Update: Main Hill Road (N.M. 502) is expected to remain closed for several more hours.
LAPD News:
LAPD is investigating and processing the scene. The head on collesion involves two vehicles.
Access to businesses in the area of Camino Entrada and Eastgate Drive are limited.
Commuters are being directed to the Truck Route for access to LANL and the townsite. Read More
LAPD News:
The Main Hill Road (N.M. 502) is closed due to a vehicle accident near Camino Entrada. Police Officers are on scene.
The accident involves a head on collision. The Main Hill Road will be closed for an unknown length of time due to the accident.
All lanes are closed before East Park.
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) advises motorists to expect delays, avoid the area and use the Truck Route.
Check back for updates. Read More
FBI News:
A former New Mexico sheriff’s deputy was sentenced today to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release and required to register as a sex offender under the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act for violating the civil rights of a female arrestee and for obstruction of justice.
On April 23, Michael A. Martinez, 34, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a female arrestee inside his patrol car and for obstructing justice by attempting to Read More
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is warning the public of a recent scam targeting Los Alamos County residents.
LAPD has recently received several reports of scam emails threatening to release personal information or videos unless payment is made to an unknown scammer.
LAPD advises the public to take the following steps when receiving such an email:
These scams are often designed to create fear and pressure the recipient into acting quickly. Read More
NMSP News:
CAPITAN — New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau agents were called to 104 Aspen, Trailer 18, July 28, 2024, in Capitan to investigate a homicide.
Agents learned at around 4:30 a.m. that day that a vehicle occupied by Daniel Hernandez, 29, Gabriel Thyberg, 41, Samuel Rey Duran, 30, all of Roswell and Benisha Shanta, 33, of Capitan pulled up to 104 Aspen, Trailer 18 in Capitan.
Shanta got out of the vehicle and knocked on the door for several minutes.
When the residents opened the door, Hernandez, Thyberg and Duran got out of the vehicle wearing masks, bandanas and t-shirts Read More
NMSP News:
During the Labor Day weekend, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) participated in the Combined Accident Reduction Effort (C.A.R.E.) operation across all roadways within the state.
The goal of the traffic initiative is to increase motorist safety and reduce the number of crashes through a strong law enforcement presence.
Because of the increased volume of traffic during the holiday, NMSP increased its patrol presence during this initiative on roadways throughout all State Police districts on the busiest travel days of the Labor Day weekend, specifically Friday, Aug. 30, through Read More
COUNTY News:
A software upgrade on Monday, Sept. 9, will impact public-facing operations of the Los Alamos County Customer Care Center (CCC), the customer service arm of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), and online access to the Utilities Self Service Portal on the DPU website.
While CCC representatives will be available to customers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as usual, they will not be able to make changes to, or enter payment transactions to, utility accounts. Additionally, the Los Alamos Now app is also expected to be down. DPU staff does not expect there to be any impact to the Automated Metering Read More
Nella Domenici
From the Nella Domenici for Senate Campaign:
ALBUQUERQUE — Senatorial candidate Nella Domenici has asked the Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland, to quickly review the consent decree that has governed the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) for 10 years and cost taxpayers more than $40 million.
Domenici said she sees no “legitimate reason for the Decree to remain in effect” and wants Garland to immediately ask the court to terminate the Consent Decree.
“The bitter irony is that the Consent Decree is siphoning off and diverting valuable resources away from Read More
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, alongside key members of the Governor’s Organized Crime Commission (OCC) and law enforcement leadership, unveiled the results of “Operation Disruption”, a coordinated effort to combat human trafficking and organized crime in southern New Mexico.
The operation, which took place over 12 days in August, resulted in significant disruptions to criminal networks and the rescue of numerous victims.
This included:
