Scene from the Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) and Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) charitable softball game dubbed ‘Guns vs. Hoses’ played Friday at Overlook Park in White Rock. Following a fun and exciting match, the hoses doused the guns 38-7. The teams played to raise money for the Special Olympics. It has been a long-standing tradition for LAPD and LAFD to come together to support local Special Olympics athletes. Police and Fire members paid $25 per person to put on this game for the public; the game was free to watch, with any donations going to support Special Olympics. For more information Read More
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FBI: Tohatchi Man Pleads Guilty To Violent Strangulation That Left Victim With Serious Injuries
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Tohatchi man pleaded guilty to federal charges for attacking a female victim (Jane Doe) during an argument, leaving her with serious injuries.
According to court records, on March 5 and 6, 2024, Victor Badonie, 33, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was with Jane Doe at her home in Zuni, New Mexico. An argument broke out, during which Badonie assaulted and strangled Doe, resulting in Jane Doe’s hospitalization for her serious bodily injuries.
Badonie pleaded guilty to the felony crimes of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault by strangulation. Read More
Los Alamos Police Arrest Woman In Vehicle Theft Case
LAPD News:
At approximately 9:15 a.m. today, Aug. 20, 2025, a female suspect stole a Los Alamos County vehicle from the area of Ashley Pond. Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) officers began canvassing the community in search of the stolen vehicle.
Approximately 90 minutes after the initial call, a Bandelier National Monument Park Ranger located the vehicle unoccupied at the White Rock Library. Responding officers initiated a search of the area and located the female suspect inside the women’s restroom of the library.
The suspect was taken into custody without incident and transported Read More
Fraud Alert: Scam Phone Calls Impersonating Law Enforcement
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) has recently received numerous reports from citizens about fraudulent phone calls.
The caller, a male, falsely claims to be from the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Department and states that there is an outstanding warrant that must be paid.
Please be advised: This is a scam.
If people receive a similar call, hang up immediately and do not provide any personal or financial information.
No legitimate representative from the Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, or the courts will ever call to request payment for a warrant.
Direct concerns or questions Read More
FBI: Mescalero Man Sentenced To Prison For Violent Assault
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Mescalero man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for a violent attack that left a victim seriously injured.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, Nov. 2, 2022, Spencer George Klinekole, 41, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, assaulted Jane Doe with a baseball bat, causing serious bodily injury.
Upon his release from prison, Klinekole will be subject to three years of supervised release.
Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Acting Special Agent in Charge Philip Russell of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Read More
ABQ Man Sentenced For Violent Retail Robbery Spree
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for committing a series of armed robberies that targeted retail stores across the city in 2023.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, between July 11 and September 16, 2023, Demetrius Antonnie Bailey, 41, and an accomplice committed a series of armed robberies at Harbor Freight Tools, multiple Metro by T-Mobile locations, a T-Mobile store, a Verizon store, and a JC Penney. During the robberies, they brandished a BB gun, a toy gun, and, in one instance, a real handgun to threaten employees Read More
Albuquerque Couple Indicted For Conspiring To Harbor Illegal Aliens And Laundering Human Smuggling Proceeds Through Real Estate
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque couple is accused of conspiring with human smugglers, turning their rental properties into stash houses for human smuggling operations, and laundering what they believed to be human smuggling profits through a real estate deal structured to avoid detection.
According to court records, between March 2023 and July 2025, Nan Zhang, 44, and her husband Sanjay Khurana, 62, both naturalized U.S. citizens, conspired with human smugglers to rent properties in Albuquerque to be used as stash houses for individuals who had been unlawfully brought into the Read More
Las Cruces Man Gets 84 Months In Prison For Possession Of Methamphetamine And Fentanyl After Fleeing From Officers
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Las Cruces man was sentenced Friday to 84 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl after fleeing from officers attempting to arrest him on a warrant.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, on May 15, 2024, Las Cruces Police Department officers attempted to arrest Guillermo Yanez, 47, on an outstanding warrant out of El Paso, Texas, for tampering with evidence in a narcotics case.
When officers approached, Yanez fled on foot, jumping a wall into an apartment complex. During the chase, officers saw him reach into Read More
FBI: Shiprock Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Drive-By Shooting Near Shiprock
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Shiprock man was sentenced to 102 months in prison for a drive-by shooting that left a victim seriously injured.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, Jan. 9, 2025, Larence Cambridge, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was a passenger in his own car when he fired multiple shots at another vehicle carrying two victims along U.S. Highway 64 near Shiprock, New Mexico. Cambridge struck the vehicle several times, seriously injuring one occupant, then fled the scene.
Upon his release from prison, Cambridge will be subject to five Read More
FBI: Candidate Who Orchestrated Shootings And Murder-For-Hire After Election Loss Sentenced To 80 Years In Prison
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Solomon Peña was sentenced to 960 months in prison for orchestrating a politically motivated shooting spree and plotting to murder witnesses to obstruct justice.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Solomon Peña, 42, ran for District 14 of the New Mexico House of Representatives during the November 2022 midterm elections. After his electoral defeat, Peña falsely claimed the election was rigged and began pressuring members of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners not to certify the results.
When they refused, Peña recruited Jose Read More