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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Nov. 6 to Nov. 12, 2014

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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.

NICOLE WHITE‑CHAPMAN

Nov. 6 at 10:09 a.m. / Police arrested Nicole White-Chapman, 31, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged her with possession of a controlled substance.

 

NEVEN FARQUHAR

Nov. 6 at 10:31 a.m. / Police arrested Neven Farquhar, 19, of Los Alamos on West Road and charged him with driving on a suspended or revoked license.

Nov. 7 at 9 a.m. / Police charged a 15-year-old Read More

Taos Man Charged With Trafficking Controlled Substance

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NMSP News:

New Mexico State Police officers were sent to assist New Mexico State Probation and Parole officers Nov. 7 at a residence on Camino De Albino in Taos County.

State Police were informed that the officers where conducting a home visit at Daniel Herrera Jr.’s residence. During the visit, the officers and New Mexico State Police officers found items consistent with the trafficking of suspected cocaine and heroin; including scales, records, drug sale ledgers, cell phones, U.S. currency, a digital recorder and various other Items. 

Daniel Herrera Jr., 41, was arrested on Read More

Police Release More Details On Monday’s Fatal Crash

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The 22-year-old driver of this 18-wheeler died after the truck left the roadway on N.M. 4 Monday and rolled over several times. Courtesy photo

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department reports that the driver and only occupant of the 18-wheeler involved in Monday’s fatal crash on N.M. 4 is Garrick Frank, 22, of Fort Wingate, N.M.

Frank was pronounced dead at the scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator. It has been determined during the course of the investigation that his 18-wheeler was the only vehicle involved in the crash.

LAPD Commander Preston Ballew explained in a Read More

Victim Of Crash Today On N.M. 4 Has Died

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An 18-wheeler involved in a single vehicle accident this morning on N.M. 4 near the Valles Caldera has died. Responders at the scene said the driver’s rig left the roadway and rolled over several times. The cause remains under investigation. Courtesy photo

News Alert:

The driver of an 18-wheeler involved in a single vehicle accident this morning on N.M. 4 near the Sandoval County line has died.

Emergency responders at the scene said the rig left the roadway and rolled over several times. The identity of the driver has not been released. There were no passengers.

The N.M. 4 back gate to Jemez Read More

Update: N.M. 4 Remains Closed At Back Gate And Eastbound Near Valles Caldera

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News Alert:

The County issued an update on this morning’s single commercial vehicle accident, however there is still no report on the condition of the driver involved in the crash.

The N.M. 4 back gate to Jemez Springs remains closed westbound and N.M. 4 eastbound near the Valles Caldera is closed. The N.M. 4 back gate east to Bandelier is open.

The accident is under investigation so the roadway will remain closed a while longer. Read More

Breaking News: Wreck Shuts Down N.M. 4

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LAPD News:

A commercial vehicle crashed this morning on N.M. 4 a mile or two past the hairpin turn going west and nearing the Sandoval County line at mile markers 47-48.

Los Alamos Police Commander Preston Ballew told the Los Alamos Daily Post moments ago that N.M. 4 is now shut down along that stretch in both directions until further notice.

The condition of the driver involved in this single commercial vehicle accident is unknown at this time, Ballew said, adding that the Los Alamos Police Department, Los Alamos Fire Department, Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department, Bandelier and New Read More

Los Alamos Widower Agrees With Probation For Steven Fode Saying It’s What His Wife Would Have Wanted

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Steven Fode

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Widower Ed Lang told the Los Alamos Daily Post today that his wife would not have wanted to see the young man serve jail time who was charged in her death.

“When the district attorney brought us in and read us this plea agreement in September, I agreed because Emily would not want to see this kid go to jail … everyone who knew Emily would know that she would have felt it served no useful purpose,” Lang said.

Steven Fode, 25, of Santa Fe was driving his truck on Main Street in Central Park Square July 16 when he realized he could not Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 25 to Nov. 5, 2014

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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.

Oct. 25 at 6:51 p.m. / A 71-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she is the victim of larceny on Camino Mora. The estimated loss is less than $20,000.

GILBERT MAESTAS

Nov. 2 at 10:14 p.m. / Police arrested Gilbert Maestas, 32, of Santa Cruz near Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 and charged him with driving with a suspended or revoked license.

Nov. 2 at 11:32 p.m. / Police arrested David Hernandez, Read More

Los Alamos Police Sgt. Daniel Roberts Selected Commander Of Army National Guard 1209th ASMC

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Capt. Daniel Roberts, left, of Los Alamos in front of 1209th ASMC with 1SG Bowyer. Photo by L&L productions

Capt. Daniel Roberts of Los Alamos with his wife Kim Roberts and grandfather Merle Roberts, a WWII Navy veteran. Photo by L&L productions

COMMUNITY News:

Daniel Roberts, a sergeant with the Los Alamos Police Department, has served 12 years with the United States Army and holds the rank of captain. At a Change of Command Ceremony Sunday, Nov. 2 in Albuquerque, Roberts became Commander of the Army National Guard 1209th ASCM (Area Support Medical Company).

The 1209thASMC is made up Read More