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Single Vehicle in Rollover Crash on N.M. 4

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Police examine the Dodge Ram truck involved in a single car accident Sunday afternoon on N.M. 4. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

A grey Dodge Ram pickup traveling on N.M. 4 rolled over this afternoon sending the female driver to Los Alamos Medical Center for treatment.

Sgt. James Rodriguez told the Los Alamos Daily Post at the scene of the accident that a witness reported the grey pickup was heading north bound on N.M. 4 when it caught the edge of the roadway and fishtailed across the yellow line.

The witness had to swerve his south bound vehicle to avoid getting hit head-on. The Read More

Thieves Steal Tires Off Knapp’s Wraps Mobile Eatery

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Knapp’s Wraps mobile eatery is sitting on blocks after thieves stole all four tires off the vehicle at 128 N.M. 4 in White Rock Monday night. Gary and Cindy Knapp have owned the mobile eatery for several years. Police are on the trail of the suspected robbers and encourage anyone with information to call them at 662-8222. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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Shoplifting Drama Unfolds in Downtown Los Alamos

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Melissa Carpenter of Los Alamos is in jail charged with fourth degree felony shoplifting. Courtesy/LAPD

Staff Report

Police arrested Melissa Carpenter of Los Alamos Wednesday afternoon and charged her with shoplifting $250-$2,500 worth of merchandise, which is a fourth degree felony.

Carpenter, 36, was captured with the help of Deborah Stone-Richard, a native of Virginia, who is on an extended visit to Los Alamos.

Stone-Richard was volunteering Wednesday at Fuller Lodge Art Center, 2132 Central Ave., when she heard a crash of sales items on the floor. 

She saw that a woman, who turned Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Nov. 15 to Nov. 21, 2012

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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.

Nov. 15 at 7:06 a.m. / A 43-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 300 block of Rover Blvd. The estimated loss is unknown.

Nov. 15 at 9:21 a.m. / A 50-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 100 block of Shirlane Place. The estimated loss is unknown.

Nov. 15 at 9:29 a.m. / A 70-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone burglarized Read More

Wrecked Paint Truck Removed From Mountain

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Crews remove the wrecked paint truck, shown here Nov. 16 near West Jemez Road and N.M. 4, that went off the ‘second hair pin’ turn at mile marker 49 out of Los Alamos Sept. 18. Photo by Katherine Watson

The truck left the highway Sept. 18 and landed 200-300 yards down a steep rugged cliff into Bandelier National Monument property. The driver of the semi was able to escape the mangled wreck and crawl partially up the cliff, according to a witness at the scene. Los Alamos Fire Department rescue crews used ropes and a pulley to climb down the cliff and rescue the driver. A massive quantity of Read More

Young Girl Remains Hospitalized Following Wednesday’s Crash

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Staff Report

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office reports that the 13-year-old girl injured in Wednesday’s head-on collision near the White Rock “Y” on N.M. 4 remains hospitalized in Albuquerque.

The two-car accident sent both drivers to the hospital and left a 14-year-old Los Alamos boy dead.

An online report by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office reports that the boy, who has not been named, was pronounced dead at about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday at the scene.

Dennis Bernal, 43, of Santa Fe was driving northbound on N.M. 4 near the “Y” when he lost control of his Toyota Read More

Sheriff’s Office Identifies Drivers in Fatal Crash

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Los Alamos Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Dawald at the scene of today’s fatal crash on N.M. 4. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

Capt. Adan Mendoza of the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office this evening released the names of the drivers involved in today’s fatal head-on collision on N.M. 4.

Jennifer Ventura-Trujillo, 41, of White Rock was driving a 4-door Honda sedan with a 13-year-old female passenger and a 14-year-old male passenger inside, he said.

The male passenger died from injuries sustained in the crash.

Mendoza explained that his office Read More

N.M. 4 at White Rock ‘Y’ Now Open

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N.M. 4 near White Rock “y” now open. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Police have reopened N.M. 4 near the White Rock “Y” following today’s two-car crash in which a Los Alamos teenage boy died.

Both drivers and a passenger were transported to Los Alamos Medical Center with injuries, according to police.

Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster told the Los Alamos Daily Post this afternoon that a small four-door sedan collided head on with a red Toyota pickup near the sweeping turn just west of the White Rock “Y” on N.M. 4.

Foster said the pickup Read More

Breaking News: Accident with Fatality Near White Rock ‘Y’

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Updated 6:30 p.m.

From the scene of the two car accident. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

N.M. 4 near the White Rock “Y” is closed due to a two car accident. Police report that a teen has died. An adult female driving one vehicle, a passenger and the male driver of the second vehicle have all been transported to Los Alamos Medical Center with injuries, according to police.

Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster told the Los Alamos Daily Post that a small four door sedan collided head on with a red Toyota pickup near the sweeping turn just west of the White Rock “Y” Read More