Public Safety

FBI: Shiprock Man Indicted On Federal Charges Of Assault And Kidnapping Of Minors … Faces Up To Life In Prison

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Keanu Lee booking photo

FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Shiprock man has been indicted on federal charges in connection with the sexual assault and kidnapping of two victims in Indian Country.

According to court documents, between June 2024 and Feb. 2025, Keanu Lee, 33, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, forcibly sexually assaulted a minor identified as Jane Doe 1. Lee is further accused of kidnapping Jane Doe 1 and assaulting her, causing serious bodily injury.

The indictment also alleges that between 2012 and 2014, Lee sexually assaulted a second minor victim, identified as Jane Doe 2.

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LAPS Announces Temporary Student Parking Lot For LAHS

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View of the temporary parking lot for LAHS students and safe, convenient drop-off/pick-up lane for parents, directly across from the Duane Smith Auditorium parking lot. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced the future opening of a temporary parking lot for Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students at the corner of Diamond Drive and Sandia Drive, directly across from the Duane Smith Auditorium parking lot.

The new lot will expand student parking capacity and provide parents with a safe and convenient drop-off and pick-up lane.

Signs will be posted to direct Read More

NMED To Monitor LANL’s Tritium Operation This Weekend

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From NMED:

          • State oversight ensures safety during weekend venting procedure

LOS ALAMOS — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will actively monitor Los Alamos National Laboratory’s controlled capture of tritium scheduled for this weekend, with strict safeguards and oversight in place to ensure public safety.

The tritium operation, which falls under the regulatory authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is implemented by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), involves venting and capture of tritium from four flanged containers.

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Op-Ed: Caja del Rio Power Line Project

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By DEIRDRE MONROE
Santa Fe
Author of Caja trails map

An article in the Santa Fe New Mexican (Aug. 13, 2025) described a USFS “finding of no impact” for a proposed power line that would cross the northern Caja Plateau, linking Los Alamos with an existing electrical substation just off Buckman Road. Since then, I have read several strong statements of opposition. While there certainly is opposition to the project, there is also support. I’d like to provide some food for thought.

The Caja is lovely—beautiful and rugged—but it is a 100,000-acre, working landscape. In my 25 years of exploring this area Read More

Bridge Repair Project In Española To Begin Monday

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NMDOT News:

  • The project is expected to cost $149,282

ESPAÑOLA – A bridge repair project will begin Monday, Sept. 15 on N.M. 68 in Española.

The project entails the patching and injection of epoxy into delaminated areas of the bridge decks and then repair of joint seals between the sections of the bridge decks. Finally, there will be an application of an overlay to protect the bridge decks from the elements. This should extend the life of the bridges by many years.

Starting Monday, Sept. 15, traffic can expect lane closures beginning at milepost 0 to milepost 1. There will be a flagging operation in Read More

FBI: Federal Charges Filed In Assault Case

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Two men have been indicted on federal charges for an assault that left one victim seriously injured.

According to court documents, on January 10, 2025, Myron Scott, 34, of Navajo, New Mexico, and Eric Scott, 34, of Fort Defiance, Arizona, both enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, assaulted John and Jane Doe with a baseball bat and a large stick, resulting in serious bodily injury to John Doe.

Myron and Eric are both charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury for the attack on John Doe. Myron faces an additional count of assault Read More

FBI: Two Albuquerque Men Plead Guilty To Harboring Undocumented Immigrants And Ransom Conspiracy

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Two Albuquerque men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport and harbor undocumented immigrants after federal agents uncovered a stash house linked to a kidnapping and ransom scheme.

According to court documents, the investigation began on March 1, 2025, when the FBI received a kidnapping complaint reporting that the victim’s family was being extorted for ransom under threats of violence and cartel involvement. Agents traced the ransom calls to a residence in southwest Albuquerque and executed a search warrant the following day. Inside, they found 11 undocumented Read More

Dept. Of Public Safety Launches New Social Media Accounts

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NMDPS News:

SANTA FE — Interested in the latest news from the Missing Persons Clearinghouse, the Forensics Lab or when the next class is graduating the law enforcement academy?

You’ll have direct access to that and other news from the entire New Mexico Department of Public Safety with our new social media accounts to include Facebook, Instagram, X, Bluesky and Linked In. News and features will also be posted to the department website: www.dps.nm.gov.

“We’re pleased to offer these new communications platforms about all the good work the Department of Public Safety is doing for the people of New Read More

Judicial Compensation Commission Meets Sept. 16

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NMJCC News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Judicial Compensation Commission will meet virtually at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 16, to consider recommendations to the 2026 Legislature for possible compensation changes for state court judges.

The meeting will be live streamed on the New Mexico Courts YouTube channel and conducted virtually on the Google Meet platform.

The online meeting will include a public comment period. Any person wishing to make comments must join the meeting using the Google Meet platform. It is not possible to make comments when viewing the livestream on YouTube. Click here to Read More

Luján, Cantwell Bill To Strengthen Federal Wildfire Forecasting And Firefighting Tools Unanimously Passes Senate

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed on Wednesday the Fire Ready Nation Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.).

The legislation strengthens the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ability to help forecast, prevent, and fight wildfires. The Fire Ready Nation Act will formally establish a permanent Fire Weather Services program Read More