Public Safety

Southbound Block Of Oppenheimer Closed Today

Map of work area. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The southbound block of Oppenheimer between Central Avenue and Trinity Drive will be closed 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, March 15 for utility work.

Crews from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities will be potholing to locate water valves under the road. The work is scheduled to continue daily through March 22.

Direct questions about the work to the Customer Care Center at 505.662.8333 during business hours or CustomerCare@lacnm.us during evenings and on weekends. Read More

U.S. Sen. Luján, Colleagues Urge Department Of Justice To Improve Public Safety On Tribal Lands

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai’i), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on the high rates of Tribal prosecutorial declinations.

In their letter, the Senators asks a series of questions to better understand the reasons behind the high rates of declinations. Specifically, the letter asks about the lack of evidence in these cases and the Department’s Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Reverses Reckless Child Abuse Convictions Of Mother And Daughter In Daycare Case

Courtesy photo

New Mexico Supreme Court News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court has reversed the reckless child abuse convictions of a mother and daughter who provided daycare in Portales and left two children unattended in a hot car in July 2017. One girl died and another survived her injuries.

The Court ordered a new trial for Sandi and Mary Taylor.

In a split decision, the Court concluded that instructions to the jury about the conduct necessary for the defendants to have committed reckless child abuse “confused and misdirected the jury and allowed it to make a finding of guilt on a legally Read More

County On 2-Hour Delay Due To Inclement Weather

COUNTY News:

Due to inclement weather, Los Alamos County Manager Anne Laurent has enacted a two-hour delayed start time today, March 15, for non-essential county government facilities and services.

Additional Information On County Services:

  • Atomic City Transit fixed route service will attempt to start at 7 a.m.depending on road conditions. For specific route information, visit www.AtomicCityTransit.com or check ACTracker.   
  • Residential and commercial trash collection will operate as usual. Residents whose collection day is Friday should have their carts out by 8 a.m.
  • The 
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