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Los Alamos Cops & Firefighters Dive Against Cancer

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A youngster sends Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone into the drink Friday during Relay for Life at Ashley Pond Park. The Los Alamos Police and Fire Deparments were taking dunks to raise funds to fight cancer. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
 
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone hits bottom for a worthy cause. Photo by Kateri Morris
 
Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider is on his way down. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
 
Former Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy tries to take down Fire Chief Troy Hughes Friday at the dunking tank. Photo by Kateri Morris
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Former New Mexico Airlines President Gabriel Kimbrell Charged With Grand Theft And Scheme To Defraud

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Former New Mexico Airlines President Gabriel Kimbrell. Photo/Personal Profile Page

Staff Report

Police in Miami have arrested former New Mexico Airlines President Gabriel Kimbrell and charged him with grand theft and organized scheme to defraud.

According to court documents, Kimbrell used his corporate credit card, which belonged to the airline’s parent company Pacific Wings, to make $22,791 in fraudulent purchases between January 2014 and January 2015.

Los Alamos County severed ties with New Mexico Airlines in January. New Mexico Airlines began canceling flights last November, Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 23 To Aug. 19, 2015

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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.

July 23 at 4:05 p.m. / A 14-year-old Los Alamos girl reported being the victim of sexual contact by force on Trinity Drive. The matter is under investigation.

JAYNE SIZEMORE

Aug. 13 at 13:30 a.m. / Police arrested Jayne Sizemore, 50, F, of Los Alamos at 2373 Trinity Dr., and charged her with possession of marijuana of more than an ounce.

 

 

SHANE PERKINS

Aug. 13 at 9:15 p.m. / Read More

Chamber Breakfast Examines Employee Theft

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CHAMBER News:

  • One out of every 30 retail workers has been arrested for workplace theft

The Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Breakfast Aug. 25 at which Los Alamos Police Cmdr. Oliver Morris will discuss ways to prevent employee theft and fraud.

The Rosebud Café is catering the 7:30 a.m. breakfast at UNM-LA in Building 2, room 230.

Employee theft and fraud costs businesses more than $3.5 trillion worldwide. The typical organization loses 7 percent of its annual revenues to employee fraud, according to a report from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). And, the National Retail Federation Read More

LAPD Provides Tips For Parents To Help Ensure Children’s Safety To And From School

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LAPD News:

Earlier this week three elementary students in Los Alamos were reported missing after school. All were located and united with their parents.

The Los Alamos Police Department is encouraging parents to ensure their children’s safety to and from school.

LAPD recommends that if their children are using the Atomic City Buses for school transportation, that the parents ride with their children on the bus for a couple of days to ensure the kids know where to get on and off the buses and which buses to transfer to. 

This is very important for new time riders to the Atomic City Bus system, Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 6 To Aug. 12, 2015

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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.

JEFFREY ASLIN

Aug. 12 at 1:20 p.m. / Police arrested Jeffrey Aslin, 47, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

 

 

DANIEL CARDENAS

Aug. 8 at 9:33 p.m. / Police arrested Daniel Cardenas, 46, of Los Alamos at 945 Can Ildefonso Road on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.

 

 

 

JURGEN SCHMIDT

Aug. 6 at 1 a.m. / Police Read More

Crash On Central Blamed On Morning Sunshine

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Both drivers involved in a crash shortly before 8 a.m. this morning told police they were impaired by the bright sun as they drove near the newly named Atomic City Hotel on Central Avenue. The driver of the pickup sustained just minor injuries despite the substantial damage to his small truck that collided with a caterpillar tractor. Police told the Los Alamos Daily Post that after inspecting the crash site, neither driver was issued a traffic citation. Photo by Greg Kendall Read More

School Begins Thursday And Los Alamos Police Remind Motorists To Be Careful

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department wants to remind motorists to slow down, drive safely, and drive defensively as the school year begins this week. 

Los Alamos Police officers will be providing extra patrols in school zones to ensure safety around each school. 

“During this transition time back to school, motorists’ summer routine is changed and parents may be chauffeuring their kids to school for the first time or to a new school. When our routine is changed it can add to the hazards that motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists all ready face every day,” Cmdr. Oliver Morris Read More