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County employee arrested for felony solicitation of a Louisiana child

Los Alamos Police Department continues investigation

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Ryan Lowery
Jan 16, 2025
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A Los Alamos resident also employed by the County is facing felony charges in Louisiana for allegedly exchanging inappropriate images and videos with at least one child in Louisiana. Police in Los Alamos are investigating to see if he had any similar contact with children in town.

The Los Alamos Police Department confirmed Wednesday that 38-year-old Kyle J. Hatch is in custody and that an extradition hearing is scheduled for Thursday. Hatch faces felony charges in Louisiana for indecent behavior with juveniles and computer-aided solicitation of a minor, according to documents seeking extradition filed in Los Alamos Magistrate Court.

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LAPD is conducting a “preliminary investigation” of electronic evidence, a person within the department told Boomtown.

Police in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, about 30 miles east of Baton Rouge, allege Hatch believed he was communi…

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