Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 19 – Oct. 25, 2016
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.
Oct. 19 at 4:40 a.m. / Police arrested Ashlee Justice, 24, of Los Alamos on East Road and charged him with possession of drug paraphernalia and issued him a summons to appear in court. The police booking photo is not available.
COLEMAN SMITH
Oct. 19 at 10:01 a.m. / Police arrested Coleman Smith, 59, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.
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Letter To The Editor: Why I Am Voting For Question 1
By KYLE WHEELERI will be voting FOR Question 1 to abolish the position of an elected office of the sheriff. I first got involved in this issue when I served on the Charter Review Committee. We thoroughly reviewed the Charter line by line. The issue of an elected sheriff was one of quite a few issues we considered. Since then, I have been reading the various letters and opinions on this issue and want to add my reasons for supporting Question 1.
First of all, the idea that the sheriff is going to root out corruption in our town is ridiculous. I’ve known many elected officials in this town over the Read More
Trees Attacked On Trail From 37th Street Park
Someone is damaging trees on the trail from 37th Street Park in Los Alamos. Authorities are investigating this disturbing situation. Photo by Roy Bohn
Someone is cutting the tops off smaller trees on the trail from 37th Street Park in Los Alamos. Photo by Roy Bohn Read More
Political Sign Thieves Beware!
POLITICAL News:
Thieves are stealing political yard signs throughout the community and people are getting fed up.
Kelly Benner from the Republican Party of Los Alamos told the Los Alamos Daily Post that she has had residents come in to the local GOP headquarters multiple times to replace yard signs that have been stolen during the night.
She said people are getting really upset and some are going to install game cams in an effort to identify the thieves.
Democratic Party of Los Alamos Chair Robyn Schultz said this morning that thieves have stolen more than 40 her candidates’ signs on Barranca Read More
Letter To The Editor: Join Me In Voting ‘For’ Question 1
By JOANN JOHNSONI have lived in Los Alamos for more than 50 years. I have been actively engaged in community activities during that time. Nine years as Chairman of the Republican Party of Los Alamos, eight years as County Assessor, seven years on the Parks and Recreation Board and two terms on the LARSO Board of Directors, as well as many youth activities when my children were growing up.
I have seen many sheriffs come and go. Most were content to serve in the capacity assigned to our sheriff. A few have wanted to expand the duties of the sheriff. The right for Los Alamos to decide whether to Read More
