Public Safety

Bartram Speaks On Teen Court

February 14, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Jennifer Bartram

By CHARMIAN SCHALLER
Los Alamos Kiwanis

Jennifer Bartram, coordinator of the Los Alamos Teen Court, provided an interesting summary of her work during a Feb. 3 talk to Kiwanis.

She handed out a one-page flyer, which included the following basic description:

“What is Teen Court? Teen Court is a nationally recognized early intervention and restorative justice program for juveniles (ages 12-18). It is a diversionary court that keeps first-time offenders with traffic infractions and misdemeanor offenses out of the traditional court system. They plead guilty, appear before Read More

FBI Offers $1,000 Reward On Anniversary Of Counselor, New Mexico Killing

February 14, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Wilson Joe Chiquito

FBI News:

The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of a Counselor, New Mexico man a year ago.

Wilson Joe Chiquito was killed sometime between the evening hours of Feb. 14, 2014, and noon Feb. 15, 2014, at his residence on the Navajo Indian Reservation.

The cause of death was blunt force trauma to his head. He was 75 at the time of his death. The FBI, Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and New Mexico State Police responded to the scene.

Anyone with information about this death is asked Read More

Deer Trap Canyon Pile Burn Saturday-Monday

February 13, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Santa Fe National Forest prescribed burn. Courtesy/USDA

SFNF News:

Los Alamos Fire Department and the Santa Fe National Forest plan to conduct a prescribed Saturday through Monday in Deer Trap Canyon.

The burn will occur if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, are favorable.

The Deer Trap Canyon prescribed pile burn will be conducted east of Los Alamos. Small blocks may be treated each day to decrease the daily smoke volume.

Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-dependent ecosystems. Read More

I-25 Southbound Lane Closure Until 3 P.M. Today

February 13, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will be completing road pavement assessment today on the I-25 southbound lanes from mile marker 265 to mile marker 267 near La Bajada Hill.

There will be a one lane closure on the I-25 southbound lanes until 3 p.m. and speed will be reduced to 55 mph.

Drivers are urged to proceed with caution through the work zone, observe traffic control signs and reduce speed to the posted limit. Updates on this project will be posted on the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s road advisory website www.nmroads.com. Read More

MTPD Launches Advanced Permit Verification System

February 13, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Members of the New Mexico Operating Permit System Team. Courtesy/MTPD

MTPD News:

The New Mexico Motor Transportation Police implemented a “soft launch” Thursday of its new oversize/overweight permitting system.

This system, named “New Mexico Operating Permit System” (NM-OPS) was built for the Motor Transportation Police Department (MTPD) for the purpose of allowing the commercial trucking industry to self-issue nearly all of the required permits on-line.

This new system will facilitate permit ordering and operations at all New Mexico ports of entry and online, provide constant construction Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 5 To Feb. 10, 2015

February 12, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

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.

KEVIN HERRING

Feb. 5 at 3:26 p.m. / Police arrested Kevin Herring, 37, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant.

Feb. 6 at 10:35 a.m. / A 64-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she is the victim of identity theft on Orange Street. The estimated loss is unknown.

RAYMOND MARTINEZ
Feb. 6 at 2:28 p.m. / Police arrested Raymond Martinez, 30, of Los Read More

Senators Sponsor Bills To Protect Young Athletes From Brain Injuries

February 12, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Sen. Bill Soules

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Sen. Bill Soules, D-Dona Ana and Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Bernalillo & Valencia, recently introduced bills to protect young athletes who suffer concussions and brain injuries. Both bills would strengthen existing measures to protect young athletes by ensuring parents and coaches take the proper safety precautions for their children.

Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez

Soules’ bill would require brain injury training for student athletes. It also mandates that schools provide brain injury information, to be signed by Read More

Letter to the Editor: Opposed To Preventable Disasters

February 12, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

By TOM RAGSDALE
Los Alamos

As someone worried about my safety, I wonder that Ms. Wissinger would condemn me, someone with a weakened immune system through a genetic disease, to accept that “Life itself is a big risk,” and tell me to “coddle” my “fragility.”

I don’t have a choice in being more at risk to epidemic-prone illnesses we had broadly eliminated through sound science before a celebrity whose only notable talent was having large breasts weighed in. Would you tell the people in the hospital you visit while carrying mumps to just deal with the

I-25 /Old Pecos Trail Interchange: Earthwork Operations

February 12, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) maintenance crews began earthwork operations today on the northbound I-25/Old Pecos Trail Interchange at mile marker 284.

Motorists are being alerted that there will be heavy truck traffic at the I-25/Old Pecos Trail Interchange. Haul trucks will be loading and hauling material near the I-25 northbound ramp.

This project is anticipated to be completed Feb. 16, weather permitting.

Drivers are urged to proceed with caution through the work zone, observe traffic control signs and reduce speed Read More

Letter to the Editor: I’ll Pass On Being Part Of Any Herd

February 12, 2015 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

ERICA WISSINGER

Los Alamos

To all those who think a lack of 322 vaccinations is risky, please stay off the roads then, because driving on the roads is risky, and I worry about your safety.

I do have the right not to get vaccinated and to concurrently attend public spaces, just like you have the right to coddle your fragility and not attend public spaces.

Life itself is a big risk. Perhaps extremely risk-averse individuals are not up to the task. But, keep mooing as part of any herd you like. I’ll pass on being part of any herd.

I understand that people will respond to this with the rationale