Public Safety

Alert: Grandparent Scam Takes New Twist

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News Alert:

Fraudsters are targeting seniors with a variation of the grandparent scam, in which the perpetrator often calls the victim pretending to be their grandchild needing money due to an emergency.

In this new variation, perpetrators claim to be debt collectors attempting to collect a fake debt on behalf of the grandchild. According to a blog by the Federal Trade Commission, the perpetrators threaten that the grandchild will be arrested, lose their job, or have their driver’s license revoked if the victim does not provide a prepaid or credit card number or wire funds.

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Event Alert: Tour de Los Alamos In Town Today!

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COMMUNITY News Alert:

Watch out for bicyclists on local streets as the 43rd Annual Tour de Los Alamos Bicycle Race begins downtown with racers leaving in waves from 8:10 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. today.

The racers will do a loop(s) going up Jemez Road to the T-intersection with N.M. 4, take a left onto N.M. 4 past Bandelier, through White Rock, and back up Jemez.

Come out and cheer them on as they leave the start line on Trinity Drive from Ashley Pond Park. Read More

Letter To The Editor: Former LANL Physicist Discusses Israel’s Nuclear Weapons

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By DOUGLAS REILLY, Ph.D.
Retired from LANL, US DOE, IAEA, and EURATOM
 
I realize that the Los Alamos Daily Post usually does not cover national news. However, I believe most of its readers are aware of the Iran nuclear talks and Israel’s, the United States’ and the world’s desire that Iran not develop nuclear weapons.

Unfortunately, very little is heard about Israel’s hundreds of nuclear weapons (atomic and hydrogen) and its ability to deliver them anywhere in the world, including the USA.

My wife, Dotty, and I are residents of Los Alamos. For 38 years I was employed as a physicist in Los Alamos

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Letter To The Editor: Bobcat On Perimeter Trail

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By LAURIE WATERS
Los Alamos

Today just before 6 a.m. on my morning walk, just south of the intersection of the Mitchell Trail and the Perimeter Trail, I saw a bobcat.  

I was heading north and heard a noise like something heavy making a quick sprint through the brush off to my left. It must have been hunting, but it saw me and stopped. 

We stared at each other for about a minute – beautiful animal, then it turned and walked away over a little hill and disappeared. We were probably about 25 feet apart.  Read More

NSA Presidential Straw Poll Results Announced

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NSA News:
 
ALEXANDRIA, VA ― Several candidates for president spoke last week at the the National Sheriffs’ Association’s (NSA) 75th Anniversary Conference and Presidential Forum in Baltimore, Md. 
 
NSA members voted in the first-ever straw poll, giving top support to Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and Ben Carson.
 
“Presidential candidates had a fantastic opportunity at our presidential forum to talk directly to those who are protecting Americans―and the law enforcement community was enthusiastic to hear from the candidates,”
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Cone Zone: Week Of July 13

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COUNTY News:

Road Construction Update for July 13.

For more information about the projects listed below, please 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. Please 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) which includes water line tie ends and concrete work. Work will begin
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Supplemental Ventilation System Arrives At WIPP

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WIPP employees unload sections of the SVS early this week at the WIPP facility. Courtesy/WIPP
 
 
WIPP News:
 
Sections of the new Supplemental Ventilation System (SVS) arrived this week at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad.
 
The SVS is designed to increase the total amount of air supplied to the underground. The fan assembly underwent factory acceptance testing last week and arrived at the WIPP facility early this week. The fan and associated equipment will be transported to the WIPP underground in four pieces where it will be assembled
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 2 To July 7, 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.

July 2 at 8:04 a.m. / A 46-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone stole his credit card on Pecos Drive. The estimated loss is unknown.

July 2 at 3:58 p.m. / A 67-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she was battered by a household member on Camino Uva.

TAI WANG

July 2 at 4:17 p.m. / Police arrested Tai Wang, 67, of Los Alamos at 1772 Camino Uva and charged him with battery against a Read More

County To Repaint Central Crosswalks And Install New Shared Lane Pavement Markings

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New shared lane pavement markings (Sharrows) will be painted on Central Avenue Saturday. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Public Works Department crews will be repainting crosswalk markings and placing sharrows on Central Avenue Saturday, July 11, weather permitting. 

Sharrows, or shared lane pavement markings, are used to indicate the travel lane is shared use for motorists and bicyclists. These new pavement markings are part of the County’s complete street program. 

Crews will install the County’s first sharrows on Central Avenue between 15th Street and Oppenheimer.  Read More

IBWA Applauds House Action To Ensure Healthy Water For National Park Visitors

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IBWA News:
 
ALEXANDRIA, VA ― The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) applauds the action by the U.S. House of Representatives halting National Park Service (NPS) policy that allows for banning the sale of bottled water in America’s national parks, thereby ensuring visitors have access to all types of water, the healthy hydration option.
 
On July 7, 2015, the House passed an amendment by Representative Keith Rothfus (R-PA) to the House Interior Appropriations bill, H.R. 2822, which prohibits the NPS from using any funds to implement or maintain bans on the sale
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