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2024 Safety Town Registration Opens April 22

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Children learn bike safety during a previous Safety Town program. Courtesy/LAPS

The sign that greets students attending Safety Town. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Get ready for Safety Town! This free program for all children entering kindergarten in the fall will be held 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday, June 10 through Friday, June 14 at Barranca Mesa Elementary School.

Registration is open April 22 through May 22. The program is limited to 100 participants. The registration link will be posted April 22 on the Los Alamos Public Schools website.

Students will participate in hands-on activities, crafts, Read More

Body Discovered Behind Building In Downtown Los Alamos

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Scene behind the building at 1247 Central Ave. today where the body of a man was discovered lying on the ground in the area near the stairs at left. Los Alamos police officers arrived at the scene to investigate a call of an unresponsive male in his mid-20s. Police confirmed that the man was deceased and reached out to the Office of the Medical Investigator. Police said they are investigating this as an unattended death. The identity of the man is not yet known. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Scene behind the building at 1247 Central Ave. today where the body of a man in his mid-20s was discovered Read More

State Police Respond To Stabbing At Tinaja Rest Area

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NMSP News:

COLFAX COUNTY –At approximately 7:32 a.m. today, April 15, 2024, a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officer, while conducting a traffic stop near Tinaja Rest Area in Colfax County, was alerted by a maintenance worker about a stabbing incident at the rest area.

When the NMSP officer arrived on the scene, he witnessed Colfax County Deputies and Fire personnel providing medical assistance to the stabbing victim, 79-year-old David Adams, who was later pronounced deceased.

The victim’s wife reported her husband was attacked and stabbed while they were at the rest area. She also told the Read More

New Mexico State Police Uniform Bureau Nets 244 DWI Arrests In Month Of March During ‘Operation Takeback’

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NMSP Chief Troy Weisler

NMSP News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Uniform Bureau had a productive month in March when it came to arrests around Bernalillo County.

“Operation Takeback” shows how the Uniform Bureau makes a difference on a daily basis with every encounter they come across while on patrol.

For the month of March 2024, officers of the NMSP Uniform Bureau have been making arrests and keeping the motoring public safe throughout Albuquerque.

During that time, NMSP activity included: 

  • Felony Arrests: 6
  • Misdemeanor Arrests: 5
  • DWI Arrests: 71
  • Traffic Stops: 587
  • Traffic
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FBI: New Mexico High School Students Invited To Apply To FBI Teen Academy To Be Held July 17-19 In Albuquerque

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FBI News:

High school students interested in spending a day with the FBI in Albuquerque are encouraged to apply for the agency’s 2024 Teen Academy, which will be held July 17-19.

Applications will be accepted through May 24, 2024.

The FBI Teen Academy allows students who will be in high school during the 2024/2025 school year an opportunity to experience the inner workings of today’s FBI.

Students will receive a comprehensive look into the FBI as they are provided presentations and activities on topics such as terrorism, cybercrime and SWAT. Discussions will include investigative tactics, Read More

County Moves Forward With Emergency Ops Center Plans

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Architectural drawing of preferred design option for Emergency Operations Center. Courtesy/LAC

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

As Emergency Service Commander Beverley Simpson noted during the March 26 Los Alamos County Council meeting, “Los Alamos is not immune to disaster”.

The community has endured wildfires, floods, blizzards, hurricane-like winds and the COVID-19 outbreak. Each incident required an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Simpson said, however, there isn’t an actual EOC facility so operations were set up in “rooms of opportunity” Read More

FBI: Tan Pants Bandit Strikes Again In Rio Rancho

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Anyone who recognizes this suspect is asked to call the FBI at 505.889.1300. Courtesy/FBI

Anyone who recognizes this suspect is asked to call the FBI at 505.889.1300. Courtesy/FBI

FBI News:

The FBI and Rio Rancho Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the Tan Pants Bandit, who robbed the Rio Grande Credit Union of Rio Rancho at 1526 Unser Blvd SE, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2024.

Suspect’s description:

  • Sex: Male
  • Race: White
  • Height: Approximately 5’7”
  • Build: stocky
  • Clothing: Black sweatshirt, Tan pants, Black beanie, White face mask, glasses,
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Scenes From Pancake Breakfast For Special Olympics

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Scene from the pancake breakfast held Sunday, April 7 at the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. The event hosted by the Los Alamos Police Department raised $620 from merchandise sales and $2,098.82 from pancake breakfast sales for a total of $2,718.82 to support Special Olympics. Courtesy photo

Scene from the pancake breakfast at the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge held Sunday, April 7 in support of Special Olympics. Courtesy photo

Scene from the pancake breakfast at the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge held Sunday, April 7 in support of Special Olympics. Courtesy photo

Scene from the pancake Read More

New Mexico State Police Crime Scene Team’s Expert Testimony Contributes To Guilty Verdict In Fort Sumner Double Homicide

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New Mexico State Police. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

On Oct. 2, 2022, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Crime Scene Team (CST) assisted DeBaca County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation of a double homicide at a residence in Ft. Sumner. The residence was owned by Kelby Randolph. A married couple that resided with Randolph were killed inside this residence with a firearm.

Multiple CST Agents responded to this scene and served a search warrant for items related to the double homicide. They documented the scene with photography and a 3D Laser Scanner. The NMSP CST Agents identified and collected Read More

FBI: Mescalero Man Gets 15 Years For Abusing Child

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A federal judge handed down a 15-year prison sentence to a Mescalero man for sexually abusing a 13-year-old child. At the time of the incident, Dexter Whiskers, 45, an enrolled member of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a corrections officer.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to publicly available court records, in addition to the 13-year-old victim, Whiskers has been accused of physically and sexually abusing multiple women, including a minor who had been placed in foster care at his home, an inmate he Read More