Public Safety

New Mexico Supreme Court Issues Orders In Case Over McKinley County District Attorney’s Removal From Office

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State Supreme Court News:

The New Mexico State Supreme Court issued an order Friday accepting jurisdiction over a petition by the state attorney general for the removal of McKinley County District Attorney Bernadine Martin from office.

The Court previously had directed the parties in the case to submit a briefing on the question of whether the Legislature could grant the legal authority over district attorney removals to the Supreme Court.

Also Friday, the Court issued a separate order directing the parties to file a response to another legal question raised in the case.

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ABC Suicide Prevention Partner Class Oct. 20

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COMMUNITY News:

The community can make a difference! The next ABC Suicide Prevention Partner class is coming up at 12 p.m., Monday, Oct. 20, at the White Rock Branch Library.

Attend and learn about local resources and how everyone can help prevent suicide. The collective community goal is to train as many partners as possible.

This class is free and open to the public.

Participants will receive a certificate upon completing the class. Free cable gun locks will be available to all participants.

RSVP to coblentz.kristine@gmail.com or mulan.chanrandel@sfcc.edu. Read More

LAPD To Host Fall DEA Drug Take-Back Day Oct. 25

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) will be participating in the upcoming DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. This event will be held in LAPD’s North parking lot off Central Avenue.

Community members are encouraged to take advantage of this initiative to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications safely. For convenience, simply follow the posted signs and drive through to the designated take-back boxes. Please dispose of any trash or empty bottles beforehand. Labels on medication bottles may remain intact, though Read More

League Of Women Voters US Action Item: Protect Voters’ Right To Vote … Comments Due Monday Oct. 20

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LWV-Los Alamos News: 

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan nonprofit organization with the mission of educating Americans about their rights as well as their responsibilities of citizenship. The initial responsibility for being an American citizen is to register to vote, become an informed voter in order to vote your values, and then cast that vote. The initial responsibilities of the elected government are to allow each voter to vote and abide by the decision.

Your vote matters. If it didn’t, why are so many people trying to prevent you from voting?

The LWV-Los Alamos joins the LWV Read More

Thieves Are Stealing No Kings Day 2.0 Signs

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One of the 10 signs stolen within a day or two of placement from Friday to Monday. The signs publicize the ‘peaceful No Kings Rally 2.0’ set to begin at 3 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 18, near Ashley Pond. Courtesy/Tyler Taylor

To deter thieves, signs are now embedded in concrete, placed in buckets with zip ties, and placed in areas where video cameras are present. This one is near Los Alamos High School. Four of these signs in concrete have been placed along Trinity Drive within the view of the police cameras. The fifth one was placed on Diamond Drive next to the LAHS parking lot, close to the stadium. It was Read More

Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief James Rodriguez Graduates From Prestigious FBI National Academy

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Deputy Chief James Rodriguez finishes the legendary Yellow Brick Road, entering the FBI Training Facility under the blue gate. Courtesy/LAPD 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos DailyPost
caclark@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief James Rodriguez has graduated as a member of the 295th session of the FBI National Academy. The graduation took place Sept. 4, at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. Deputy Chief Rodriguez is the sixth officer in Los Alamos Police Department history to complete this prestigious leadership program. Nationally, fewer than 1 percent of officers are selected Read More

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Reminds Public To Stay Off & Away From Train Tracks While Enjoying Halloween, Fall Festivities

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OLI News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many people enjoy fall activities, from football games to hayrides. Children in particular look forward to collecting treats on Halloween. With so much going on this season that brings people outside, Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) reminds everyone to maintain vigilance around tracks and trains and Stay Off! Stay Away! Stay Safe!

With over 140,000 miles of track across the U.S. and more than 200,000 places where roadways cross railroad tracks, it’s likely that people will encounter tracks and trains at some point while participating in fall events.

“We urge Read More

New Mexico Public Defender Commission Welcomes Two New Members—Attorneys Cook And Gallegos-Schobel

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LOPD News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney Zach Cook of Ruidoso and community advocate Yvonne Gallegos-Schobel of Albuquerque took their seats Friday on the New Mexico Public Defender Commission, which provides guidance on the administration of the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender and selects the state’s chief public defender.

The LOPD employs more than 400 New Mexicans in the service of providing legal representation to indigent people charged with a crime in the state’s courts. The independent state agency most recently received an $82.1 million budget to operate 13 offices across Read More

LANL Waste Containers Successfully Depressurized

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Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) successfully completed the depressurization of four flanged tritium waste containers and moved them to a waste staging location on site.

Offsite impacts were indistinguishable from background and pose no health or environmental consequences.

The depressurization operation began on Sept. 15 and took place over several days. Over the weekend, the crew completed movement of the containers from Technical Area 54 to the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility. After Read More

Los Alamos Firefighters Complete Paramedic School

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Los Alamos firefighters Nicholas Bever, Adrian Vigil, and Cory Miller, center, have graduated from Paramedic School at Santa Fe Community College. Their hard work, dedication, and commitment to advancing their skills make them important assets to the Los Alamos Fire Department and the community. Courtesy/LAC Read More