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LAHS Spotlight: School Resource Officer Cpl. Amos Smith

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Cpl. Amos Smith shown here Feb. 20 at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Andy McBride/ladailypost.com 

By Andy McBride
Los Alamos Daily Post
Student Reporter

Born and raised in Roswell, Cpl. Amos Smith from the Los Alamos Police Department has a story.

He is creating a safe place for students at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) working as the School Resource Officer (SRO).

Starting with the New Mexico Game and Fish, Smith had a purpose as a Game Warden for 14 years. He then worked for the Los Alamos Police Department as a patrol officer for four years before transferring to the SRO position at Los Alamos Read More

NMSP Reports Fatal Seven-Car Pileup South Of Roswell

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NMSP News:

CHAVES COUNTY — At around 2:30 p.m. Feb. 27, 2024, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) was called to investigate a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles on U.S. Highway 285 and the intersection of East Orchard Park Road south of Roswell. 

The initial investigation indicated that a Ford pickup truck, driven by a 46-year-old male, was trying to cross 285 from East Orchard Park Road. A 2008 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by a 43-year-old male struck the Ford pickup truck as it crossed 285, causing both vehicles to become disabled in the northbound lanes. 

A 2019 Ford pickup truck pulling a flatbed Read More

LAPD Releases Details Of Accident On Truck Route

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LAPD News:

          • A 44-year-old male from Santa Fe succumbed to his injuries.

This morning, Feb. 27, 2024, the Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) responded to a 9-1-1 call received by the LAPD Consolidated Dispatch Center reporting a three-car accident on N.M. 501/East Jemez Road (Truck Route) near mile marker 7.

LAPD officers arrived on the scene a few minutes later at 7:27 a.m., followed by Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD). Police officers closed the Truck Route for several hours for accident response, clean-up and investigation efforts.

LAFD immediately treated three patients involved in Read More

Update: Truck Route To Be Closed For Hours Due To Crash

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Update: The Truck Route will be shut down for several hours to the severity of this accident and investigation.

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is responding to a multi-vehicle accident on the Truck Route.

This has caused the Truck Route to be shut down.

Motorists are asked to please be patient as this will cause delays and seek alternate routes.

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FBI: Zuni Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Offense

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Ian Channing Lasiloo pleaded guilty in federal court to using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Lasiloo, 31, of Zuni, and an enrolled member of the Zuni Tribe, voluntarily surrendered and will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been set.

A federal grand jury indicted Lasiloo March 21, 2023. In his plea agreement, Laslioo admitted that Read More

Chief Sgambellone Releases 4th Qtr. 2023 Crime Stats

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Police Chief Dino Sgambellone

LAPD News:

Chief Dino Sgambellone released crime statistics through the fourth quarter of 2023, which were compiled by the Records Section of the Los Alamos Police Department.

In April of 2021, the Los Alamos Police Department transitioned from UCR, a Summary Reporting System (SRS), to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

NIBRS was created in the 1980’s to offer more detailed crime reporting. While UCR is based on a hierarchy of crime types and therefore counts only the most serious crime at one event, NIBRS counts all crimes that occur and provides Read More

New Mexico State Police And 2nd District Attorney’s Office Team Up To Take 16 Felons Off Streets Of Bernalillo County

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Fentanyl seized during recent three-day crime-fighting operation in Bernalillo County. Courtesy/NMSP

Items seized during recent three-day crime-fighting operation in Bernalillo County. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

ALBUQUERQUE — During a three-day operation in Bernalillo County aimed at disrupting criminal activity associated with violent crime, narcotics and auto theft, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Crime Suppression Bureau and 2nd District Attorney’s Office joined forces to apprehend fugitives from justice and substantially impact crime.

At around 11 p.m., Thursday, Feb. Read More

Alert: Los Alamos Police Warn Citizens Of Local Scam Claiming Family Members Have Benn Kidnapped

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is warning the public of an active scam underway around the community.

Citizens are receiving calls from someone claiming one of their family members have been kidnapped and a voice is being heard in the background pretending to be the kidnapped victim. These criminals are telling citizens to provide credit card or other payment information.

“We would like to warn the public to never provide payment information over the phone,” Deputy Chief Oliver Morris said. “These calls are not legitimate. The callers are attempting to scam you, so just Read More

New Mexico State Police Probe OIS In Los Lunas

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Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

LOS LUNAS — Feb. 20, 2024, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving the Los Lunas Police Department (LLPD). 

Investigations Bureau agents learned that at around 9:15 a.m., LLPD officers were called to a domestic violence call in progress at 451 Vista Drive SW. Lucas Barros, 42, was involved in an altercation with his wife. When LLPD officers approached the residence, they observed the wife attempting to leave.

As officers were speaking with Barros outside, they asked Barros to Read More

FBI: Two Men Sentenced To Prison For Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises At Motel In Albuquerque

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division, announced Feb. 13 that Pragneshkumar Patel and Johnathan Craft were sentenced to 30 and 70 months in prison, respectively, for their part in running a drug-involved premises at a motel in Southwest Albuquerque.

Additionally, Patel was ordered to pay fines in the amount of $40,000 and $9,000 in restitution and ordered to forfeit the Best Choice Inn at 7640 Central Avenue SE in Albuquerque. Read More