Throughout the months of July through September, the McKinley County DWI Task Force, to include but not limited to the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Gallup Police, and New Mexico State Police, will be conducting DWI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols within McKinley County.

Law enforcement will be targeting impaired drivers on roadways and at checkpoints.

Staff Reports

An infant is dead after two vehicles collided on Interstate 40, near milepost 79, by Milan, N.M.

On Aug. 2, around 5:15 am, the New Mexico State Police responded to the two-vehicle fatal rollover crash.

In a press release, the state police stated that a 2004 Honda Pilot SUV and a 2012 Nissan Quest van were both traveling east in the right lane of Interstate 40. As the Honda approached the Nissan from behind, it struck the other vehicle. The case is still under investigation, but alcohol is not believed to be a factor.

The Nissan spun out of control and rolled on the roadway. An infant child passenger inside the Nissan, who was not in a car seat, was ejected from the vehicle. The...

HIDING CONTRABAND

Gallup, July 15

When Gallup Police Officer Norman Bowman Jr. arrived at Octavia Felling Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave, shortly after 3 pm, the man identified as Ty Treetop, was uncooperative.

Treetop, 30, who was reportedly carrying a pipe, refused to answer the officer’s questions.

Meanwhile, it was discovered that Treetop had a warrant for his arrest, and he was immediately detained and transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center.

About an hour after Bowman dropped him off, jailers informed the officer that they found contraband on Treetop. The man had two bags of a crystal-like substance on him: one in his mouth and one in his butt. Treetop was...

A man was shot at the Champion Ford car dealership.

On July 17, at 6:59 pm, Gallup Police Officers were called to Champion Ford, 701 W. Coal Ave. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered a Native American man laying in the parking lot. They saw that the man had a gunshot wound to his head.

Medical personnel transported the man to the local hospital. He was later flown to the UNM hospital in Albuquerque. The man, who has not yet been identified, is currently listed in critical condition.

Officers made contact with a security guard contracted by Champion Ford. He said the unidentified man allegedly brandished a knife and started advancing on him. The security guard stated he...