Public Safety

Navajo Man Pleads Guilty To Discharging Firearm While Assaulting Four Indian Women And Two Children

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE—Jeffrey J. Franklin, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Albuquerque to violating the federal firearms laws by discharging a firearm during an act of violence.

Under the terms of his plea agreement, Franklin will be sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

Franklin was arrested in August 2014, on a criminal complaint charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon and abusing a child by placing the child in a situation that could endanger the child’s life. The complaint alleged that Franklin committed these Read More

Attorney General Hector Balderas Convenes First Multidisciplinary Violent Crime Review Team Meeting

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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas

STATE News:

Attorney General Balderas, Mrs. Benner, U.S. Marshal, cabinet secretaries, district attorneys, judges, sheriffs, police chiefs, the APS superintendent and 23 agencies participated in review team meeting

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas convened the first meeting of the Multidisciplinary Violent Crime Review Team Wednesday at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.

Attorney General Balderas and Julie Benner, wife of Rio Rancho Police Ofc. Gregg Nigel Benner, opened the meeting attended Read More

DEA Launches ‘El Chapo’ Tip Line … $5 Million Reward

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has opened a toll-free tip line where the general public in the United States, Mexico, Central and South America can report any information that could aid in the apprehension of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman-Loera, who escaped a Mexican prison in July.

The tip line will be managed by the DEA San Diego Division. In addition to the tip line, the public can email tips to CHAPOTIPS@USDOJ.GOV.

In concert with the launch of the tip line, DEA also has released a wanted poster that contains the number, email address, Read More

County Encourages Residents To Register For CodeRED

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LAPD News:

A degree of confusion occurred last Friday when a juvenile thought to be armed was running from police in White Rock and the County initiated its CodeRED notification system to alert residents to stay in their homes until the individual was apprehended.

Some individuals received the CodeRED telephone call and thought it was a telemarketer and hung up – never realizing the possible danger looming outside their home. Someone else posted an “all clear” on a social media website, stating that the juvenile was in custody when in fact police did not have him in custody Read More

County Begins Testing School Zone Flashing Lights

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COUNTY News:

Technicians from the Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division will test school zone flashers across the community the two days immediately prior to the new school year, which starts Aug. 13.

The flashing beacons will activate at school zones Tuesday, Aug. 11 and Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to their programed schedules, which are based on each school’s normal schedule.

Direct questions or concerns to the Traffic and Streets Division at 505.662.8113 or send an email to lacpw@lacnm.us. Read More

Details Behind Tuesday Night’s Incident At Wipp

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WIPP News:

At approximately 7 p.m. MDT Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the Joint Information Center (JIC) after a radiological control technician detected what was believed to be elevated radiological readings on a filter from an air particulate sampler located where air is exhausted from the WIPP underground.

It was later determined that an error was made in the calculation of initial survey results, which resulted in a false elevated reading that triggered the notification to the Central Monitoring Room and subsequent Read More

WIPP: Calculation Error Causes False Positive At Surface Air Monitoring Station … EOC Deactivating

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News Alert:

Radiological Control Technicians have determined a calculation error caused a false positive at a surface air monitoring station.

Multiple radiological frisks and swipes have been performed and show no radiological contamination. Based on this information, the event has been terminated. There is NO RELEASE.

The Emergency Operations Center and Joint Information Center are beginning the process to deactivate. Read More

WIPP EOC Activated – Update

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News Alert:

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) issued two recent updates to this evening’s earlier notification that the Emergency Operations Center was activated.

At approximately 6 p.m. today, Radiological Control Technicians detected minute levels of radiation on the filter at Station B where air is exhausted from the WIPP underground.

As a precaution, WIPP personnel were directed to shelter in place. Radiological control technicians have NOT received any indication of a release underground. There is no indication of any kind of radiological release leaving the Read More

Governor Announces Funding For Key Highway Infrastructure Projects In New Mexico

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STATE News:

ARTESIA — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced the funding of several key, large-scale highway infrastructure projects in New Mexico.

The projects will be funded, in part, by a $45 million infusion of state infrastructure dollars that the Governor fought hard to secure, and which were approved during the recent special legislative session.

“New Mexico’s roads and highways are literally the foundation of our commerce,” Martinez said. “Investing in our roads will keep our families safe and provide a stronger foundation for economic growth. That’s why we’re working to complete Read More