This rattlesnake was seen about 9:30 a.m. today next to Cabra Loop Trail near the intersection of Pajarito Trail. Photo by Joy Green Read More
Public Safety
Judge Sentences Casper Cly To Four Years In Prison
Casper ClyBy MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
Casper Cly, a 26-year-old Los Alamos resident and former Los Alamos National Laboratory employee was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday by 11th Judicial District Judge Karen Townsend in Farmington.
Under a plea agreement reached in March, Cly had agreed to plead guilty to one count of child solicitation by electronic communication device, a third degree felony and one count of child solicitation (13-16), a fourth degree felony.
Judge Townsend sentenced Cly to four years in state prison with credit for time served of 18 months, Read More
Governor To Commemorate New Mexico Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty
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STATE News:
SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez will commemorate New Mexico law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2016 as their names are added to the Department of Public Safety’s Law Enforcement Memorial.
The officers being added to the Memorial today are Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez, Alamogordo Police Officer Clint Corvinus and Valencia County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Thomas.
The event is 9:30 a.m. at the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Academy at 4491 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe. Read More
Los Alamos County Council Proclaims May 21-27, 2017 ‘Emergency Medical Services Week’
County Councilor Antonio Maggiore, right, presents a proclamation declaring the Week of May 21-27, 2017 as ‘Emergency Medical Services Week’ in Los Alamos County to, from left, LAFD Safety Division Chief Wendy Swervey, Fire Chief Troy Hughes and LAFD EMS Division Chief Ben Stone. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Los Alamos County Council presented a proclamation at its May 16 meeting, declaring the Week of May 21-27, 2017 as “Emergency Medical Services Week” in Los Alamos County.
County Councilor Antonio Maggiore Read More
LAFD Celebrates Six New Fire And Rescue Vehicles
LAFD Fire Chief Troy Hughes, left, Los Alamos Field Office Deputy Manager Juan Griego and County Council Chair David Izraelevitz speak during the ceremony. Photo by Louisa Martinez/LAFD
A ceremony Thursday at Fire Station 1 celebrates the six new vehicles added to the Los Alamos Fire Department’s fleet. Photo by Louisa Martinez/LAFD
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
Los Alamos Fire Department hosted a push in ceremony Thursday afternoon at Fire Station 1 to celebrate the addition of six new vehicles to its fleet.
The six units were displayed outside the Read More
Judge Rules Spousal Privilege Violated In Mallory Case
Deputy District Attorney Michael Nunez, left, chats with Christopher Marlowe, attorney for Scott Mallory following Thursday’s motions hearing in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Scott Mallory
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
SANTA FE – A judge has ruled that spousal privilege was violated and information on a computer belonging to Scott Mallory as well as any statements made by Mallory to police are to be suppressed.
First Judicial District Judge T. Glenn Ellington rendered his decision Thursday Read More
Joshua J. Montoya Charged With LANL Copper Theft Slated For Arraignment In District Court Wednesday
Staff Report
Joshua J. Montoya of Velarde is slated for arraignment Wednesday in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe for allegedly stealing large amounts of copper from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) last year.
A criminal complaint filed July 14, 2016 in Los Alamos Magistrate Court by Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jack Casias, states that LANL contacted the Department of Energy Office (DOE) of the Inspector General (OIG) to report that some $15,000 to $20,000 worth of copper fittings and tubing was stolen from Technical Areas 3 and 48-1 as well as copper valves and brass valves from Read More
Hondito Wildfire Update
FOREST SERVICE News:
TAOS – The Hondito Fire, started May 15 from a lightning strike, has consumed 5,000 acres four miles southwest of Tres Piedras and two miles north of Las Tablas and is 0 percent contained.
Fire managers took advantage of favorable conditions Sunday and completed 5,000 acres of the 14,900 acre planning area. Crews spent the morning constructing perimeter line in advance of afternoon aerial ignitions. Utilizing the helicopter, crews were able to cover a larger area in a shorter amount of time. The conditions on the fire will be evaluated and burning will continue contingent Read More
EPA Urged To Prioritize Gold King Mine Cleanup
EPA News:WASHINGTON, D.C. ― In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham urged the EPA to fulfill the directive in the omnibus bill passed last week for Gold King Mine cleanup efforts.
The bill provides the EPA $4 million to implement a long-term water monitoring plan for areas impacted by the Gold King Mine spill.
The delegation asked that the EPA
Read More Man Charged In 13-Count Dog Fighting Indictment
FBI News:ALBUQUERQUE ― A federal grand jury in Albuquerque returned an indictment charging Albuquerque resident Robert Arellano, 63, with 13 counts of violating the animal fighting prohibitions of the federal Animal Welfare Act, announced James D. Tierney, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Jeffrey H. Wood, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Arellano had previously been arrested and indicted on additional charges in the District of New Jersey pertaining
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