"Making Taos County Safer... One Anonymous Tip at a Time"

Updated 5/15/2012 Submit A Tip Online MOST WANTED PRESS RELEASE CAMPAIGN SIGNS TEXT YOUR TIP TO: 274637 KEYWORD: TAOS Text STOP to 274637 to cancel. Text HELP to 274637 for help. Msg&Data Rates May Apply. Privacy Policy.

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CRIME OF THE WEEK by Taos Police Department

TPD Case # C12000105 Location: 203 D Bertha Street, Taos, NM, in front of Thunder Bikes of Taos Date/Time of Occurrence: 03/16/12, between 9:30 pm and 11:00 pm Crime: Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon Amount of Loss: Significant hospital expenses Loss: None Suspects: None at this time Information Sought: Any Information leading to arrest and conviction of perpetrator(s) Amount of Reward Requested: Standard Reward. Between the hours of 9:30 pm and 10:30 pm on March 16th a person or persons unknown battered Mr. Waldy Mondragon outside of Thunder Bikes of Taos at the above listed address. Mr. Mondragon received serious injuries that required that he be flown to Saint Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe for treatment and a subsequent hospital stay. Investigators are seeking information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in the aggravated battery of Mr. Waldy Mondragon.

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TAOS' MOST WANTED CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR MORE INFORMATION

Derrick Chee Alex	Raul Andujo	Stephanie Castellon	James Chancey	Andrew James Cisneros	Susan J. Eyster
Lonnie Fernandez	Edward Gallegos	Jerome D. Gonzales	Text to 274637 Keyword: TAOS	Daniel Jaramillo	Felicia Lara-Erickson
Bernadette Medina	Daniel Montoya	Jeremiah Moyer	Andrew Redbear	Gregory Romero	Zoe M. Romero
Carlos E. Sanchez	Michael Tafoya	Matthew Vigil	Wesley R. Zotigh, Jr.	Juan Zuniga-Lopez	Text to 274637 Keyword: TAOS
758-HALT		Text to Keyword:	274637 TAOS		758-HALT

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POSTING, VANDALISM & REMOVING CAMPAIGN SIGNS The Taos Police Department has issued a warning regarding the posting, vandalism or removing of political campaign signs. POSTING CAMPAIGN SIGNS: Everyone that is posting or putting up political campaign signs, must first ask permission from the owner or someone that has authority to say it is okay to put signs up on anyone's property before posting them. Remember also if you put signs up on state right way, like stop lights, stop signs or the highway right of way, NMDOT will remove them. Posting or putting up political signs without permission is a criminal trespass violation. 9.28.020: CRIMINAL TRESPASS: A. Criminal trespass consists of unlawfully, and with malicious intent, entering or remaining upon the lands of another knowing that such consent to enter or remain is denied or withdrawn by the owner or occupant thereof. B. Criminal trespass also consists of unlawfully, and with malicious intent, entering or remaining upon lands owned, operated or controlled by the state or any of its political subdivisions, knowing that consent to enter or remain is denied or withdrawn by the custodian thereof. C. Whoever commits criminal trespass is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. (Prior code § 14-106) VANDALISM AND REMOVING CAMPAIGN SIGNS: If you are taking them just to take them or destroy them, then you are committing a couple violations of the law, which is included here. 9.32.010: LARCENY: A. Larceny consists of the stealing of anything of value which belongs to another when the value of the thing stolen is one hundred dollars ($100.00) or less. B. Whoever commits larceny is guilty of violating this section. (Prior code § 14-121)

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TCCS Press Release CRIME STOPPER'S TIP PAYS OFF! During the last week of March, Taos County Crime Stoppers received a Tip from an anonymous source regarding a number of illegal firearms. Taos County Crime Stopper's Law Enforcement Coordinator, working through a Federal Probation Officer was able to direct Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms agents to the Federal Probationer who possessed the weapons. As a result, at least 13 firearms worth thousand of dollars were recovered. ATF reports that at least one of the weapons was stolen and at least one other weapon had an obliterated serial number. Two of the weapons were illegally altered. The suspect is looking at an additional 10 years in Federal Prison as a result of his possession of these weapons. TAOS COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS… "Making Taos County Safer... One Anonymous Tip at a Time"

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Local Law Enforcement Agencies Need Your Help The State Police and the Taos Police Department have recovered numerous items they believe to have been stolen. These items were recovered during traffic stops of known burglary suspects or from persons with suspicious property which these persons could not account for. The police agencies are asking for any citizen that has recently been burglarized to make a police report so that the recovered items may by identified and returned to the rightful owners. The police have construction tools, jewelry, household electronics and other property. To make a claim for any recovered item, the owner must be able to prove ownership. The owner must supply proof with receipts, serial numbers, or a photo inventory list to make identification possible and have the property returned. Take time now to make sure that you can provide proof of ownership for all of your possessions. Proof can be provided with sales receipts, a written list of inventory items with descriptions and serial numbers, photos or videos of your property items. The rightful owner must be able to identify their own property from that of their neighbors.

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