Public Safety

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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FBI Volunteer Internship Program Seeks Applicants

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FBI News:

The 2013 FBI Volunteer Internship Program (VIP) is open for students to apply through Oct. 22 at the following link: https://www.fbijobs.gov/239.asp

All applications will be processed through the FBI’s job website and students must meet the required qualifications at the time of submission.

Direct questions to the FBI Albuquerque Applicant/Recruiting Program via the main number, 505-889-1300.

Volunteer Internship Program Overview

The FBI Volunteer Internship Program is an unpaid internship opportunity that offers undergraduates (Junior or Senior), graduates or post-doctorate Read More

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

Council Issues Proclamations for Health Awareness & Fire Safety

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Lorraine Hartway representing the Los Alamos Heart Council thanks Council for the Proclamation declaring Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 as ” Health Awareness & Wellness Day” in Los Alamos County. Photo from Pac8 streaming video

Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes accepts Council’s Proclamation declaring the week of Oct. 7 through 13, 2012 as Fire Prevention Week in Los Alamos County. Photo from Pac 8 streaming video Read More

Breaking News: Car Fire Near White Rock Y Blocks Traffic Earlier [Photos / Video]

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A car was found on fire approximately 100 feet from N.M. 502 near the White Rock Y underpass.  Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

At approximately 2:50 p.m. today,  Los Alamos Fire Department personnel responded to a vehicle fire near the White Rock Y close to the westbound-to-White Rock underpass. Video from the scene exclusive to the Los alamos Daily Post may be viewed below.

The dramatic rescue of the sole occupant, a 62-year-old man in the car, occurred prior to the car engine compartment bursting into flames, according to radio reports from the scene.

The man 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

Espanola Ranger District to Start Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn

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ESPANOLA RANGER DISTRICT News

The Espanola Ranger District anticipates initiating a prescribed burn Tuesday, Oct. 2 approximately three miles east of Santa Fe. Total acreage to be treated over two days is 207 acres and will occur as conditions permit. Smoke will likely be seen from Santa Fe, Pecos, Jemez, Tesuque, Los Alamos, Bernalillo, Albuquerque, and Espanola.  The treatments are being implemented to help protect the municipal water supply by reducing hazardous fuels, as well as help sustain watershed, forest and wildlife health.

Smoke from prescribed fire can be a nuisance to Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 20 to Sept. 26, 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. 20 at 12:33 p.m. / A 38-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that someone burglarized her property in the 700 block of 43rd Street. The estimated loss is unknown.

Sept. 21 at 8:41 p.m. / A Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of trespassers in the 3200 block of Villa Street.

KAREN HILL

Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. / Police arrested Karen Hill, 27, of Algodones in the 3200 block of Villa Street and charged Read More

CONE ZONE: Week of Oct. 1

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NMDOT Mill & Overlay on NM502 Starts Tuesday

Starting Tuesday, Oct. 2, NM502 (Main Hill Road) to Los Alamos will be closed weekdays and Saturdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. while the NMDOT conducts a milling and overlay pavement rehabilitation project. Work will occur from east of East Gate Drive to the Bayo Canyon access road. Access to the East Gate Industrial Park will be maintained from the townsite.

On Monday, Oct. 8, the roadway will be closed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Weather permitting, the project should be complete by Oct. 14. Motorists should use NM4/East Jemez Road truck route. Read More