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Former ACT Driver Slated For Arraignment Friday

Joseph Dimas faces charges of child solicitation. Courtesy/LAPD
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

A former driver for Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit is scheduled for arraignment Friday before Judge Mary L. Marlowe Sommers in First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe. 

Joseph Dimas, 31, faces charges of child solicitation by electronic communication device (child aged 13 to 16) and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was arrested in October 2016 and on Jan. 26 bound over to District Court.

According to the statement of probable cause filed in Read More

Judge Denies Release To Man Accused Of Taking Deadly Weapon Into Los Alamos County Detention Center

Jeremiah Colson awaits his status hearing Monday in District Court in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

A man accused of taking a deadly weapon into the Los Alamos County Detention Center Dec. 29, was denied release Monday in First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe.

Jeremiah Colson, 36, of Albuquerque had been conditionally released on bond in November pending the outcome of a drug trafficking charge from July 2016 in Los Alamos. He was arrested Dec. 27 in Rio Arriba County on charges of trafficking of a controlled Read More

Judge Orders Convicted Drug Trafficker Joshua Krepps Of Los Alamos To Spend Three Years In Prison

Convicted drug trafficker Joshua Krepps listens to testimony by LAPD Cmdr. Oliver Morris prior to his sentencing Monday in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
LAPD Cmdr. Oliver Morris and Assistant District Attorney Johnn Osborn in district court Monday in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos
  • Local ‘One-man Crime Wave’ Gets Three Years In Prison

He said his concern is for LAPD officers responding to his residence, to the victims of these calls, and that having officers Read More

UPDATE: 1-25 Crash … Traffic Being Diverted Onto Frontage Road At La Cienega Exit

UPDATE: Sheriff’s deputies have reopened north and south bound lanes of I-25. Use caution traveling in the La Cienega area of 1-25.

News Alert:

There is a motor vehicle crach on 1-25. Traffic is being diverted onto the frontage road at the La Cienega exit. All 1-25 lanes are closed.

Motorists need to be aware that traffic is moving slowly, so please use caution. An update will be provided when the accident has been cleared from the road way.

As the evening traffic commute begins, expect higher traffic volume. Please use caution. Expect some delay in the vicinity surrounding this accident. Read More

White Rock Man Sentenced In District Court

First Judicial District Court Judge T. Glenn Ellington hears sentencing recommendations Monday for Anthony Lambson of White Rock from Assistant DA Kent Wahlquist, left, and Defense Attorney Tyr Loranger in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

SANTA FE —  A 21-year-old White Rock man was sentenced this week in the First Judicial District Court in Santa for trafficking of a controlled substance. Anthony Dakota Lambson was arrested in June 2016 after allegedly supplying heroin to two minors, one whom was Read More

AG Addresses Legislature With Officers, Prosecutors, Victims & Service Providers For Law Enforcement Day

STATE News:

  • Federal, state and local law enforcement will gather in the House Chamber for the Attorney General’s address

SANTA FE – Attorney General Hector Balderas will deliver a joint address this morning in the House Chambers to the New Mexico Legislature for Law Enforcement Day, and will be joined by officers, prosecutors, victims and service providers from around the state.

The topic of the Attorney General’s address is Law Enforcement in New Mexico: Coming Together to Prevent Crime in Our Communities.

Law enforcement officers set to attend include, prosecutors, victims, service providers, Read More

FBI: White Rock Bank Robber Still Being Sought

FBI News:

The FBI and Los Alamos Police Department want to remind the public they are still looking for an unidentified woman who robbed a White Rock bank four years ago.

At approximately 1:30 p.m., Feb. 5, 2013, an unknown adult female robbed Los Alamos National Bank at 77 Rover Blvd. in White Rock.

The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this suspect. Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call the FBI at 505.889.1300. Read More

Christopher Davis Of White Rock Back In Jail Facing Charges Of Violating Terms Of His Release

Christopher W. Davis
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

A 25-year-old White Rock man facing charges in two states involving alleged sexual offenses against children is in custody at the Los Alamos County Detention Center. Police arrested Christopher W. Davis Jan. 26 on an outstanding warrant from the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General. A cash bond of $50,000 has been set.

A motion filed by Assistant Attorney General Anthony W. Long in the First Judicial District Court claims that Davis violated the terms of his release and asks the court to revoke those conditions, which Read More

Chief Sgambellone Releases Crime Statistics For 2016

Los Alamos Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone

 LAPD News:

Today, Los Alamos Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone released calls for service and crime statistics for the 12 months of 2016, 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), manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault make up the violent crime category. The offenses of arson, Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2017

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

VINCENT PAUL

Jan. 25 at 3:17 p.m. / Police arrested Vincent Paul, 44, of Los Alamos near Deer Trail and North Mesa Road and charge him with aggravated DWI.

 

 

 

TILLIE TRUJILLO

Jan. 26 at 11:05 a.m. / Police arrested Tillie Trujillo, 38, of Espanola on 20th Street and charged her with driving on a revoked or suspended license.

 

 

 

LOUISA ARCHULETA‑TRUJILLO Read More