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NMSP District Office Dedication Ceremony Friday

NMSP News:
 
ESPANOLA  The New Mexico Department of Public Safety and New Mexico General Services Department invites the public to attend the building re-dedication ceremony in the name of fallen Ofc. Glen Huber and grand opening of the newly constructed New Mexico State Police Office.
When: 11 a.m. Friday, March 9
Where: Espanola State Police Office at 1410 N. Paseo de Onate in Espanola.
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Los Alamos Daily Post Reporter Participates In Nine Week FBI Citizens Academy In Albuquerque

Maire O’Neill

​Staff Report

Los Alamos Daily Post Public Safety Reporter Maire O’Neill is participating in the 14th Annual Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Albuquerque Division Citizens Academy.

The Citizens Academy is a nine-week program designed to promote a more informed community by educating community representatives including media about the mission, resources and jurisdiction of the FBI. Classes meet in the evening at the FBI field office in Albuquerque.

Candidates are nominated by FBI employees, former Citizens Academy graduates, and community leaders. Participants Read More

Mora Man Arrested For Shooting At Ex-Girlfriend

Anthony Gabriel Valdez
 
NMSP News:
 
GUADALUPITA  Around 4 p.m., Feb. 26, New Mexico State Police officers responded to State Road 434 in Guadalupita, between Mora and Angel Fire, for a reported assault with a deadly weapon call.
 
The initial investigation determined that Anthony Gabriel Valdez, 28, of Mora, pointed a rifle at his ex-girlfriend while she was in her vehicle. As she drove away from him he fired at least one shot, which struck the back of her vehicle.
 
State Police officers quickly located Valdez who still had the rifle in his possession. Valdez
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Stephen Geisik Jailed On Probation Violation

Stephen Geisik

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

maire@ladailypost.com

 

Former Los Alamos resident Stephen Geisik, 27, is incarcerated at the Los Alamos Detention Center after his arrest by New Mexico State Patrol Ofc. Jacob de Leon on two child abuse charges.

The new charges violate the terms of Geisik’s probation in a 2012 Los Alamos case.

Geisik was charged in March 2012 in Los Alamos Magistrate Court with five counts of criminal sexual penetration of the first degree of a child under 13 years of age and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. In June 2012, Read More

Scenes From Active Shooter Training At UNM-LA

UNM-LA Student Enrollment Director Kathryn Vigil and Los Alamos High School Resource Officer Cpl. Adele McKenzie chat prior to active shooter training today at the college campus. An online active shooter course is required annually for faculty and staff and the campus has an active security and safety committee. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Police Cpl. Adele McKenzie teaches Deputy Fire Chief Steve Dawald how to use a toy gun before he participated in an activity during today’s active shooter training. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More

Deputy DA Kent Wahlquist Argues Pretrial Detention In Murder Of Edgewood Gas Station Attendant

First Judicial District Attorney’s Office staff at dangerousness hearings Tuesday in Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom in Santa Fe for defendants accused of planning an armed robbery Feb. 11 at an Edgewood gas station, from left, Kent Wahlquist, Jonn Osborn and Ihsan Ahmed. Wahlquist handles the majority of Los Alamos District Court cases. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

First Judicial District Deputy District Attorney Kent Wahlquist speaks to Court Bailiff Steve Bing outside Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom Tuesday in Santa Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 21 To Feb. 27, 2018

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 against them.

ROBERT J. GARCIA

Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. / Police arrested Robert J. Garcia, 24, of Espanola at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

 

STEPHEN M. GEISIK

Feb. 22 at 9:22 p.m. / Police arrested Stephen Geisik, 27, of Hernandez on an arrest order.

 

 

 

MATTHEW RUIZ

Feb. 23 at 6:55 p.m. / Police arrested Matthew Ruiz, 21, of Alcalde in Espanola Read More

Suspect Arrested; Another Remains At Large In Crimes At Los Alamos County Pajarito Cliffs Site

Gregorio L. Trujillo

LAPD News:

Investigators with the Los Alamos Police Department have arrested and charged Santa Fe resident Antonio Trujillo, 30, and arrest warrants are active for his brother Gregorio L. Trujillo, 29, also of Santa Fe, with the crimes committed recently at the Los Alamos County Pajarito Cliffs Site.

Below is the breakdown of charges for each offender:

Antonio Trujillo

  • 1 Count of Unlawful Taking of Vehicle
  • 3 Count of Receiving/Transferring Stolen Vehicle
  • 5 Counts of Burglary
  • 4 Counts of Larceny
  • 2 Counts of Breaking and Entering
  • 2 Counts of Criminal Damage to Property
  • 1
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Update: New Mexico State Police Investigate Los Alamos Police Department Shooting

NMSP News:
  • This update identifies Antonio Trujillo as the suspect and contains additional details from the investigation

During the early morning hours of Feb. 17, officers with the Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) were involved in a police shooting. The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was asked to investigate this incident.

 
Preliminary investigation revealed that the LAPD has been investigating numerous burglaries at the Pajarito Cliffs Site (PCS) county buildings, at 1001 Camino Entrada, in Los Alamos.
 
LAPD officers were conducting surveillance outside
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