New Mexico Security Blog by Robb Hamic

Gil Baca III Finally Goes To Prison Today- Albuquerque Security

December 16, 2010- Albuquerque, NM- Gilbert Baca III (G3) finally got some of his due in court today.  He was found gulity and sentenced to 21 years in prision for a combination of several cases outstanding on him.  He was taken into custody and will serve no less than 3 years in RPrison.  This makes him a 2 or 3 time convicted felon and there is more..

He was supported by his wife in court who denounced the people, prosecutors and police there in court.  Apparently, she still didn't see the fact that he actually commited many, many crimes and he plead guilty on his own accord.  Why is it always someone else's fault?

The crux of the main case against Baca was the criminal tax evasion case brought by NM Tax and Revenue.  I think this case signals a dramatic shift in the way this agency is handeling bad guys.  They are really going after them and it is good news for some of the current offenders in Albuquerque Security.  Maybe we finally have some advocates who will level the playing field.  Either way, Baca got some of his.

He was not joined by any friends (except a couple of pastors), his father, mother or long-time former business partner Joe Stidham.  Is it possible that he really burnt that many bridges?  Oh yea, we are talking about the guy who burned his own house down in attempt to cover up some of his crimes..  Good riddance.

Robb Hamic writes a book teaching people how to investigate and expose the truth.

August 30, 2010- Austin TX-  Robb Hamic is the publisher of this blog.  He appreciates the opportunity to present this information to the community.  Who is he and why do he do this?  These are common questions for him.  He has become a controversial person as he started this blog but time has proven most of the things that he has represented on this forum.  There are some issues that have not gained full exposure yet but the blog goes on. 

 Robb Hamic gained his investigative experience as a Sheriff's Deputy and Detective.  He became licensed as a private investigator in 1999 and started his own firm.  The firm grew and he became licensed in several states in the United States and carried out a variety of investigations in the beginning of his career in private business. Robb concentrated early on with surveillance and counter-surveillance for individuals.  He gained a quick skill set in corporate investigation and intelligence.  He learned how to uncover facts about companies and entities, especially the facts that the owners didn't want disclosed.  These skills transferred to the private sector and he continued to develop the specialized ability to find out everything about a person.  He had setbacks including bad key employees that stole money and caused problems in his business.  Hamic learned the value of knowing how to expose people for the truth and cultivated many tactics to his advantage.  Over the years, he rolled out this service to his clients.  After all, the truth is the truth.

Robb Hamic started his career in law enforcement training in 2003 after one of his employees and friend was killed in the line of duty.  He decided that he needed to train his growing staff in-house   and became determined to teach all areas of law enforcement operations, weapons and methodologies.  He learned ground fighting from Tom Vaughan of FIT NHB, in Albuquerque, and had the opportunity to train with several professional MMA fighters and continues his friendships with many fighters in the MMA industry.  He had several articles published in the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainer's (ASLET) Magazine about ground fighting in 2003-2004.  Robb always specialized in gun training and fighting.  

Hamic continued to write for law enforcement training publications including the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IAELFI) Magazine.  His material has been published in this magazine three times 2009-2010.  Robb trained extensively with Tony Blauer of Blauer Tactical Systems™ and Rob Pincus of Combat Focus Shooting™.   Robb continues to blog and get publicity on his efforts to expose corruption.  Read an interesting article in the Santa Fe  

 Reporter entitled "DICK!"  

In the meantime Hamic continued blogging.  The Fake Self Defense Instructor Blog grew in popularity pretty quickly because of all of the information being uncovered by Hamic and the contributors to the blog.  Robb says, "There had been a void of information and accountability in the martial arts industry.  People were afraid to use their real names and people resisted hearing negative information even though it was truthful.  I decided to hit it head on."  In the process, Robb continued to train military law, enforcement, men   and especially women in fighting, gun deployment and concealed carry licensing in 39 US states.  He continued private investigation and intelligence gathering.  He found time to write a book that has now been published and distributed world-wide.  The book, Karma's Helpers, teaches people to do just as the title suggests.  It also happens that this is Robb's specialty.  He combines his unique ability to investigate people, find information/intelligence and disseminate the truth to the world on any topic using the most advanced methods for 2010.  Read the book and you can master his craft.

