Los Alamos Police Officers Aid Gunshot Victim
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on January 14, 2019
LAPD Officers, from left, James Keane, Chris Ross and Ben Irving aided the victim of an accidental gunshot Friday at his home. Courtesy photoBy BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
A Los Alamos 911 operator took a desperate call Friday from the area near Aspen School. According to Los Alamos Police Cmdr. Preston Ballew, a man accidently shot himself while examining his gun, which he thought was not loaded. With a bullet in his arm, he managed to call 911.
LAPD Sergeants Chris Ross and James Keane were nearby and rushed to the scene, where they were joined by Ofc. Read More
LAPD: Parking Rules Apply To Everyone…
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on January 14, 2019
A citizen recently spotted a local police patrol unit parked in a handicap zone. Los Alamos Police Cmdr. Oliver Morris told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the rules apply to everyone and the issue has been addressed internally. Courtesy photo Read More
BJS Releases Source And Use Of Firearms Involved In Crimes: Survey Of Prison Inmates, 2016
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on January 14, 2019
DOJ News:WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics today released Source and Use of Firearms Involved in Crimes: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016, which presents statistics that describe firearm possession of state and federal prisoners who were serving a sentence in 2016.
This report describes:
- Firearm possession during the crime for which prisoners were serving time and by type of offense
- How the firearm was used during the crime
- Type of firearms possessed
- Methods, sources and processes of obtaining firearms
Findings are based on
Read More BJS Releases Victims Of Identity Theft Report
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on January 14, 2019
DOJ News:WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics has released Victims of Identity Theft, 2016, which details the number, percentage and demographic characteristics of victims who experienced one or more incidents of identity theft during a 12-month period. It focuses on the most recent incident and describes:
- how victims discovered the crime
- financial losses and other consequences of identity theft, including the amount of time victims spent resolving associated problems
- reporting of the incident to credit card companies, credit bureaus
Cuban Lovelorn Crickets, Not A Sonic Weapon, Made U.S. Diplomats Ill: Study
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on January 14, 2019
HSNW News:In late 2016, U.S. diplomats in Havana began to report ear pain, dizziness, confusion – and some showed symptoms of mysterious brain injury.
The diplomats said that their symptoms occurred after they repeatedly heard a high-frequency noise. The State Department withdrew half its embassy staff, and several studies concluded that the high-frequency noise was generated by a sonic weapon. A new study argues that the high-frequency noise was created by local crickets.
In late 2016, U.S. diplomats in Havana began to report ear pain and other symptoms from a high-frequency
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