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FBI: Two Plead Guilty To Armed Robbery Of Route 66 Casino Xpress In Laguna Pueblo

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Lorenzo Chavez, 25, and co-defendant James Montano, Jr., 23, both of Albuquerque, entered guilty pleas Feb. 23 in federal court to violating the Hobbs Act by robbing the Route 66 Casino Xpress Dec. 13, 2015 in Laguna Pueblo.
 
Chavez additionally entered a guilty plea to drug trafficking, Hobbs Act and firearms charges in a separate case.
 
Chavez, Montano and co-defendant Sara Ruiz, 39, of Grants, were charged in a three-count indictment filed June 30, 2016, with conspiracy to violate the Hobbs Act, violating the Hobbs Act by robbing the
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State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols Across New Mexico In March

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PUBLIC SAFETY News:

STATEWIDE — State Police are conducting Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during March.

We are 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 from crashing into our friends

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Espanola Police Rescue Taos Girl From Abductor

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Angelica Valdez has been found safe. Courtesy/TCSO

Staff Report

Espanola City Police have rescued 15-year-old Angelica Valdez and arrested her 21-year-old abductor Christian Orozoco.

The Taos County Sheriff’s Office reports that Saturday evening Orozco forced his way into a Penasco area home, held the girl’s grandparents at gunpoint and threatened to kill them. Deputies say Orozco then abducted Valdez and took off in a brown-colored car.

Christian Orozoco is in custody. Courtesy/TCSO

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AMBER ALERT: Taos County Sheriff’s Office

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Taos County Sheriffs Office is searching for Angelica Valdez, 15, who was abducted Saturday evening in Taos. Courtesy/TCSO
 
AMBERT ALERT News:
 
The Taos County Sheriffs Office was contacted Saturday at approximately 6:51 p.m., in reference to a child being abducted.
 
Christian Orozoco is wanted by TCSO for abducting a 15-year-old child. Courtesy/TCSO
 
A man suspected of being the abductor is Christian Orozoco. He is described as a 21-year-old hispanic, 6 feet 2 inches tall, 180 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, wearing blue jeans and a dark colored hooded jacket.
 
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Preventing Crime Through Voluntary Home Visits

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FIGHTCRIME.ORG News:

  • New Mexico report shows unique value of home visiting programs

ALBUQEURQUE — On behalf of the 70 New Mexico members of the national anti-crime organization, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden E. Eden, Jr., Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace and 13th Judicial District Attorney Lemuel Martinez have released a state-specific report, Preventing Crime Through Voluntary Home Visiting.

Joined by New Mexico Parents as Teachers, the law enforcement leaders discussed how voluntary home visiting helps reduce rates of child abuse and neglect, Read More

Judge Sentences Christopher Davis Of White Rock

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Christopher W. Davis

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

First Judicial District Court Judge Mary L. Marlowe Sommer accepted a plea agreement Feb. 17 for Christopher Davis of White Rock on charges of sexual offenses against minors.

Davis, 25, was arrested Jan. 26 by Los Alamos police on an outstanding warrant from the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General involving charges of alleged sexual offenses against children in two states.

The plea agreement lists charges against Davis as follows:

  • Counts 1, 2, 3, and 4: Criminal sexual penetration of a minor child, 13-16;
  • Count 5:
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Los Alamos Police Offer Reward For Bealls Break-In

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Bealls Manager Valerie De Mello shows damage to the front window from a break-in early Monday morning at the store. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Burglar shatters glass early Monday morning to gain access inside Bealls in Mari-Mac Shopping Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos Police Department Investigative Unit is offering $250 for any information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects involved in a break-in early Monday morning at Bealls Department Store in Mari-Mac Shopping Center.

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Former Supervisor At Laguna Pueblo Superette Pleads Guilty To Federal Embezzlement Charge

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The former supervisor at the Laguna Pueblo Superette, pled guilty Feb. 7 in federal court in Albuquerque to embezzling funds from the Pueblo of Laguna.
 
Marshall J. Cheromiah, 32, of Mesita was charged in an indictment filed Nov. 5, 2015, with embezzling approximately $48,953.47 from the Pueblo of Laguna. According to the indictment, Cheromiah was working as an employee or agent of an Indian Tribal Organization when he committed the crime between July 2013 and Oct. 2014, in Cibola County.
 
During court proceedings, Cheromiah pled guilty
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 1 To Feb. 14, 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.
 
VALENTINE OROZCO-ALMANZA
 
Feb. 1 at 1:34 p.m. / Police arrested Valentine Orozco-Almanza, 30, of Espanola on San Ildefonso Road on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.
 
 
 
 
 
BYRON HENDERSON
 
Feb. 3 at 12:28 p.m. / Police arrested Byron Henderson, 49, of Los Alamos at Diamond Drive and Range Road and charged him with possession
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Carlsbad Bank Robbers Still Sought Three Years Later

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FBI News:
 
The FBI and Carlsbad Police Department are still looking for an unidentified man and woman who robbed a Carlsbad bank three years ago.
 
Feb. 7, 2014, at approximately 2:40 p.m., two suspects robbed the Western Commerce Bank at 3310 National Parks Highway in Carlsbad.
 
The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of these suspects.
 
Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call the FBI at 505.889.1300.
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