Public Safety

Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction Of Albuquerque Man For Causing Death Of A Church Security Guard

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NMSC News:

SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court Monday upheld an Albuquerque man’s first-degree murder conviction for the death of a church security guard who he hit with a pickup truck in the church’s parking lot.

In a unanimous opinion written by Justice C. Shannon Bacon, the Court rejected arguments by Marc Ward that there was not enough evidence to support his conviction and that the trial court wrongly denied a request to instruct the jury on the crime of involuntary manslaughter. 

The justices also concluded there was no harm by the trial court’s decision to admit certain evidence by prosecutors Read More

Catch Of The Week: Tax Season Is Also Scam Season

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

It is that magical time of year when Americans gather their receipts, promise themselves they will be more organized next year, and log into tax software with mild dread. Unfortunately, it is also the time of year when scammers come out of hibernation.

Tax season is the prime hunting ground for cyber criminals. People are expecting messages from accountants, banks, and the IRS. That makes it easier for scammers to slip fake messages into the mix and hope someone clicks before thinking twice.

Every year the same tricks come back with a few updates. Read More

National Sunshine Week Runs March 15-21, 2026

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The Document Divide: Why public record laws are failing average Americans, and what to do about it

By DAVID CUILLIER
Brechner Freedom of Information Project
Feb. 9, 2026

Freedom of information should be freedom of information for all.

It is not.

As we approach the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and celebrate national Sunshine Week March 15-21, we look back at the signing of the law by Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966: “I signed this measure with a deep sense of pride that the United States is an open society in which the people’s right to know is cherished and guarded.” Read More

New Mexico State Police Crime Reduction Operation Leads To Multiple Felony Arrests In San Juan County

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NMSP News:

SAN JUAN COUNTY — Wednesday, March 11, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Uniform Bureau partnered with the New Mexico Corrections Department’s Probation and Parole Division’s Security Threat Intelligence Unit (STIU) to conduct a coordinated crime reduction operation in San Juan County focused on locating and apprehending individuals who had absconded from probation and had active arrest warrants.

During the targeted enforcement effort, officers and agents worked together to locate individuals who had failed to comply with the terms of their probation and were actively Read More

FBI: Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Abuse

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – A Mescalero man pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual acts with a minor.

According to court documents, between December 2019, and February 2021, Deverne Torres, Jr., 45, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, performed multiple sex acts with Jane Doe, a minor who had not attained the age of 16.

Torres pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor. At sentencing he faces up to 15 years in prison.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Las Cruces Resident Read More

How AI-Savvy Are You? Take This Quiz!

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LADP News:

How well do you understand the AI tools shaping today’s information environment?
This true/false quiz tests knowledge of how AI models are trained, why they make mistakes, how companies use data and how AI influences what people believe. Take the quiz to see if you can separate AI hype from AI reality.

The quiz was created by Lynn Walsh and Trusting News as a resource for local media organizations to share with their communities. Participating newsrooms are part of an AI Literacy cohort aimed at helping audiences better understand what AI is, how it works and how it is being used.

How AI-Savvy Read More

Gomez: NM Needs Action On MMIWR Crisis – Not Symbolism

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Scene from a protest outside UNM Law School in 2023. Courtesy photo

Women, children and elders protesting outside UNM Law School in 2023. Courtesy photo

By DARLENE GOMEZ
MMIWR Activist/ Attorney

For decades, Indigenous families across New Mexico have lived with a heartbreaking reality: daughters, sisters, and mothers along with sons, fathers, uncles and cousins vanish, and too often the system fails to find them or bring justice. As an attorney representing families of Murdered, Missing, Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR), I have sat across kitchen tables with parents who still leave Read More

FBI: Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Assault Charges In Drunk Driving Crash

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — An Arizona woman pleaded guilty to a 2023 drunk driving crash that seriously injured two people.

According to court documents, Dec. 30, 2023, Shaina Shorty, 36, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, drove while intoxicated and crashed into a vehicle occupied by Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2. As a result of the crash, both Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 sustained serious bodily injuries.

Shorty pleaded guilty to two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. At sentencing she faces up to 10 years in prison.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Read More

MOWW To Feature Talk On ‘Real Russian Collusion’ By Dr. Glen McDuff March 17

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Dr. Glen McDuff

MOWW News:

This month’s meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) is Tuesday, March 17, in conference room 203A at the Los Alamos Research Park.

The featured speaker is Dr. Glen McDuff who will discuss “Real Russian Collusion”. With the advent of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, a.k.a. Star Wars, it was soon determined that a major flaw in the plan. Even though most of the planned defensive systems were within the realm of possibility, there was no way to provide station keeping power for the space platforms. Where the U.S. had ceased development of space

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Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Truck Near North Road And Urban Street This Morning

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LAPD News:

Today, Sunday, March 15, 2026, at approximately 11 a.m., officers from the Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) and medics from the Los Alamos Fire Department were dispatched to the area of North Road and Urban Street in reference to a crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle.

Preliminary investigation indicates a truck was making a left turn from North Road onto Urban Street when it struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a 68-year-old male, was treated at the scene before being transported to Los Alamos Medical Center.

Due to the severity of his injuries, he was later transferred to Read More