Law enforcement agencies in New Mexico reported 55 hate crime incidents in 2020, an increase from 50 reported the year before, adding urgency to an FBI campaign to get victims to come forward.
The data was included in the “Hate Crime Statistics, 2020,” a report released by the FBI on Aug. 30.
“The FBI wants everyone...
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Weekly Police Activity Report
ANGRY CUSTOMER
Gallup, July 22
The T-Mobile store at 819 U.S. Hwy. 491 sustained property damage after an unruly customer walked inside and demanded customer service resolve something concerning his account.
Staff told Gallup Police Officer Julio Yazzie that the customer, later identified as Ray Reitzel, 55, of Gallup, entered the store and began yelling at employees. Reitzel became more agitated when the store staff said they would not be able to resolve his issue and he knocked an iPad out of one woman’s hands and it hit the floor damaging the case. Then he reportedly pulled out the phone stands from a display.
One member of the staff tried to return Reitzel’s phone when she...
Gallup, July 22
The T-Mobile store at 819 U.S. Hwy. 491 sustained property damage after an unruly customer walked inside and demanded customer service resolve something concerning his account.
Staff told Gallup Police Officer Julio Yazzie that the customer, later identified as Ray Reitzel, 55, of Gallup, entered the store and began yelling at employees. Reitzel became more agitated when the store staff said they would not be able to resolve his issue and he knocked an iPad out of one woman’s hands and it hit the floor damaging the case. Then he reportedly pulled out the phone stands from a display.
One member of the staff tried to return Reitzel’s phone when she...
WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Geno AntonioJuly 27, 7:12 pm
Aggravated DWI
While getting change at the Magic Carwash, 1335 W. Jefferson Ave., a man returning to his vehicle said he was almost hit by a white Chevrolet Impala. He told Gallup Police Officer Patrick Largo he had to jump out of the way and when he did, the car hit a pole.
He approached the driver and suggested he turn off the ignition and exit the car. The driver did not turn off the vehicle. The female passenger left the car.
The witness said the driver hit the car wash building several times, then managed to get the car unstuck and left. The caller followed him until officers made contact.
Largo investigated the incident and stated in his...
Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World
Week ending Friday, September 3, 2021Northernmost Isle
Members of a Danish research expedition to Greenland’s northern coastal waters say they accidently discovered what is now believed to be the northernmost island on the planet. While unsuccessfully trying to locate and land on Oodaaq Island to collect samples, they instead “landed on a strange unvegetated bunch of mud, moraine deposits and gravel surrounded by sea ice on all sides.” After checking their position, they found they were not on Oodaaq, but on land about 800 metres farther north than what was previously thought to be the island nearest to the North Pole. The team wants the newly-discovered island to be named...
What’s happening in the environment?
Kickoff call for a fossil-free future Sept. 9 at 5 pm MTA campaign called the Fossil Free Resistance will be in Washington, D. C. Oct. 11-15 to call for a fossil-free future.
It will kick off with a call Sept. 9 at 5 pm at https://bit.ly/38WWYq1, which provides a description of the effort and will help those wishing to attend to find a ride to the event.
Organizers want President Biden to become the climate president he promised to be before attending the global climate talks. They believe he has taken important first steps, but failed to stop fossil fuel projects that continue to power the climate emergency, violate the rights of Indigenous people, and threaten wildlife and...
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