Karma's Helpers is written for today's world. Have you noticed that sometimes you cross paths with someone you shouldn't mess with? You can make that person you. This book skips the usual "forgive and forget"mentality and teaches its readers how to follow a guide intended to expose issues like never before. Are you waiting for Karma to visit someone? It is simplistic but advanced in theory and written by a veteran of exposing the truth. So... go ahead and forgive, but get back!

We live in a complicated world where people do bad things to others for no explainable reason. Robb Hamic is the author and his experience as a sheriff's deputy, white-collar crimes detective, private investigator, personal and corporate intelligence specialist have given him a unique view into the way people treat each other. Robb's own life experiences have given him a unique view on society and some of his really negative experiences have lead Robb to think, "I wish I could speed up Karma" on a particular person, company or organization." Robb has met many people in life who have also been wronged for reasons such as: cheating spouse, bad relationship, bad business partners, embezzlement, theft, bad business competitor, sexual deviant, personal enemy, protective parent, etc. While people don't readily admit it,most of us believe or hope for Karma to come around.

That is where KARMA'S Helpers come in. Robb has developed a peculiar playbook that can be used by anyone to evaluate a person in question, perform a detailed analysis of their problems and weaknesses, undertake a plan of action to expose their issues, make their problems evident to them (and everyone else), cause them problems and ...

Robb continued his quest to find the truth in fighting and it lead him to Netanya Israel.  He spent almost a month in Israel this summer and trained under Israeli Krav Maga Association's Grand Master Haim Gidon 

and one of its most senior instructor's Yigal Arbiv.  "The training was hard.  It caused me to question most of what I had been taught previously in life about fighting but I learned the truth," he says.  Robb earned his full instructor's diploma and he has come back to Austin Texas and is founding some clubs teaching Israeli Krav Maga in the area.  

Why does he do this?  It is not simple and it is risky.  He receives death threats and is involved in assembling evidence and information for criminal prosecution against several of the targets of this blog.  Is there risk?  Yes.  Robb takes on risk with his other work and feels that it is his duty to do what he can to right this wrong in the best possible way.  Simply, people need to pay.  Fraud needs to stop.

If you like or hate Robb Hamic he is unshaken in his efforts, meets like-minded friends and partners weekly and is receiving broad-based support while still doing everything his won name.  He stands on his word.  Good luck to you.  Please get involved.  This is a movement.

Contact Robb Hamic: robb@callsummit.com with any information please.

AKAL's Corporation's demise

Khalsa vs. Khalsa

A simmering lawsuit could decide the fate of a $1 billion Sikh empire

By Corey Pein

Click here to read the full article

The young woman locked the door to her office. In the hall, a man was shouting. He began pounding on her door. 

She knew who it was, and she knew what he wanted. He wanted the keys.

The siege on the second floor was the most dramatic moment of a coup, years in the making, that went down seven months ago in dusty Española.

The modesty of the setting belies the stakes: control of a large private army that has won more than $3.5 billion in government contracts, ownership of a trans-Atlantic natural foods empire and, not least, the fate of an influential decades-old religious sect called Sikh Dharma.

The sect’s founder, the late Yogi Bhajan, inspired thousands of mostly white, middle-class men and women to stop cutting their hair, put on turbans and adopt a common surname: Khalsa.

Bhajan died in 2004. Soon after, his inner circle began to splinter. The disputes were quiet at first. By Dec. 3, 2009, the divided loyalties could no longer be ignored.

It was on that day that Guru Kirin Kaur learned that she and her colleagues had been given an ultimatum. Over 14 years—most of her adult life—Kirin had worked her way up to become chief financial officer of Sikh Dharma International, the sect’s religious nonprofit organization; now she, her coworkers, her boss and the SDI board could either sign a new loyalty oath, or find new jobs.

The demand came from Guruchander Singh, the sect’s chief numerologist and manager of the administrative nonprofit, Sikh Dharma Stewardship.

Kirin parked her car outside a long, white building at Sikh Dharma’s picturesque Española campus. There in the gravel parking lot, she claims, she met Guruchander.

“He started to verbally assault me, accusing me of stealing and yelling that I would be going to jail,” she writes in an email posted to an online Sikh forum. “He was extremely hostile, escalating into a violent rage, and frankly, very scary.”

When another employee tried to call the police, Guruchander allegedly said, “Hang up if you want to keep your job.”

