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Irene Quintana. Courtesy/LAPD

Los Alamos Police Detectives continue searching for the woman who has been on the lam since Sept. 17. 

Irene Quintana, 49, of Chamita is wanted on a warrant with two felony charges: Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Conspiracy. Quintana is suspected of attempting to send controlled substances through the mail into the Los Alamos County Jail earlier this month. 

Det. Sgt. Oliver Morris commended alert jail staff who were able to ascertain the contraband coming into the Jail – ensuring the environment is safe from outside Read More

Something mysterious is killing dozens of trees and shrubs in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

Something is killing trees and shrubs on four properties in Pajarito Acres and it has officials baffled and homeowners deeply concerned.

Asking not to be identified, a homeowner who has lost 85-100 trees, spanning more than 24 species since late spring shared their story with the Los Alamos Daily Post.

“In May I noticed a ring of dead grass around my large Silver Maple … within days the leaves on the tree were turning black Read More

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Los Alamos Police Detectives are searching for a woman who has been on the lam since Tuesday. 

Chamita resident Irene Quintana is wanted on a warrant with two charges: Distribution of a Controlled Substance (3^rd Degree Felony) and Conspiracy (4^th Degree Felony.)

Quintana, 49, is suspected earlier this month of attempting to send controlled substances through the mail into the Los Alamos County Jail. 

“I want to commend the alert jail staff who were able to ascertain the contraband coming into our Jail,” Read More

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. 4 at 1:46 p.m. / A 39-year-old Espanola man reported that he is the victim of larceny on Central Avenue. The estimated loss is less than $500.

SUSAN REASS

Sept. 4 at 9:33 p.m. / Police arrested Susan Reass, 35, of Los Alamos on Tecolote Street and charged her with DWI and driving with an open container of alcohol.

Sept. 5 at 1:13 / A 46-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she is the victim of Read More

Staff Report

The Los Alamos Police Department just announced that all roads around the Los Alamos area have reopened.

Commander Preston Ballew continues to urge motorists to stay off the roadways if at all possible. He asks those drivers who must be on the roads to exercize extreme caution.

The National Weather Service also just issued an alert advising that Los Alamos and the surrounding area is under a flash flood warning until 5 p.m. today. Read More

Staff Report:

The Los Alamos Police Department just announced the following road closures due to the torrential rainstorm plaguing the area:

• N.M. 4 toward Bandelier;
• Truck Route;
• West Road;
• East Jemez; and
• West Jemez.

“N.M. 502 is open but there is debris on the road and while the Main Hill Road is open, there is a danger of falling debris,” Commander Preston Ballew told the Los Alamos Daily Post moments ago.

Also, a citizen reported a boulder, debris and river-like conditions along the hairpin curves heading to the Jemez this morning.

“We urge citizens to stay home if at all Read More