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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Gregory Littleman

Dec. 30, 12:50 am

Aggravated DWI

Gallup Police Patrolman Daniel Brown was on regular patrol when he said he saw a vehicle on the I-40 ramp at the 20-mile marker sitting facing the wrong way. He said he went up to the vehicle and as he did, the driver attempted to reverse, so he yelled at him to...

Suspect at large in Allsup's shooting

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Details remain sketchy, regarding a homicide that occurred at the Allsup’s convenience store, 112 Arnold Street, about 11:18 pm on Jan. 9.

The victim, identified as 21-year-old Francisco L. Logan of Gallup, was shot and later died at the hospital, according to police.

Gallup Police Capt. Marinda Spencer said the shooting is being treated as a homicide. Police didn’t respond to questions on whether a store clerk was involved, and/or whether the shooting occurred inside the store.

Spencer said they have no suspects at this time.

Anyone who has any information on this case is asked to contact GPD detectives at (505) 863-9365 during business hours, or (505)722-2231 after business...

CYFD to increase eligibility for subsidized child care

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Jan. 31 application deadline looming

ALBUQUERQUE – Families with incomes up to 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level have until Jan. 31 to apply for subsidized child care. The eligibility was restored after a group of parents sued the Children, Youth & Families Department for denying eligible parents access to the service.

Organizers in the Land of Enchantment, a plaintiff in the suit, found the announcement on the CYFD

“Right now, my family is searching for last minute child care because we can only afford $30 for a day for a babysitter on Sunday because both my husband and I work,” OLÉ member Simone Pinero said. “It would have been nice to know that eligibility for child...

POLICE ACTIVITY REPORTS

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THROUGH THE WINDOW

Jan. 5, Gallup

A 30-year-old Pinedale man was charged with aggravated battery after he reportedly threw a rock through a window, hitting a young boy.

Gallup Police Officer Alana Bradley said she was dispatched on Jan. 5 to a residence on Romero Circle, where she met Elvera Curley, 44, and her 13-year-old son who was holding a towel to his head.

Bradley was told that Lester Hosteen Jr., 30, had thrown a rock through the window, hitting her son in the head. Bradley said she saw a bump on the boy’s head. Hosteen, Curley said, was her son-in-law.

Hosteen was located on Fifth Street by another officer. Bradley said she went over there to talk to him. When she got...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Sherry Cayaditto

Jan. 6, 3:01 pm

Aggravated DWI (first offense)

It began as a call to Metro Dispatch from Sherry Cayaditto’s sister who said she was intoxicated and driving with two males. The description of the car was given to those on patrol and the vehicle was found on State Highway 564.

Cayaditto, 38, of Gallup, was driving. Gallup Police Officer Francie Martinez said the smell of intoxicating liquor was being emitted from inside the vehicle. Cayaditto told Martinez that the two men had poured beer on her and that she had not been drinking.

She said she was willing to prove that by taking a portable breath alcohol test. She was also observed eating a packet of...

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