Kirin claims Guruchander followed her upstairs, where she locked herself in her office. “The next thing I knew he was kicking at my door so hard the building shook,” she writes.

Hearing her colleagues enter the hall, Kirin opened her door. Guruchander then barged inside, she claims, making off with computers full of confidential information. Later, she claims, he used her Social Security number to convince a Santa Fe Wells Fargo employee to put SDI’s bank accounts under his control. Then, he allegedly tried to have the locks changed.

A legal complaint filed later says Guruchander, who also co-directs the Yoga Santa Fe studio on Llano Street and serves on the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners, “behaved in a manner that was more akin to a violent criminal than a supposedly peaceful Sikh.”

Brad Simmerman gets arrested for 2 more felonies..

Thanks to New Mexico's parole and probation system Brad Simmerman was released and  plea bargained away from all of his charges a year or two ago.  In the meantime, he got a divorce and did who knows what with his life.  He got arrested again May 6, 2010 again for two felonies of Aggravated Battery, great bodily harm.  These are pretty hard-core charges and crimes (again).  

You may remember Simmerman from this blog as an unlicensed security company owner, felon, carrying a handgun and caught on video in one of Jeremy Jojola's undercover stings.  That led to Probation and Parole raiding his house and finding distribution quantities of steroids, a "whizinator" designed to allude authorities to his drug use while on probation and other issues.  

He had violated his probation/ parole that he was on for many counts of FELONY stalking and had all of the new charges.  He spend a few weeks in jail and then they let him go.  Way to go New Mexico courts!  Now, he is back again for more trouble.. If you let him out again, he will probably repeat his tendencies towards crime.  It is called a pattern of crime.

STATE OF NEW MEXICO VS. SIMMERMAN BRAD W
Charge Details...........
Case#: CR869610	Filed: 05/06/2010	Judge Division: 12-Daniel Ramczyk
Defendant: SIMMERMAN BRAD W	Year of Birth: 1966
Charge# 1: AG BATTERY WGREAT BODILY HARM	Statute: 30-3-5C	Chrg Type: Felony
Abbrev. Desc.: AG BATT	Amended To:	Amended Statute:
Citation No.:	Violation Date: 05/05/2010	Viol. Time: 1:00
Viol. Location: 1119 CANDELARIA NW	Comment:	Plea:
Trial Date: 0	Trial Finding:	Event Type: -
Officer Name: ALVAREZ	Man#: 5412	Agency: APD
MANDATORY COURT
Charge# 2: AG BATTERY WGREAT BODILY HARM	Statute: 30-3-5C	Chrg Type: Felony
Abbrev. Desc.: AG BATT	Amended To:	Amended Statute:
Citation No.:	Violation Date: 05/05/2010	Viol. Time: 0
Viol. Location: 1119 CANDELARIA NW	Comment:	Plea:
Trial Date: 0	Trial Finding:	Event Type: -
Officer Name: ALVAREZ	Man#: 5412	Agency: APD
MANDATORY COURT

Sources: Joseph Stidham is gone as Bosque Farms PD's Chief.. criminal investigation pending.

May 3, 2010-  It seems to have been a long time coming but I got word today that   Joseph Stidham, Chief of Bosque Farms Police Department is being terminated today.  It may have already happened or he may resign first- who knows... In addition, a high-level source says that the New Mexico State Police have been investigating Stidham for some time for: embezzlement, forgery, fraud and a host of other felonies that will air out shortly. (not Baca incident)

I have been reporting about Stidham of years now, making complaints to any governmental agency that would listen and it has defied logic that he has remained in his position of power for so long.  It looks like his ride has come to an end thanks to NMSP.  Another BFPD officer was arrested in April.  Ron Haley had been a Lieutenant under Studham at BFPD for a year or more.  It is unknown if Haley is still on administrative leave or what.  

It is nice to see that the old Legit Security/ ICU Crew has all finally had to face some kind of justice.  Corruption, plain and simple.  I know that there are still a lot of unpaid former employees who are happy but still left owed wages that will never be paid.  The state certainly had plenty of notice..

Oh, I almost forgot.  I received a call from a good friend of mine who was approached by two "thug looking" probable law enforcement people last Friday at a sporting event for his kids.  Apparently, these morons followed him and had been following him for days in a black Chevrolet Blazer with a temporary tag.  One man was a Hispanic short and squatty looking guy with short hair and there was another white guy on the phone in the blazer when my friend approaches.  The thug was leaning against his truck and said, "your partner better back off or this is going to get ugly.  Leave Bosque Farms out of this or the gloves are coming off."  He mentioned a few other things trying to intimidate my pal.  

