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Los Alamos Pedestrian Hit By Truck Has Died

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Emily Mares-Lang

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Emily Mares-Lang, 73, of Los Alamos died Monday evening after being struck by a truck July 16 near the Los Alamos Post Office.

She had remained in critical condition at CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center since being hit while walking in the crosswalk on Main Street.

“The world will miss a beautiful person … that’s for sure,” Ed Lang said today, adding that arrangements are pending.

He said that he and Mares-Lang would have been married 24 years in September.

Mares-Lang was employed the last eight years Read More

Los Alamos Police Chief Releases Department’s 1st & 2nd Quarter Crime Statistics

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Chief Dino Sgambellone

LAPD News:

Today, Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone released crime statistics for the first and second quarter of 2014, which were compiled by the Records Division 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 (property crime).

Both of these categories are referred to as Part I Offenses or Crimes. Violent crime is comprised of murder (homicide), rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property Read More

Woman Winds Up In Ditch On Main Hill Road

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Los Alamos police responded to the scene of a young woman driving a Lexus sedan down the Main Hill Road about 9 p.m. Sunday in rainy conditions who wound up in a ditch. The woman told witnesses at the scene that she hit her head on her steering wheel but did not lose consciousness. Police closed down the east bound lane for a short period of time while they pulled the woman’s vehicle out of the ditch. Rain causes roads to become extremely slippery and officials caution drivers to lower their speed. Photo by Merry McIntyre Read More

Los Alamos Police Host Promotion Ceremony

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Members of the Los Alamos Police Department hosted a ceremony Thursday in Magistrate Court at the Justice Center in which two officers, a public service aide and a detention officer received promotions. From left, newly promoted PSA Supervisor Robert Aragon, Sgt. Daniel Roberts, Sgt. Chris Ross, Detention Supervisor Hilario ‘Eli’  Salinas, officiating Judge Pat Casados, Police Chief Dino Sgambellone and PSA Jacinta Lestone. After receiving the oath of office and new badges, the group and their family members attended a special reception next door at the Police Station. Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 10 to July 16, 2014

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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 10 at 11:59 a.m. / A 53-year-old Santa Fe man reported that he was a victim of fraud on Trinity Drive. The estimated loss is less than $2,500. 

RICKIE BURRELL

July 10 at 4:01 p.m. / Police arrested Rickie Burrell, 28, of Los Alamos at 650 San Ildefonso Road on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

 

GEORGE BARELA

July 10 at 3:04 p.m. / Police arrested George Barela, 46, Read More

Driver Runs Into Woman Walking Near Central Avenue

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LAPD News:

Police arrested a male driver after he ran into a pedestrian on Main Street near Central Avenue near noon today.

Commander Preston Ballew told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the driver ran into an elderly woman who was walking at the crosswalk. She has been transported to Los Alamos Medical Center and the extent of her injuries are unknown at this time.

The area is sectioned off with police tape while an investigation into the accident is conducted. Police will release the name of the driver and the charges filed against him soon and that information will be published in the Los Alamos Daily Read More

New Mexico State Police Investigate Vehicular Homicide in Rio Arriba County

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NMSP News:

State Police responded to the Espanola hospital Friday regarding a deceased 28-year-old female, later identified as Lisa Espinoza.

Espinoza had suffered blunt force trauma to her head and upper body and was brought to the hospital by Richard Trujillo, 42, Espinoza’s boyfriend.

Through the course of the investigation, it was learned Espinoza and Trujillo were consuming alcohol earlier in the day. They were drinking at their cabin and at the El Cuerno Bar in Cebolla. Later in the evening, they left the bar in Trujillo’s flatbed truck. As Trujillo was driving, Espinoza reportedly Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 3 to July 9, 2014

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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 3 at 8:16 a.m. / A 59-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she is the victim of larceny on North Mesa. The estimated loss is less than $250.

JASON WILLIS

July 3 at 9:59 a.m. / Police arrested Jason Willis, 34, of Albuquerque at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

 

 

JONATHAN WILKE

July 3 at 4:21 p.m. / Police arrested Jonathan Wilke, 34, Read More

Los Alamos Police Prevail Against Firefighters in July 4th Softball Game

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LAPD softball team members. Courtesy photo

LAFD and LAPD gather for a photo. Courtesy photo

Scene from Friday’s softball game between LAPD and LAFD. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

 

Staff Report

Members of the Los Alamos Police Department and Los Alamos Fire Department squared off Friday morning at Overlook Park for their annual Fourth of July softball game.

There was no mistaken the intent of the police officers as they hammered in run after run, amassing a final score of 40-9. They were clearly out for redemption after their defeat in the “Battle of the Badges” basketball Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 26 to June 30, 2014

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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.

 

IRENE TSE‑PE

June 26 at 2:30 a.m. / Police arrested Irene Tse-Pe, 52, of Santa Fe at 2470 East Road and charged her with aggravated DWI: Refusal to submit to chemical testing.

June 26 at 9:34 a.m. / Police responded to an unattended death on Ponderosa. Foul play is not suspected.

June 27 at 8:54 p.m. / A 19-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone burglarized his vehicle parked on Connie Read More