Public Safety

The Voice Of Hind Rajab Comes To Los Alamos For One-Night-Only Free Screening At SALA Event Center March 24

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SALA News:

The Free Palestine Series will host a free community screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 24 at SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave.

Admission is free and open to the public. The screening is expected to be the only opportunity for Los Alamos residents to see the film on a big screen, as it has received extremely limited US theatrical distribution.

The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) is directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, the Tunisian filmmaker previously nominated for an Academy Award for Four Daughters. The film received the Grand Jury Prize (Silver Lion) at the 82nd Venice Read More

The FOIA: Off To A Slow Start, Picked Up Speed, Now Hitting A Brick Wall

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By THOMAS M. SUSMAN
American Bar Association
Feb. 16, 2026

It was June 1968 when I arrived in Washington, D.C., after a year in New Orleans clerking for Fifth Circuit Judge John Minor Wisdom. A new law requiring more government transparency was just going into effect.

I had accepted a job as a Special Assistant to Assistant Attorney General Frank Wozencraft in the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). While I worked on efforts to advance the confirmation of Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice on the Supreme Court, I was also assigned to work with OLC attorney Warren Belmar, Read More

State High School Mock Trial Finals Occur Friday And Saturday In Albuquerque

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COURT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — About 230 students from across New Mexico will participate Friday and Saturday in the finals of the state high school mock trial competition, which will be held at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.

The first round of competition starts at 9 a.m. on Friday. The top team along with the winning courtroom artist and courtroom journalist in the Gene Franchini New Mexico High School Mock Trial Program will advance to the national championship, which will be held May 7-9 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Sixteen teams—each ranging from seven to fourteen students—will compete Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 13-17, 2026

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LAPD News:

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.

 

VISENTE ESIQUIO CHAVEZ

March 13 at 5:19 p.m. / police arrested Visente Esiquio Chavez, 36, of Santa Fe at Los Alamos Medical Center and charged him with Battery on a Household Member.

 

ANDREW RODRIGUEZ

March 17 at 7:28 p.m. / police arrested Andrew Rodriguez, 27, of Hernandez on an outstanding Magistrate Court Warrant. Read More

American Bar Association Chooses Five Recipients For 2026 Women Lawyers Of Achievement Award

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ABA News:

CHICAGO — The American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Women in the Profession has chosen five women lawyers to receive its 2026 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. The award ceremony and reception will take place from 3-5:30 p.m. CDT, Aug. 2 during the ABA Annual Conference in Chicago.

This year’s honorees:

Cory M. Amron, co-founder and president of Women Lawyers on Guard Inc. (WLG), a national non-profit organization addressing four areas: sexual harassment, women’s reproductive rights, gender and workplace equity and an increasing focus on protecting, Read More

Youth Summit ‘Lifeline: Tools To Save A Life And Build One’ Empowers Teens With Life-Saving Skills & Community Connection

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Los Alamos High School Key Club provides cotton candy for youth summit participants. Courtesy/LAC

Juanita McNiel hosts a silent disco with the courts during the youth summit. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Local youth gathered after hours at Mesa Public Library on March 6 for Lifeline: Tools to Save a Life and Build One, an interactive and impactful youth summit focused on prevention, connection, and practical life-saving skills.

Sponsored by Anchorum Health Foundation and Los Alamos County, the event brought together a wide range of community partners, including JJAB and the YMCA, to create Read More

Los Alamos Police Dept. To Host Swearing-In Ceremony For Newly Promoted And Appointed Officers Today

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) will host a swearing-in ceremony at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 19, 2026, to recognize newly promoted and newly appointed members of the department.

The ceremony will take place in the Los Alamos Magistrate Courtroom and will be presided over by the Honorable Catherine Taylor.

Family members, colleagues, and community partners will join in recognizing the dedication and accomplishments of these officers as they take on their new roles.

Members of the public are invited to attend and share in this special occasion as the department honors those Read More

Op-Ed: The Best Of Intentions – A Call To Awareness

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By Fr. Theophan Mackey
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

When I sit down at the pottery wheel, I always have the best of intentions. Whether I have a specific form in mind, or want to make a special gift for someone, or just want to clear my mind from pressing issues that threaten my sanity.

We all, when we start something new, have the best of intentions. We hope, or at least have the general sense, that things will turn out well. We wouldn’t really start them otherwise. I still believe that very few people actually try to do bad things consciously from the start.

But things can and do go sideways, Read More

FBI: Crownpoint Man Pleads Guilty To Strangulation And Assaulting Officer

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Crownpoint man pleaded guilty in federal court to strangling a woman and attacking a tribal police officer with a taser.

According to court documents, on March 18, 2025, Jason K. Thompson, 40, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, attempted to strangle Jane Doe. Law enforcement responded to the domestic violence call and attempted to take Thompson into custody. During a struggle with a Navajo Nation Police Department officer, Thompson grabbed the officer’s taser and deployed it against him with the intent to injure him. Thompson was then handcuffed and placed in Read More