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Sobriety Checkpoints Out in Force this Memorial Day Weekend

A caravan of six assorted police vehicles with DUI trailers and other vehicles and a police motorcycle were headed north from Albuquerque on I-25 Thursday. Sobriety Checkpoints are active across the state this Memorial Day Weekend. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
 
Sobriety Checkpoints are being set up across the state this Memorial Day Weekend. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 15 to May 21, 2014

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.

May 15 at 3:18 p.m. / A 31-year-old Santa Clara Pueblo man reported that he was battered on Canyon Road by a household member.

May 15 at 4:44 p.m. / Police arrested Lilliana Martinez, 27, of Chimayo at 3301 Canyon Road and charged her with battery on a household member. She was issued a summons to appear in court. Police photo unavailable.

May 15 at 7:03 p.m. / Police responded to the unattended death Read More

Los Alamos Police Report Some 24 Burglaries From Autos During Last Three Days

POLICE News:

Over the last three days, approximately 24 Los Alamos residents report being victims of automobile burglary, according to the Los Alamos Police Department.

In all cases, the suspect(s) entered unlocked vehicles, rummaged through the contents and in most cases, took items from the vehicle. 

The Los Alamos Police Department stated in a news release today that it cannot express enough the importance of people removing all items and locking their vehicles.

LAPD is asking for the community’s assistance in being vigilant and aware of any suspicious activity. During Read More

Los Alamos Police Participating in Click it or Ticket and 100 Days and Nights of Summer Enforcement Programs

POLICE News:

The Los Alamos Police Department is participating in the statewide, Click it or Ticket (CIOT) and 100 Days and Nights of Summer enforcement programs.

CIOT focuses on driver, passenger and child restraint compliance and 100 Days and Nights focuses on reducing traffic related injuries or fatalities. These programs will run through the end of summer.

LAPD encourages motorists to use their restraint devices, monitor their speeds, pay extra attention to other motorists and pedestrians on the roadways and not get behind the wheel if they are impaired. Officers will be proactively Read More

Former Los Alamos Acting Police Chief Randy Foster is a Finalist for Santa Fe’s Top Cop Post

Former LAPD Acting Chief Randy Foster at his 2010 FBI National Academy graduation. Courtesy photo

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
The City of Santa Fe has released the names of the three finalists for the position of Santa Fe police chief, which became vacant following the retirement of Chief Ray Rael in March.

Former Los Alamos Acting Police Chief Randy Foster, current Espanola Public Safety Director Eric Garcia and former Albuquerque Police Department Deputy Chief Joseph Silva rose to the top of a national pool of 48 applicants.

“It would be an awesome challenge and a fantastic

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Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 8 to May 14, 2014

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.

May 8 at 10:03 a.m. / A 76-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she is the victim of a dog bite on West Road.

May 8 at 4:50 p.m. / A 49-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that her home was burglarized on 45th Street. The estimated loss is unknown.

AUSTIN COX

May 9 at 12 a.m. / Police arrested Austin Cox, 21, Los Alamos on Trinity Drive and charged him with possession of marijuana and possessing an open Read More

Los Alamos County Sheriff Reports Convicted Violent Sex Offender Moving to State

William Wright. Courtesy/LACSO

SHERIFF”S OFFICE News:

Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero received information from the New Mexico Department of Public Safety regarding a convicted violent sex offender moving to New Mexico. 

Sheriff Lucero was advised today that convicted violent sex offender William Wright, who is homeless, reported that he is headed to New Mexico. Wright did not specify where in New Mexico he is going.

Wright is 44 years old, 5’11’’ and weighs 170 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone spotting Wright in Los Alamos is urged to notify the Los Alamos Read More

Los Alamos Police Hold Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony This Morning at the Justice Center

LAPD Officers from left, Daniel Roberts, David Boe and Paige Early at this morning’s Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony outside the Justice Center. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone at this morning’s Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony honoring the men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty. A crowd begins to gather at the Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony this morning outside the Justice Center. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Police Det. Daniel Roberts, left, and Cpl. David Boe prepare to raise the American Read More

Police Dispatch Operator Charged With DUI

POLICE News:

Los Alamos Police Dispatch Operator Randon Romero was arrested May 2 by Santa Fe police and charged with aggravated driving while under the influence of liquor and/or drugs, .16 or above, first offense.

Romero was arraigned May 7 in Santa Fe Magistrate Court at which Judge George Anaya, Jr. set bond at $5,000.

“I am aware of this situation,” LAPD Chief Dino Sgambellone told the Los Alamos Daily Post, adding that Romero remains on the job pending the outcome of an investigation.

A pre-trial hearing is set for June 17 at the Santa Fe Magistrate Court.

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Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 1 to May 7, 2014

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.

May 1 at 3:38 p.m. / A 38-year-old Arroyo Seco woman reported that she is the victim of criminal, sexual contact/force/coercion on West Road. The matter is under investigation.

May 1 at 3:41 p.m. / A 44-year-old Santa Fe woman reported that she was harassed on Trinity Drive.

May 2 at 5:40 a.m. / Police charged a 16-year-old Jemez Springs girl with possession of marijuana on N.M. 4 and referred her Read More