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GENERAL
Shoplifting report results in arrest Nason selected for nat’l fire officer program
The arrest records available in the police blotter are public information. Any indication of an arrest on a charge and/or multiple charges does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If a charge has been dropped and you wish to have a retraction published in newspaper, please submit written documentation from a court or law enforcement agency showing that the charge was dropped. Roswell Police arrested a man for allegedly shoplifting headphones from Kmart on Monday. Brandon Shay Weideman, 33, of Albuquerque, was arrested on a charge of shoplifting after police
by felon and failure to pay child support, according to the report.
responded to a shoplifting report at Kmart, located at 1705 S. Main St., at about 7 p.m. on Monday. According to the report, Weideman had attempted to steal a $9.99 pair of headphones and a $8.99 inner tube.
Purse reported stolen
Police responded to the theft of a purse on the 4500 block of North Main Street on Monday at about 2 p.m. According to the report, a purse, valued at $50, was stolen along with credit cards and $287 in cash.
Dexter man arrested on drug charge
Roswell Police arrested a Dexter man on Monday who had drugs and a firearm in his possession, according to a police report. Jose A. Grajeda Sr., 43, of Dexter, was arrested at 10:39 a.m. According to the report, Grajeda was in possession of suspected methamphetamines in a small baggie and a Taurus PT 92 handgun. Grajeda faces charges of firear ms, destructive devices, receipt, transport
Burglars steal $22,000 in jewels
Roswell Police responded to a report of a larceny on the 3400 block of Highland Drive at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. Burglars stole $22,650 in jewelry, according to the report, including diamond earrings and bracelets.
DMV window broken
Roswell Police responded to a report of a broken window at the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division of fice, 200 E. Wilshire Blvd., at 8:30 a.m. on Monday. According to the report, $500 worth of damage was done to a window.
FBI wanted NM sheriff’s badge for DNA
ESPANOLA (AP) — Federal agents were looking for a New Mexico sheriff’s badge during a May raid to test it for DNA in connection with an encounter with a motorist, newly released court documents said. According to unsealed court documents, FBI agents wanted Rio Arriba County Sherif f Thomas Rodella’s badge and silver handgun when they searched his house and car, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Rodella and his son were indicted this month for conspiracy to violate a motorist’s civil rights during an offduty traffic stop in March. An indictment says the men engaged “in a high-speed pursuit and unreasonable seizure” of the driver, identified in the court papers only as M.T. The sheriff was not in uniform when he jumped out of his Jeep SUV
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EPA takes comment on permit for Four Corners plant
NENAHNEZAD (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comment on a proposed permit for a northwestern New Mexico power plant. The operator of the Four Corners Power Plant near Far mington plans to upgrade two units at the coal-fired plant to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. The EPA says the installation of what’s known as selective catalytic reduction technology will result in an increase in sulfuric acid emissions. That increase means the power plant is required to get a permit from the EPA As of 10:45 p.m., Tuesday, there were 0.06 inches of rain in the gauge at the Daily Record.
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armed with a silver revolver, court papers said. The indictment says Rodella shoved his badge in the motorist’s face. According to an FBI affidavit used to obtain a warrant to search Rodella’s home, an agent reviewed Tafoya’s booking photograph from the Rio Arriba County jail “which shows a reddish, swollen area under his right eye.” “This is consistent with Tafoya’s statement that Sheriff Rodella hit him in the face with his badge, and then ground the badge in his right eye and against his cheek,” the affidavit said. The new documents do not indicate if anything was seized in the search. FBI agents raided Rodella’s home in June just hours after he lost the Democratic nomination for Rio Arriba County sheriff to challenger James
that requires the plant operator to minimize the emissions. The agency has scheduled public hearings Wednesday in Nenahnezad (neh-NAH’-neh-zahd) on the Navajo Nation, and Thursday in Shiprock and Farmington. The deadline to weigh in is Sept. 24.
Court eyes tossing charges in NM van shooting
SANTA FE (AP) — A proposed state appeals court order would dismiss charges against a Tennessee woman whose van was chased and shot at by a New Mexico State Police of ficer during a chaotic
Lujan by 200 votes. Lujan was a deputy Rodella had fired. Meanwhile, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Rodella has asked New Mexico State Police Chief Pete Kassettas to investigate possible misconduct by Rio Arriba County employees. Reserve Deputy Quintin McShan, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said the office turned over a possible criminal matter to state police on Monday but said he couldn’t identify the targets of the investigation. Rio Arriba County commissioners gave Rodella until Tuesday to step down as sheriff before they would ask “higher authorities” to remove him from office. But Rodella has said through his lawyer, Robert Gorence, that he will not step down.
October traffic stop. The Albuquerque Journal reports that a New Mexico Court of Appeals judge proposed Monday tossing the criminal case against Oriana Farrell. Last year, a New Mexico State Police officer shot at Farrell’s van carrying her five children after she twice sped off and was stopped by another of ficer for speeding outside of Taos. Video of the shooting gained national attention and the officer was later fired. Farrell, of Memphis, Tenn., is facing charges of fleeing an of ficer, child abuse and other charges.
The Taos district attorney can challenge the appeals court’s proposal.
Report: New Mexico pedestrian deaths rank high
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A new report says New Mexico was the nation’s fifth most deadly state per capita for pedestrians in 2011 with alcohol as a key factor. The Albuquerque Journal reports that an analysis by the Mid-Region Council of Governments released last week found that New Mexico reported 41 pedestrian fatalities statewide in 2011.
STAFF REPORT
The interim director of the Emergency Medical Services program at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell was recently accepted into the United States Fire Administration/National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program. “The education he will receive in this graduate program will greatly benefit the EMS program and the Fire Science courses/certificate,” said Susan Golden, dean of Health at ENMURoswell. Marc Nason, the new interim director for the EMS education and fire science programs at ENMU-Roswell, was recently accepted into the EFOP, which is a competitive, four -year program located in Emmitsburg, Md. Nason has 19 years combined experience in Fire and EMS. He has a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree in EMS/Fire Protection from ENMU. His education includes Fire Service Chief Executive Officer training from Texas A&M Mays Business School and Certified Public Manager training from Arizona State University and Bob Ramsey Executive Education. Nason also serves as a technical committee member on a number of National Fire Protection Association sections, including NFPA 450 — Guide for Emergency Medical Services and Systems; NFPA 1021— Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications; and NFPA 1041 — Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications.
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Nason also serves on the statewide EMS advisory committee and the Public Regulation Commission, EMS advisory committee. He and his wife, Stacie, have four Rebecca, children, Haleigh, Logan, and Faith. The EFOP is an initiative of the United States Fire Administration/National Fire Academy designed to provide senior officers and others in key leadership roles with an understanding of the need to transform fire and emergency services organizations from being reactive to proactive, with an emphasis on leadership development, prevention and risk-reduction. The officers enhance their professional development through a unique series of four graduate and upper-division-baccalaureate equivalent courses. The EFOP spans a four -year period with four core courses. EFOP participants must complete an Applied Research Project that relates to their organization within six months after the completion of each of the four courses. A certificate of completion for the entire EFOP is awarded after the successful completion of the final research project.
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