Roswell scam warns residents after two big deceptions
Roswell residents were urged to beware of scam artists after two cases of thousands lost. An 88 year old woman gave 5000 dollars to a pair in a Farrs Supermarket parking lot to cash a fake 150000 certificate. A month earlier a man lost over 20000 to a phony bank official. Police urge verifying identification and credentials and warn that the elderly are especially vulnerable.
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Farr’s
APD
Steve Bayes
Bayes Warns of 14 Tips Against Fraud Schemes
A speaker recounts Bayes list of fourteen recommendations to guard against scams. Key advice includes skepticism toward too good to be true offers, verifying company legitimacy, avoiding cash to strangers, requiring ID from government claimants, verifying with agencies, checking numbers oneself, consulting police or attorney general offices, avoiding tax avoidance schemes, resisting investor pressure, avoiding prison pen-pal schemes, ensuring escrow for loan fees, and watching for home repair scams.
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House panel rejects state oversight on Mescalero waste plan
The Mescalero Apache Reservation lost state oversight when a House Energy and Natural Resources Committee tabled Senate Bill 219 sponsored by Sen. Tom Rutherford. The measure would have allowed state regulation and required federal consent for permanent storage discussions, while two other bills on radioactive waste transport and taxation remain alive.
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Tom Rutherford
Dbernalillo
House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Rutherford
Northern States Power Company of
Minnesota
Fred Peso
Peso
Mescalero
Scott Northard
Department of Energy
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
Lynda Taylor
The
Southwest Research and Information Center
Murray Ryan
Silver City
Ryan
Roger Madalena
Djemez Pueblo
Madalena
Investigators Await Dental Records to ID Skeletons
In Dona Ana County investigators awaited dental records to identify two skeletons unearthed from a shallow grave in an arroyo off a dirt road. Sheriff’s detective Chris Stewart said the skeletons are believed to be two county men who disappeared in September 1993. Names were not released.
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Las Cruces
Dona Ana
Dona Ana County
Bill cracks down on New Mexico child support delinquents
SANTA FE AP A measure to crack down on nonpayers of child support won final legislative approval and goes to Gov. Gary Johnson. It lets state licensing boards suspend revoke or deny professional licenses such as those for physicians barbers and optometrists for failure to pay support. The House unanimously backed the bill after Senate approval.
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Gary Johnson
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Senate
New Mexico
Cisco McSorley
Albuquerque
Texas Pick 3 Winning Numbers Drawn
Austin AP reports the Texas Lottery drew Pick 3 numbers on Monday with the sequence 6 1 9 in order. The result adds to this draw's quick pick activity and potential plays by bettors statewide.
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Austin
Texas Lottery
TV Guide names Tim Allen TV’s most powerful
Tim Allen tops TV Guide’s list of influential television figures, unseating Roseanne who defends her seven year run and high ABC deal. Roseanne dismisses rankings and notes pay parity regardless of ranking as her show nears final season. Valerie Harper juggles acting, family, and restaurant ownership while praising risotto. Spin Doctors singer Chris Barron funds Princeton High School choir trip with $10,000. Melissa Etheridge recalls singing with Bruce Springsteen on MTV Unplugged and her triple platinum Yes I Am. Irv Kupcinet, 82, released from Northwestern Memorial after angioplasty for a clogged artery. doctors call procedure a success.
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