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Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 20 – July 26, 2016

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.

NICHOLAS ROYBAL‑MARTINEZ

July 20 at 3:15 p.m. / Police arrested Nicholas Roybal-Martinez, 22, of Medanales at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

 

 

JEREMIAH DYSON

July 20 at 3:39 p.m. / Police arrested Jeremiah Dyson, 41, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

 

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BOLO For Aging Terrorists

HSNW News:

Dutch police detectives are on the lookout (BOLO) for three aging German far-left militants who have disappeared decades ago but who have emerged as the main suspects in a series of recent heists.

Ernst-Volker Staub, 61, Burkhard Garweg, 47, and Daniela Klette, 57, are former members of the violent Red Army Faction (RAF) — also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang — a German militant group, which terrorized Germany (then: West Germany) in the 1970s and 1980s with a campaign of bombings, arson, kidnappings and killings.

DutchNews reports that the Dutch and German police Read More

State Police Announce Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols

STATE POLICE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico State Police will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during August 2016.

State Police are bringing awareness to this endeavor, 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 Read More

Alert: Temporary Glitch In 911 Phone Lines At Los Alamos Police Department’s Dispatch Center

UPDATE: LAPD’s Dispatch Center 911 phone lines are now working properly again.

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department’s Dispatch Center is reporting that its 911 phone lines are not operating properly.

Phone calls coming in on 911 are forwarding to Santa Fe’s police dispatch center as an interim solution, and Santa Fe dispatch is then working the calls made to 911 back to LAPD dispatch using cell phones to relay information.

Phone technicians are on their way to the Dispatch Center to try and resolve the issue and Century Link is also investigating the phone line. Radio transmissions Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 14 – July 19, 2016

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.

KAYLA GOMEZ

July 14 at 11:25 a.m. / Police arrested Kayla Gomez, 29, of Santa Fe at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

 

 

CHANTELLE CHAVEZ

July 18 at 9:09 p.m. / Police arrested Chantelle Chavez, 26, of Santa Fe at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.

July 13 at 3:14 p.m. / Police arrested Francisco Palomino, 25, of Espanola Read More

Robbers Ruin Jemez Camping Trip

Robbers break the window of two cars parked near the highway during a camping trip over the weekend in the Jemez. Courtesy photo
 
After breaking the windows of two vehicles parked Sunday near the highway in the Jemez, robbers steal a variety of items from inside. Courtesy photo
 
By CANDE ENRIQUEZ
Los Alamos

Last Sunday at about 3 p.m., some relatives and I went camping in the Jemez Mountains and after packing up we headed to the San Antonio water springs in the area. Because the road gets kind of rough going there, we left three of our vehicles close to the highway by the entrance of the springs Read More

Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone Releases Second Quarter Crime Statistics

LAPD News:

Los Alamos Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone has released crime statistics for the second quarter 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), 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 these Read More