This was not a good idea because this friend of mine is one highly trained, gun toting and short tempered individual when the circumstances dictate.  Let's just say that the thugs left the scene with less ego than they came with.  Message received assholes.  Loud and clear.  Stop all of the anonymous death threats from restricted numbers, nasty messages, overall stupid behavior and threatening people so I "get the message." It could get you arrested for intimidation of a witness.  Stupid morons.  All of this stuff gets recorded and reported to law enforcement.  Do you really think a call block works in this high tech world?  Think again idiots.

Sleep well, you two (and my latest callers).  You will be identified and there are more criminal cases going now than anyone can count.  I am a witness in most of them and that makes what you did a crime.  Felony to be exact.  I am in touch with all of the agencies involved.

30-24-3. Bribery or intimidation of a witness; retaliation against a witness.

A.     Bribery or intimidation of a witness consists of any person knowingly:   

(1)     giving or offering to give anything of value to any witness or to any person likely to become a witness in any judicial, administrative, legislative or other official cause or proceeding to testify falsely or to abstain from testifying to any fact in such cause or proceeding;   

(2)     intimidating or threatening any witness or person likely to become a witness in any judicial, administrative, legislative or other official cause or proceeding for the purpose of preventing such individual from testifying to any fact, to abstain from testifying or to testify falsely; or   

(3)     intimidating or threatening any person or giving or offering to give anything of value to any person with the intent to keep the person from truthfully reporting to a law enforcement officer or any agency of government that is responsible for enforcing criminal laws information relating to the commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending judicial proceedings.   

B.     Retaliation against a witness consists of any person knowingly engaging in conduct that causes bodily injury to another person or damage to the tangible property of another person, or threatening to do so, with the intent to retaliate against any person for any information relating to the commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending judicial proceedings given by a person to a law enforcement officer.   

C.     Whoever commits bribery or intimidation of a witness is guilty of a third degree felony.   

D.     Whoever commits retaliation against a witness is guilty of a second degree felony.   

Stay tuned for lots more..  

Jaramillo out of jail with a $60,000 cash bond but he has stolen before..

But hey, if you get away with it once or twice (and you are a criminal) why not do it again.  I'm sure this thought crossed his twisted, fat mind.  

I heard that he was working as a security trainer for a company in Albuquerque.  Does anyone have the name of that company?  robb@callsummit.com 

More on Orlando Jaramillo being charged with felonies..

Wannabe Cop Orlando Jaramillo arrested and Deputy investigated

Orlando Jaramillo is no stranger to security work but he never worked in law enforcement.  He was always a "wannabe" and he worked for me back in the early 2000's.  He was terminated for dishonesty.  I know a guy who he lived with and even stiffed him for rent.  Jaramillo is a complete loser and scams people to get money.  

I worked with Sgt. Ullrich in the Sheriff's Department and I always knew her to be a nice and ethical person.  Hopefully, it is just a misunderstanding about how she ended up present with this loser.  

Deputy investigated in fake cop ruse (CLICK HERE FOR LINK)

Updated: Wednesday, 03 Mar 2010, 11:14 AM MST
Published : Tuesday, 02 Mar 2010, 11:08 PM MST

• Reporter: Devon Armijo

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department sergeant has been suspended with pay while investigators look into her involvement with a man accused of pretending to be a sheriff's deputy.

Orlando Jaramillo, 35, was arrested last week after Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies said he defrauded a company out of thousands of dollars in equipment that he used to customize his car to look like a real patrol car.

Jaramillo came to AEP North America, a North Valley business that outfits real cop cars, claiming he was a former New Mexico State Police officer and a current BCSO Reserve Deputy, investigators said.

"They assumed he was being honest, so they did the work," Sgt. Sid Covington with BCSO said.

Covington said Jaramillo was with a real deputy on one of his visits to get his phony patrol car tricked out.

That deputy, Sgt. Renee Ullrich, has been suspended while investigators figure out why she was with Jaramillo.

BCSO does not know, or is not saying, if she knew what the bogus lawman was up to.

