News tips wanted

[Reporter]

Do you have informaton about something you think is newsworthy or should be investigated? List it here, please.

[Lincolns_Ghost]

Reporter wrote:

Do you have informaton about something you think is newsworthy or should be investigated? List it here, please.

I provided one about Shirley, the basset hound who was allegedly starved and tortured to death by a Farmington woman, and also provided contact information for All Ears Basset Sanctuary in Albuqerque. Your local animal control knows the immediate circumstances surrounding Shirley's death, and AEBS can fill in 'deep background'. If starving and torturing a basset hound (possible the sweetest, gentlest and most loving and trusting of all dog breeds) to death isn't 'newsworthy', I'm unsure of what that term means.

I don't post this as criticism, but simply as a reminder/inquiry about the Daily News' efforts or inquiries. If you can, please let us know about your and he DN's efforts, to date.

Thanks!:)

[clouds]

Reporter wrote:

Do you have informaton about something you think is newsworthy or should be investigated? List it here, please.

Did it ever occur to you to regularly check the police blotters?

[News tips wanted]

Why of course it did, sir or madam. But stories such as the Petco dog bite incident don't hit the police blotters. It was an animal control matter and report, which is something we wouldn't routinely get. I heard about it by reading the forum.

clouds wrote:

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Did it ever occur to you to regularly check the police blotters?

[Lincolns_Ghost]

News tips wanted wrote:

Why of course it did, sir or madam. But stories such as the Petco dog bite incident don't hit the police blotters. It was an animal control matter and report, which is something we wouldn't routinely get. I heard about it by reading the forum.
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Understandable, which is why I provided you with the information regarding Shirley.

[News tips wanted]

I'll look into Shirley - can't promise anything but thanks for the info.

Lincolns_Ghost wrote:

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Understandable, which is why I provided you with the information regarding Shirley.

[Lincolns_Ghost]

News tips wanted wrote:

I'll look into Shirley - can't promise anything but thanks for the info.
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Understood, and you're welcome. I'm a retired attorney, and with them having the State Veterinarian doing a forensic autopsy, I would wager that they're seriously contemplating filing criminal charges; if that's the case, they may not say much until the investigation's complete and the woman indicted.

[Flanders]

How about the missing guns at the police department?

How about a follow-up on the sheriffs investigation on FPD Officer Manning for domestic violence and was served a restraining order?

[jojo]

Find articles on here...
www.onlinenewspapers.com

[misuse of tax money]

Look into the money paid to Dan Darnell through the San Juan Safe Communities from the city and county. This would include collusion by the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, San Juan County Commissioners and Daily-Times to name only a few.

[ahh]

My frustration? Why, do I, as a lifetime resident of New Mexico have to present a PASSPORT from now on to fly on any and every airline?

[Josey Wales]

Flanders wrote:

How about the missing guns at the police department?
How about a follow-up on the sheriffs investigation on FPD Officer Manning for domestic violence and was served a restraining order?

Two very good topics....also why a police sergeant accused of rape and never rightfully exonerated is still employed as a sergeant. With his history of sexual misconduct, I think the chances are very good that he actually committed the act of rape.

[Lincolns_Ghost]

ahh wrote:

My frustration? Why, do I, as a lifetime resident of New Mexico have to present a PASSPORT from now on to fly on any and every airline?

You can thank all of the Congresscritters who passed the Patriot Act of 2001 without ever bothering to read it for that particular inconvenience.

[Bender]

How about a follow-up story on FPDs Manning who was being investigated by the SJCSO for domestic violence while intoxicated. He was supposedly subject to a restraining order. Is he still with the PD? The investigation was announced to the CPAC.

[TRFisk]

What about the starved and tortured dog?

[what about it]

Unfortunately, the quality of life for people (human beings) has a far greater in the State of New Mexico than those that Ilinois has time to 'celebrate'.

[TRFisk]

what about it wrote:

Unfortunately, the quality of life for people (human beings) has a far greater in the State of New Mexico than those that Ilinois has time to 'celebrate'.

This has nothing to with differing values between New Mexico and Illinois. I'm a 'snow bird' who lives in Santa Fe six months a year and have for 20 years, and there is no appreciable difference between what New Mexicans and Illinoisans 'value', in terms of simple, common decency and humanity.

Furthermore, torturing or killing animals is one of the three 'key predictors' indicative of the potential to become a serial killer, according to the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit, and THAT ALONE should concern you all deeply.

[it always has and]

TRFisk wrote:

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This has nothing to with differing values between New Mexico and Illinois. I'm a 'snow bird' who lives in Santa Fe six months a year and have for 20 years, and there is no appreciable difference between what New Mexicans and Illinoisans 'value', in terms of simple, common decency and humanity.
Furthermore, torturing or killing animals is one of the three 'key predictors' indicative of the potential to become a serial killer, according to the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit, and THAT ALONE should concern you all deeply.

and always will be. I've seen enough dogs carcasses smeared against the asphalets and pavements throughout new mexico. I don't spend time in Santa Fe unfortunately. However, it's obvious State of New Mexico has far greater issues to contend with in dealing with quailty of life issues with people. There are sick and perverted people in the world and I am sure New Mexico has it's few.

Obviously, this country (the TV Mass Media news looking to exploit) is anxiously waiting for the next violent killing spree to occur in our Public Schools particularly here in New Mexico. I would rather have public safety contend with potential shots to be fired than to spend REMAINING resources to on issues that don't involve people.

This is why this is New Mexico than what occurs in Illinois.

Maybe if we had a President from New Mexico, we could have more time and resources to expend.

[xando]

Good point, but your reason will be lost on most who participate in these forums. Farmington has more than its share of the intellectually devoid.

[xando]

Should have quoted--my comment was in response to the post by TRFisk.