Public Safety

IRS Cautions Taxpayers On Summertime Scams

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IRS News:

PHOENIX – The Internal Revenue Service today issued a warning that tax-related scams continue across the nation even though the tax filing season has ended for most taxpayers. People should remain on alert to new and emerging schemes involving the tax system that continue to claim victims.

“We continue to urge people to watch out for new and evolving schemes this summer,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said. “Many of these are variations of a theme, involving fictitious tax bills and demands to pay by purchasing and transferring information involving a gift card or iTunes card. Taxpayers Read More

Keller: New Mexico Higher Education Department Audit Contains 18 Findings Related To Financial Oversight

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State Auditor Tim Keller

STATE News:

  • 18 findings exacerbated by state’s budget woes, hiring freeze

SANTA FE – Today, State Auditor Tim Keller released the New Mexico Higher Education Department’s (HED) financial audit for fiscal year 2016.

The audit was conducted in partnership with an independent accounting firm and contains 18 findings. The issues identified relate to a range of problems with financial oversight.

“The Higher Education Department’s audit demonstrates the impact spending cuts can have on safeguards aimed at protecting taxpayers’ money,” Keller said. “When an agency Read More

McQuiston: Precious Cargo – Keeping Your Children Safe

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
 
I was driving over to Smith’s the other day and saw a woman stopped behind me at the light with what appeared to be a toddler in the seat next to her. 
 
It kind of ticked me off, but then I thought, it’s a small town, what’s the harm. We never have accidents here, right? Every 33 seconds, a child is involved in a car crash. Car crashes continue to be a leading cause of death of children in the United States.
 
An average of 11 children per week died in motor vehicle accidents nationwide between 2010 and 2014.
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Forty Percent Of Travelers Contract Infectious Disease On Vacation … Tips To Help Return Unscathed

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Dr. Brent W. Laartz
 
HEALTHCARE News:
 
Dr. Brent W. Laartz thought he was in for the ride of his lifetime when he set out on a horseback riding excursion in Costa Rica.
 
Admittedly younger and more naïve than he is today, Laartz – an infectious disease specialist and author of the book How to Avoid Contagious Diseases (www.drlaartz.com) –  failed to take some of the precautions necessary to avoid becoming one of the 40 percent of travelers every year who bring back an unwanted souvenir of a major illness from their trip.
 
“While on vacation it becomes entirely
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NNSA To Issue Public Notice For Intent To Compete Management And Operating Contract For LANL

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News Alert:

The Los Alamos Daily Post has obtained a copy of an email issued this afternoon by the director of NNSA’s Office of Governmental Affairs. The email states that DOE/NNSA will issue a public notice Tuesday alerting potential offerors of its intent to conduct a competition for the management and operating (M&O) follow-on contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

The public notice will be available on various websites for which links will go live by close of business Tuesday.

The projected budget for the LANL M&O contract is approximately $2.5 billion per Read More

Governor Orders Flags At Half-Staff In Honor And Mourning Of Nara Visa Firefighter John Cammack

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Nara Visa Firefighter John Cammack succumbed to his injuries after trying to escape a wildfire. Courtesy/Nara Visa Fire Department
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Susana Martinez issued an executive order for flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in honor and mourning of Nara Visa firefighter John Cammack.
 
Cammack, 76, died from wounds inflicted while fighting the Griffith Fire, which threatened his community.
 
The full text of the executive order is below:
 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2017-013
FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR
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Luján: Safety Of LANL Workers And Los Alamos Community Must Be Paramount

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From the Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today issued the following statement after press reports that Los Alamos National Laboratory is under investigation for violating nuclear shipping regulations:

“The alleged violations of nuclear material shipping regulations at LANL, if true, are deeply concerning. The safety of the workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and in the Los Alamos community must be paramount.

“LANL has rigorous protocols that govern the shipping of nuclear material, and if something in this process failed Read More

LAPD And Friends Of The Shelter Part Ways

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A dog at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter looking dapper in a snazzy bowtie. Courtesy/Don Taylor Photography
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

 

The Board of Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter late last week announced the indefinite suspension of its volunteer program in support of the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter.

A statement released to local media says the Board feels this is an appropriate time for the Friends to “focus exclusively on assisting privately-owned companion animals and their families and private rescue organizations, including groups such Read More

Police Chief Reads To Kids During Safety Town Today

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Los Alamos Police Police Chief Dino Sgambellone reads Safety Town books to this year’s upcoming Kindergarteners today at Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Chief Dino Sgambellone reads Safety Town books today at Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

LAPD brings out its robots to show the kids. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

LAPD robots on display. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Kids wait their turn to get in the front seat of an LAPD car to learn about the internal operations of a police Read More

Martin Arellano To Run For Sandoval County Sheriff

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Santa Fe Sheriff’s Deputy Martin Arellano has announced his candidacy for the Office of Sandoval County Sheriff. Courtesy photo

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos
 

Retired U. S. Army command sergeant major and current Santa Fe Sheriff’s Deputy Martin Arellano has announced his candidacy for Sandoval County Sheriff. Current Sheriff Douglas Wood is in his second four-year term and will not be eligible for reelection in June 2018.

A resident of Rio Rancho, Arellano says since his childhood he has had two ambitions in life.

“The first was to serve in the military as my father did in World Read More

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