Investigators caught on to Jamamillo after an AEP manager called the sheriff's department wondering when he was going to get paid.

Last Thursday, deputies followed Jaramillo as he sped past traffic with his police lights on and then arrested him after he pulled over a real detective who was in an unmarked car, according to a criminal complaint.

"I dont know what his intentions were," Covington said. "But he was acting as a law enforcement officer which is very very serious."

Jaramillo faces charges of fraud, false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon because he approached that detective's car with his hand on a loaded gun..

Covington said more charges could be added as the investigation continues.

Deputies said since this story surfaced, they have gotten calls from people saying Jaramillo pulled them over too. 

They believe more victims are out there.

Vehicle booting at apartment complexes in Albuquerque. Outrage..

Great story from KRQE last night about apartment complexes booting unsuspecting people's   cars.  The Booting company is usually the security company and the payment that people pay to remove the boot, which is on private property, goes to that security company.  This is a strange but profitable practice and I have reported on it before on this blog.  A few Albuquerque security companies make it their practice to take these measures.  Is it against the law for a security company to boot a car because of a violation in the law (expired registration)?

Here are some other relevant stories that I reported on years ago..  As usual, I notified state and local officials and law enforcement.  It doesn't seem right to me.  These security guards are not cops.  At least a couple private security companies in Albuquerque have made a big business out of this practice and started a separate company just to rake in the profits.  There has been litigation on the issue as the in Albuquerque.  A number of private businesses in Albuquerque have also been criticized for booting cars on private property or in front of bars.

Apparently, this time it was Ironstone Protective Services doing the booting.  Its owners/ managers were former management of Legit Security, formerly owned by Gilbert Baca who sustained two separate indictments for over a hundred criminal charges.  Of course, they are not liable for his crimes.

For the record, the owners of Ironstone seem to be fine people and left at the very end of Legit's demise.  That being said, two of the key people for Legit stayed on until the end and then formed their company.  It seemed apparent to me that Baca and his crew/ company were bad news before then.  This is my opinion but it is well supported by others and in the media.  These key employees were privy to top level information at Legit.  Ironstone Protective Service is in compliance with all regulation as far as I know.  I have never heard any allegations about bad ethics associated with this company.

Apartment owners booting tenants' rides

City says pricey policy may not be legal  CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

Updated: Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010, 10:58 PM MDT
Published : Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010, 10:58 PM MDT

• Reporter: Kim Holland

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - If you break the law, you're going to get the boot especially if you live in one Albuquerque apartment complex.

Alta Vista Apartments on Spanish Bit Street NE near Tramway and Montgomery NE is booting vehicles that have expired registrations. The complex sent out notices to residents earlier this year.

In the past month, KRQE News 13 cameras have recorded about a dozen vehicles disabled by a boot attached to the wheel of the vehicle.

"I had to pay $100 to take it off," one woman told News 13.

"Let the cops do their job," Gloria Chee, another Alta Vista resident said. "When it's driving on the road, then you catch them on the road. Don't come around and get them while it's parked."

The complex ordered the boots, but Ironstone Protective Services is company locking them on. They slap an orange warning sticker on the window and then clamp on the boot.

Shawn Johnson got the boot for his expired tag, but he doesn't live at Alta Vista. He was just visiting his girlfriend.

"I wasn't able to go to work today because my vehicle was booted," he told News 13. "I have to sell an iPod to a friend of mine to get the money to get the boot off so I get go to work tomorrow."

News 13 spotted an older, beat-up pickup truck in the lot with tags that expired in September 2006 although there was not boot on it. It turns out it's a utility truck for the apartment complex.

Residents called that hypocritical. So News 13 wanted to ask the apartment managers about their truck and whether the booting policy is an attempt to get rid of clunkers, get rid of law-breaking tenants or just make money. The staff had no comment.

When News 13 approached Ironstone Protective Services, a manager said he couldn't discuss the details of a private company with an apartment contract. But he did say residents are responsible for their own guests, which includes informing them of the new booting policy.

The Albuquerque City Attorney's Office said the apartment complex towing vehicles may not be legal. The law says signs must be posted, and they are not at Alta Vista.

But Assistant City Attorney Randi Audio said the company may be able to side-step the law because they have contracts with their tenets.

It seems the only option residents have if they don't like the new booting policy is to move.

Bosque Farms Police Officers keep getting arrested..

