Public Safety

Reminder From Bandelier: It’s Flash Flood Season Again

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Major flash flood Sept. 14, 2013 at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

Although it has been a rainy summer so far, there haven’t yet been any large flash floods in Bandelier National Monument, either in Frijoles Canyon near the Visitor Center, or in the other canyons in the park. 
 
However, floods are certainly possible, and the park has announced that the annual closure of all canyon bottom camping zones July 1 through Sept. 15 is in effect. Hikers are still welcome to go out on the trails, and backpackers can get Wilderness permits to camp in zones on mesa tops. Juniper
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Former Los Alamos Registered Sex Offender Arrested In Seattle For Crimes Against Children

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Nolan Paul Cyre

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero received a call from the Seattle Times last week informing him that Nolan Paul Cyre was recently arrested in Seattle, Wash., for sex crimes involving children. 
 
Cyre, 36, was a registered sex offender in Los Alamos September to January and the sheriff’s office kept close tabs on him, Lucero told the Los Alamos Daily Post. 
 
“He traveled a lot for his work as an underwater welder and by law was required to inform my office of his travel plans if he
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Cone Zone: Week Of July 27

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COUNTY News:

For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.

Note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Western Area Improvements Phase 3:
Roadway and utility work continues on 43rd Street (south) and 44th Street (north and south) which includes water line tie ends and concrete work. Sidewalks from cul-de-sacs (43rd south and 44th south) Read More

FBI Launches Nationwide Awareness Campaign On Economic Espionage

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Based on an actual case, The Company Man: Protecting America’s Secrets is part of a nationwide FBI campaign to raise awareness of the economic espionage threat. Transcript | Download Courtesy/FBI
 

FBI News:

Industries in the United States spend more on research and development than any other country in the world.

The amount of effort and resources put into developing a unique product or process that can provide an edge in the business world is not unsubstantial. But what happens if someone comes in and steals that edge—a company’s trade secrets—for the benefit of a foreign country? Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 16 to July 22, 2015

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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.

KENNETH WEAHKEE

July 16 at 6:38 a.m. / Police arrested Kenneth Weahkee, 40, of Santa Fe at N.M. 4 and N.M. 502 and charged him with possession of marijuana.

 

 

 

MARCOS ORTIZ

July 16 at 1:35 p.m. / Police arrested Marcos Ortiz, 44, of Santa Fe at N.M. 4 and N.M. 502 and charged him with possession of a controlled substance.

July 16 at 5:49 p.m. / A 42-year-old Los Alamos man Read More

Los Alamos Probation Officer: Tough but Caring

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Los Alamos Probation Officer Linda Peña
 
By CHARMIAN SCHALLER
Los Alamos Kiwanis Club

Linda Peña, the adult probation officer for Los Alamos County Municipal Court and Magistrate Court, says she’s “safe, blunt, and I don’t sugar coat” the situation with offenders.

However, it was obvious July 14, as she spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, that she cares deeply about her work.

In a brief interview after her talk, she said that she grew up in an area  “riddled by drugs and crime” (although her immediate family didn’t do drugs or drink), and she wanted to “help people get out of that life.” Read More

Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero Sworn Into Governor Appointed Board Position

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Magistrate Judge Patricia Casados swears in Los Alamos Sheriff Marco Lucero today at the Justice Center. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez appointed Sheriff Lucero to the New Mexico Oversight Search and Rescue Board and it is required that he be sworn into this new position. Sheriff Lucero was welcomed onto the Board when he attended his first meeting last week. Courtesy photo Read More

Water Main Break Closes Rover Near Longview

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At around 10 a.m. today the Los Alamos Fire Department was conducting a pressure test at a fire hydrant near the corner of Rover and Longview in White Rock. County employees at the scene said the fire department closed the valve too quickly causing a water hammer effect resulting in a broken main. Rover is closed for the next few hours as County utility crews work to close and repair the break. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

County crews work this morning to repair a broken main near the corner of Rover and Longview in White Rock. Rover is closed for the next few hours for repairs. Photo by Eric Read More

Purging Natural Gas On East Jemez Road Thursday

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COUNTY News:

New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) has informed the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities that it will purge a natural gas line 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, weather permitting, on East Jemez Road near Los Alamos County’s Eco Station. 

NMGC is purging the line on East Jemez Road so crews can perform maintenance work at its natural gas border station on East Road across from Camino Entrada in Los Alamos.  

“Purging” is the act of releasing natural gas from an existing section of pipeline so that work can be done safely under Federal Regulatory requirements.  

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Los Alamos Peace Vigils Scheduled At Ashley Pond

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National peace and justice activist and former Jesuit priest John Dear

NATIONAL PEACE GROUP News:

Thursday Aug. 6 and Sunday Aug. 9, hundreds of protesters are scheduled to converge on Los Alamos for the 70th Anniversary Peace and Disarmament Vigils commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

National peace and justice activists expected to attend include John Dear, Rev. James Lawson, Medea Benjamin, Kathy Kelly, Roshi Joan Halifax, Ken Butigan and Rev. Lennox Yearwood and individuals from the 250 Campaign Nonviolence National Conference Participants, Upaya Read More