Ex-Taos cop to be released from prison
Malcolm Martinez a Taos police officer who pled guilty to burglaries has had his sentence altered after a motion to withdraw his plea He was initially sentenced in 2007 to 36 years in prison but received a suspended 25 years with five years probation The case notes say he burglarized Western Sky Cafe and McCormick Gallery while on duty and during graveyard shifts He had three counts each of aggravated burglary larceny and possession of burglary tools He has been in custody since October 2005 having served seven years Public defender Darryl Bouchard called the arrest scene traumatic and prosecutors suggested a ten year term with credit for time served
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Art of the Dress event opens Year of the Remarkable Woman
Millicent Rogers Museum hosts Art of the Dress Four Personal Fittings launching the Year of the Remarkable Woman on Friday March 16 and running through Sunday March 18 with proceeds benefiting the New Mexico chapter of NOW in the Arts. The exhibition continues through April 15.
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Deaths in New Mexico Taos and Tres Piedras Obituaries
Dorothy R. Peg Brooks 90 of Taos died March 7 John Roy Edward Smith 85 of Tres Piedras died March 9 Nick Arturo Montoya 98 of Taos died August 30 Obituaries 6
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Taos News Volume LI Number 31 Recap
Local Taos publication Taos News presents a 100 page sectional issue for Taos, New Mexico. Copyright 2012, department color pages cover opinions and multimedia listings.
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Taos plans RFP to move dispatch to new Command Center
Taos council moves to relocate dispatch from Civic Plaza Drive to the Kit Carson Regional Command Center amid questions on space leasing and moving costs. DFA funds cover equipment upgrades but not the move. Motorola estimates relocation at about 575 thousand dollars.
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Water outage grips Questa as leak hunt narrows
About 200 residents in Questa faced a week without running water as officials and volunteers sought a leak in the village water lines. Mayor Esther Garcia said tanks drained quickly once opened and crews from New Mexico Rural Water and Chevron Mining had begun sonic listening work. By March 13 the leak was narrowed to the Cabresto neighborhood and authorities aimed to isolate the line by day’s end while urging conservation.
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Pipe bomb target may face negligence charges
Taos police investigated a pipe bomb found on a Taos hotelier’s pickup last Wednesday March 7. The device attached to a Chevrolet pickup prompted evacuations of nearby residents and businesses as Interim Chief Jerry Hogrefe and dispatchers secured the scene and assessed potential liability for Larry Whitten of the Whitten Inn.
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