Ron Haley makes the national news for his crimes..

I have been reporting about other crimes perpetrated by Ron Haley for years now.  Finally, he is in custody and arrested for smuggling an illegal alien in California.  People are asking "how could this happen?"  My answer is a criminal is a criminal.  It was bound to happen before too long.  What did he think- his Bosque Farms PD badge meant something to the Border Patrol?  Import your own mail order bride?

CLICK HERE for the California news report.

Here is a short list of blogging that I have been doing on Haley.  Would it have prevented this latest crime if New Mexico would've arrested him for these other problems?  Look below for the "I told you so.."  Give me a break is all my readers have to say.  This guy has been a scum bag for a long time.  Just look at the long list of stories below.  If you want more do a search under his name on this blog.  20+ stories..

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

770 KKOB's Peter St. Cyr breaks the Baca story tonight..

October 27, 2009- Albuquerque, NM- 770 KKOB was first on the air with the Baca indictment tonight.  He reported the news and here was the report tonight:

Peter St. Cyr's page on 770 KKOB's website.

THE FORMER MANAGER OF A LOCAL SECURITY GUARD BUSINESS IS FACING MORE THAN A CENTURY IN JAIL.  

GILBERT BACA -- THE THIRD-- HAS BEEN INDICTED ON 77 COUNTS OF EMBEZZLEMENT AND FORGERY . BERNALILLO COUNTY PROSECUTORS SAY BACA USED JOB APPLICANT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS TO CREATE FAKE TIME SHEETS.  BACA THEN SUBMITTED THOSE TO THE OWNER OF SKILL STORM SECURITY. AFTER THE OWNER PROCESSED THE WEEKLY PAYROLL CHECKS BACA IS ACCUSED OF SIGNING AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO HIS OWN ACCOUNT. POLICE INVESTATORS SAY THEY ALSO FOUND EVIDENCE HE DEPOSITED CLIENT'S CHECKS FOR GUARD SERVICES INTO HIS OWN BANK ACCOUNT.  AFTER BEING FIRED - BACA OPENED ANOTHER SECURITY COMPANY.  HIS PARTNER AT LEGIT SECURITY IS THE BOSQUE FARMS POLICE CHIEF.  JOE STIDHAM (STID-ham) WAS NOT INDICTED.  BACA WILL BE ARRAIGNED NEXT MONTH

IF YOU WORKED AS A SECURITY GUARD IN 2005 OR 2006 YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK YOUR OLD INCOME TAX FORMS.  770KKOB'S PETER ST. CYR TELL US WHY

EMPLOYEES AND PEOPLE WHO APPLIED TO WORK AT SKILLSTORM SECURITY MIGHT HAVE PAID INCOME TAXES ON MONEY THEY NEVER GOT.  THE MANAGER OF THE COMPANY, WHICH IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS IN ABQ, HAS BEEN INDICTED ON 77 COUNTS OF EMBEZZLEMENT AND FORGERY.  BERNALILLO COUNTY PROSECUTORS SAY GILBERT BACA III FORGED PAYROLL CHECKS AND THEN DEPOSITED THEM IN HIS PERSONAL ACCOUNT.  PATRICK DAVIS TELLS 770KKOB IF BACA IS CONVICTED ON ALL THE CHARGES HE'LL FACE A LONG PRISON SENTENCE. 

BACA WILL BE BOOKED AT THE METRO DETENTION CENTER AFTER HIS ARRAIGNMENT IN NOVEMBER.

ANOTHER SECURITY GUARD COMPANY OWNER HAS BEEN INDICTED.  IT TOOK THREE YEARS TO INVESTIGATE A COMPLEX WHITE-COLLAR CRIME CASE AGAINST GILBERT BACA (THE THIRD), BUT BERNALILLO COUNTY PROSECUTORS HAVE NOW CHARGED HIM WITH 77 COUNTS OF EMBEZZLEMENT AND FORGERY -- DISTRICT ATTORNEY SPOKESMAN PATRICK DAVIS TELLS  770KKOB THIS RENT-A-COP MANAGER STOLE MONEY FROM HIS EMPLOYEE'S  IN A BRAZEN WAY.

770KKOB  TALKED TO BACA ON THE PHONE.  HE DENIES THE CHARGES.  IF CONVICTED -- HE COULD FACE 102 YEARS IN PRISON.  BACA HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED.  HE'LL FACE ARRAIGNMENT IN NOVEMBER.

