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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 11 to Oct. 17, 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.

Oct. 11 at 5:33 a.m. / A 38-year-old Espanola man reported that his vehicle was burglarized while parked in the 500 block of Central Avenue. The estimated loss is unknown.

Oct. 11 at 11:55 a.m. / A 62-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she was the victim of aggravated stalking on Camino Redondo. The matter is under investigation.

Oct. 11 at 1:55 p.m. / A 21-year-old Los Alamos woman reported Read More

Chief Bids Farewell to ‘Irreplaceable’ Assistant

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Chief Wayne Torpy said goodbye to his assistant Sandra Salazar during her retirement party Friday at Fuller Lodge. “Sandra is irreplaceable … I have never had an assistant like Sandra before in my career and I don’t expect to again … she had tremendous technical skills but so do many people … Sandra went beyond that … in so many little things that she did, for example, she always let me know when someone was having a bad day or going through a rough time and needed my encouragement,” Torpy said. Salazar joined the Los Alamos Police Department in April Read More

Police Officials Brief Council on Department’s Master Career Plan

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Acting Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster has filled a vacancy left when Kevin Purtymun retired last month. As part of the department’s restructuring, Foster’s previous position of captain has been eliminated. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

Police Chief Wayne Torpy and Acting Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster briefed County Council this evening regarding a Master Career Plan for the Los Alamos Police Department.

“The Master Career Plan provides a road map for our employees to follow that will allow them to progress through a pay system while increasing Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, 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.

Oct. 4 at 6:38 a.m. / A 13-year-old Los Alamos girl reported that she was to victim of extortion by someone attempting to expose her. The matter is under investigation.

PEGGY MYERS

Oct. 4 at 2:47 p.m. / Police arrested Peggy Myers, 59, of Los Alamos at 15th Street and Central Avenue and charged her with driving on a suspended or revoked license.

Oct. 5 at 2:30 p.m. / A 70-year-old Los Alamos woman reported Read More

IT’S ONLY A DRILL: ‘Operation Hilltopper’ Underway at Los Alamos High School

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COUNTY News:

“Operation Hilltopper” is underway this morning at Los Alamos High School. Emergency first response organizations in Los Alamos County have, for the past year, been training their personnel, polishing their plans and tweaking their equipment in a comprehensive effort aimed at preparing to deal with a scenario that nobody hopes will ever arise – an active shooter loose at a school.   

“Operation Hilltopper” is a full-scale exercise designed to test police, fire, emergency medical support, Los Alamos Medical Center and Los Alamos Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 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.

Sept. 27 at 10:59 a.m. / A 17-year-old Los Alamos girl reported that someone harassed her on Diamond Drive. The matter is under investigation.

Sept. 27 at 11:55 a.m. / A 12-year-old Los Alamos boy reported that he was a victim of larceny at Los Alamos Middle School. The estimated loss is less than $250.

Sept. 27 at 2:25 p.m. / Police charged a 17-year-old Los Alamos boy with battery at Los Alamos High Read More

DEA’S Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Nets Another Big Haul

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C.– For the fifth time in two years, Americans emptied medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription drugs and took them to collection sites located throughout the United States as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

Last Saturday, Sept. 29, DEA’s state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners, working at more than 5,263 locations, collected 488,395 pounds (244 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public.
 
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Los Alamos Police Score Big Victory Against Local Drug Issues

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Los Alamos Patrol Sgt. Andrew Goldie and Det. Sgt. Oliver Morris examine items confiscated as part of more than a year long investigation in which several drug arrests have been made related to the manufacturing and trafficking of methamphetamine. Courtesy/LAPD

Items confiscated by Los Alamos Police in local drug raids. Courtesy/LAPD

Staff report

The Los Alamos Police Department Criminal Investigations Division made two drug arrests Sept. 26 in Los Alamos County. 

This was part of a ongoing investigation that stemmed back more than a year ago in which several drug arrests were made Read More

Juveniles Ignite Fire Behind Manhattan Loop

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LAPD News:

Two 12-year-old Los Alamos boys started a fire in the canyon behind Manhattan Loop at about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Los Alamos Firefighters doused the blaze and identified the two boys. Los Alamos Police met with the boys and referred them to the juvenile probation officer.

The boys apparently set some leaves on fire, which quickly spread to the surrounding ground cover, according to the police report.

Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider said the fire scorched a 30 foot by foot area of land and that no structures were affected. Read More

Police Nab Fleeing Motorcyclist Near LANL

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By Carol A. Clark


Los Alamos police officers arrested Tyler Webb of Los Alamos Monday after he was seen heading southbound on Diamond Drive operating his yellow motorcycle at a high rate of speed.


Webb, 36, refused to pull over when Cpl. Monica Salazar-Casias pulled up behind him and flashed her patrol unit emergency lights, according to the statement of probable cause related to the case.


“At that time the motorcycle accelerated at a very high rate of speed,” Salazar-Casias said. “I used different siren tones and followed him for 100-150 feet. When the motorcycle did not Read More