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It’s Official: Dino Sgambellone Is New Los Alamos Police Chief

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New Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone

COUNTY NEWS:

Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess announced this evening that Dino Sgambellone has accepted his offer to be the next Police Chief of Los Alamos County.

His first day in the office will be Tuesday, Nov. 12. Sgambellone was selected from the top five finalists who traveled to Los Alamos last month to interview for the position. He is currently the Police Chief in Mansfield, Ohio.

“I am very pleased that Dino will be our next Police Chief,” Burgess said, “We look forward to welcoming him and his family to Los Alamos next month.”

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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, 2013

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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.

Sept. 21 at 7:19 p.m. / A 66-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she was battered by a household member on Yucca Street.

IRENE QUINTANA

Sept. 26 at 9:21 a.m. / Police arrested Irene Quintana, 49, of Chamita on Trinity Drive on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

 

ELSIE FERNANDEZ

Sept. 27 at 2:05 a.m. / Police arrested Elsie Fernandez, 34, of Ojo Caliente in Santa Fe on an outstanding Read More

LAPD Bids Farewell to Retired Sgt. DeWayne Williams

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Retired Deputy Chief Kevin Purtymun presents Sgt. DeWayne Williams with a plaque and other gifts as Williams’ wife Valeria captures her husband’s retirement event on camera Thursday at the Los Alamos Police Department. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Retired Deputy Chief Kevin Purtymun, right, presents retiring Sgt. DeWayne Williams with all of the badges he has worn during his career with the Los Alamos Police Department. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Staff Report
 
The Los Alamos Police Department held a retirement event for Sgt.
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Dino Sgambellone Offered Los Alamos Police Chief Position!

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Dino P. Sgambellone

COUNTY News:

County Administrator Harry Burgess announced this morning that he has extended an offer to Dino Sgambellone to be the next Police Chief of Los Alamos County.

“We had an excellent pool of candidates,” Burgess said, “All five of the top candidates who were in Los Alamos two weeks ago for interviews were well-qualified to be the next Police Chief.”

Burgess said he intends to finalize the offer within the next few days. The next step would be Council approval of the candidate, possibly as soon as the upcoming Council meeting on Tuesday evening. Sgambellone met with Read More

LAPD Holds DEA Drug Take Back Day Oct. 26

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Los Alamos Police Ofc. Robert Girmendonk poses next to 332 pounds of prescription drugs collected April 27. Photo by Sgt. Oliver Morris

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department will conduct its bi-annual DEA Drug Take Back Day initiative 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 26 at the following collection sites:

Site 1: Los Alamos Medical Center Parking Lot (Trinity Side)

Site 2: White Rock Visitor Center Parking Lot

This event is intended for all who wish to turn in any unused prescriptions for destruction.

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Police Sgt. DeWayne Williams Retires Friday

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Police Sgt. DeWayne Williams retires Friday after serving the Los Alamos community for nearly two decades. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
The Los Alamos Police Department is losing one of its top officers when Sgt. DeWayne Williams retires Friday.
 
Williams, 48, has served the Los Alamos community for nearly two decades. He is a pistol expert who taught firearms training and defensive tactics training for the department. 
 
“I decided that it’s time to leave the department and do something else,”
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 19 to Sept. 25, 2013

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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.

Sept. 19 at 3:04 p.m. / A 36-year-old Santa Fe woman reported that she is the victim of identity theft on Bikini Atoll Drive.

Sept. 20 at 10:15 a.m. / A 41-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that someone trespassed on her property on 36th Street.

Sept. 20 at 11:06 a.m. / A 50-year-old Santa Fe man reported that he is the victim of larceny on Pueblo Canyon Road. The estimated loss is less than $250.

ANGELO

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Former Los Alamos Urologist Ordered to Leave Town Moves to Nambe Area

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Pavel Mourachov

Staff Report

Former Los Alamos Urologist Pavel Mourachov reached a plea deal last June and was ordered by the court to leave town.

Magistrate Judge Pat Casados said Thursday that Mourachov has moved to the Nambe area, remains on probation and continues to wear an electronic monitoring device. 

Mourachov, 44, was arrested in May and charged with two counts of aggravated assault against a household member with a deadly weapon, harassment and extreme cruelty to animals. He was released six days later, at which time Casados ordered him to wear a monitoring bracelet. He was

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Woman on the Lam Has Surfaced

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Irene Quintana

Staff Report

The woman who has been on the lam for more than a week turned herself in Thursday.

“She walked up to our window (inside the Justice Center) and police officers were here to arrest her,” Magistrate Judge Pat Casados said. “She had her first appearance in court and was released on a $5,000 bond pending a pre-trial.”

Los Alamos Police Detectives had been searching for Quintana, 49, of Chamita since Sept. 17. 

She was wanted on a warrant with two felony charges for distribution of a controlled substance and conspiracy. Quintana is Read More