New terrorism alerts include Stadiums and hotels

Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins to police around the nation about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels - the latest in a flurry of such internal warnings as investigators chase a possible bomb plot in Denver and New York.

In the two bulletins sent to police departments Monday, officials said they know of no specific plots against such sites but urged law enforcement and private companies to be vigilant. The bulletins came after a similar warning about the vulnerabilities of mass transit systems.

The bulletin on stadiums notes that an al Qaeda training manual lists "blasting and destroying the places of amusement, immorality, and sin ... and attacking vital economic centers" as desired targets of the global terror network.

Law enforcement bulletins - particularly about hotels as possible targets - are common, aren't intended for the public and often don't make news. But a half-dozen alerts issued in the past week have received increased attention amid the investigations in New York and Denver. The first of these, about hydrogen peroxide-based explosives, specifically referred to the investigation in New York.

Separately, law enforcement officials said a Colorado man may have been planning with others to detonate backpack bombs on New York City trains in a terrorism plot similar to past attacks on London's and Madrid's mass-transit systems.

The investigation and the earlier warning about mass-transit systems have prompted officials around the nation to step up patrols.

New York City's transit agency said it increased police presence around the city in light of the ongoing probe and the law enforcement notices.

In the Bay Area, BART and San Francisco's Muni continue to conduct measures that include random sweeps of trains and the use bomb-sniffing dogs, officials said.

Two law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of the investigation said more than a half-dozen individuals were being scrutinized in the alleged plot.

Investigators say Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Afghanistan-born immigrant who is a shuttle van driver at the Denver airport, played a direct role in the plot, which unraveled after a 1,600-mile trip from Denver to New York City around the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Chronicle staff writer Rachel Gordon contributed to this report.

This article appeared on page A - 11 of the San Francisco Chronicle

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/22/MN3A19QSUM.DTL#ixzz0RwdU6abt

Study: Hotels seen as easy targets for terrorists

Washington, D.C.- The Associated Press released an article citing a study about terrorists and their selection of hotels as targets.  It is a good read.

Study: Terrorists shifting focus to 'soft' targets

By RICHARD LARDNER (AP) – Sep 8, 2009

WASHINGTON — Terrorists are aiming for hotels and other easier-to-hit targets as security measures at military and government facilities continue to improve, says a global intelligence company.

Al-Qaida is changing from a centralized organization with global goals to regional "franchises" with more parochial aims and strong grass-roots support, according to a report Tuesday from STRATFOR. These smaller cells get less training and less money, so they set their sights lower.

That doesn't mean they aren't dangerous, "particularly if they are attempting to prove their value or if they are able to link up with someone who is highly tactically skilled," the report says.

According to STRATFOR, the number of attacks on hotels has more than doubled since the 9/11 attacks in 2001 when compared with the eight years before. Injuries and deaths caused by those attacks have increased six times over the same comparison period.

A hotel is the ultimate soft target for Islamic extremists: a fixed location, lots of human traffic and shallow security perimeters. Hotels also attract many Westerners, giving militants high probabilities of killing or injuring large numbers of them in a single attack, according to the report.

Although hotel security guards try to monitor suspicious people and activities, extremists know the way around this is to check in as a guest, giving them full access to the grounds. As an example, the report says the bombers who carried out the July 17 twin suicide attacks at the J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia, had registered two days earlier.

From a terrorist's perspective, the downside to hitting soft targets is that the attacks don't generate as much "political and ideological mileage" as hitting a hard target such as a better guarded government building or military facility, the report says.

Despite the increasing attacks in hotels, the report says many owners and managers have been reluctant to equip their buildings with more security measures, which can be cumbersome and inconvenience guests.

But that mentality may have to change.

An attorney representing the victims of a hotel attack in 2004 has demanded that the owner accept responsibility for the security and belongings of its guests.

"Terrorism-related liability considerations, which could be called a hushed concern among hotel industry insiders since Sept. 11, are becoming a much more prominent issue," the report says

Security Management Magazine shines some light on NM's security problems..

July 31, 2009- The Security Management Magazine published by ASIS shines some light on the New Mexico Security problem.  Read the article published in their July 2009 issue distributed Internationally.

robb@callsummit.com

Summit Security & Investigation Website