Elijah Meason was arrested April 21 by Los Alamos Police Department Det. Ryan Wolking following a recorded interview during which Meason allegedly admitted to the crimes.

According to police records, Cpl. David Boe met with Smith’s loss prevention manager and the victim April 24. The victim allegedly told Boe that Meason had told her he would pay her back when Read More

Local Woman Charged With Shoplifting

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Aleah Stahl

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Aleah Stahl, 36, of Los Alamos, has been charged with shoplifting, tampering with evidence and possession of a controlled substance following her arrest at Smith’s Marketplace April 12.

Stahl was allegedly observed by the store’s loss prevention manager selecting a phone charger and pencil case in the electronics aisle. Stahl then allegedly removed the charger from its plastic bag, took the inventory control tag off it and placed it in the pencil case.

In a statement made to Cpl. Ben Hinrichs, the loss prevention manager said she observed Stahl Read More

Los Alamos Sees Continued Decrease In Crime

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LAPD News:

Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone has released crime statistics for the first quarter of 2017, which were compiled by the Records Section of the Los Alamos Police Department.

Offenses reported as crime statistics are determined by the FBI Uniform Crime Report Program and are classified as crimes against persons (violent crime) and crimes against property. The offenses of murder (homicide), rape, robbery and aggravated assault make up the violent crime category.  

The offenses of arson, burglary, larceny, and auto theft make up the property crime category.  Both of Read More

Police Arrest Former Jailer Dustin J. Bingham

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Dustin J. Bingham

Staff Report

A former Los Alamos Police Department Detention Officer was arrested Wednesday and charged with eight counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor.

Dustin J. Bingham was arraigned before Judge Pat Casados today in Los Alamos Magistrate Court.

Bingham worked for LAPD from September 2012 to April 2015. He also served as a Santa Fe Sheriff’s Deputy from April 2015 until he resigned in February. The alleged crimes occurred between November 2015 and April 2017, several months after his employment at LAPD ended.

Bingham will remain incarcerated until a hearing in Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: April 26 To May 1, 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.​

CONCHA HERRERA 
April 26/Concha Herrera, 38, of Truchas was arrested on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

 

 

 

RYAN BARNES 
April 26/Ryan Barnes, 39, of Los Alamos was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

 

 

 

ELIJAH MEASON
April 27/Elijah Meason, 27, of Los Alamos was arrestedand charged with forgery Read More