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Police still looking for Yazzie

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Gallup Police are still seeking 27-year-old Amber Yazzie as a person of interest in the shooting death of 50-year-old Russell Shack of Gallup on Dec. 3.

GPD Captain Erin Toadlena-Pablo told the Sun Dec. 8 that despite receiving a number of tips about Yazzie’s whereabouts and making several trips to reservation locations...

Three armed robbery suspects still wanted by Gallup Police

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Gallup Police are still looking for a new model silver four-door passenger car with a sun roof, chrome rims, and a black car-bra on the front bumper that left C and R Insurance at 1365 N. U. S. Hwy. 491 on Dec. 4 traveling north at a high rate of speed.

In the car were three suspects in an armed robbery. Two males and one female are being sought. One of the males was wearing a beanie, either gray or green, a black handkerchief, black long-sleeved shirt, and black pants. The second was said to be wearing a red handkerchief, black jacket, and white pants.

The female of the trio was wearing a black beanie, black handkerchief, black pullover with the letters “FB” in white on the...

FBI warns shoppers to watch out this holiday season

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The Albuquerque FBI Division wants to remind holiday shoppers to be wary of online criminals who will be working overtime to steal their money and personal information.

“The holidays are a busy time for shoppers, and unfortunately, also for thieves,” Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda said. “A lot of problems probably could be avoided if people remembered an important rule: If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.”

New Mexicans lost almost $31 million to online scams in 2020.

The two most prevalent of these holiday scams are non-delivery and non-payment crimes.

In a non-delivery scam, a buyer pays for goods or services they find online, but those items are...

Semi takes a nosedive off I-40

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A semi-tractor trailer carrying rice crashed through a guardrail from I-40 onto West Maloney Avenue Dec. 1.

Both the Gallup Police and Fire Departments responded. Gallup Fire received a call at 2:07 pm of a single vehicle crash of a semi traveling east bound on the interstate, which crossed the median and the westbound lanes and landed on Maloney. Maloney was closed to traffic in both directions.

Two occupants of the truck were in the MedStar unit when the Fire Department arrived at the scene near Shaffer’s Mr. Tire at 610 W. Maloney Ave.

Scott Shaffer of the tire store said his employees and customers witnessed the accident, which occurred with a loud boom.

“Everybody...

Narcotics search warrant results in two arrests

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GALLUP — Gallup Police Department Narcotics Agents and Detectives served a search warrant at 621 Jay Street in Red Hills Trailer Park on Nov. 24 at 3:49 pm. The warrant was related to an investigation into the alleged trafficking of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Two adults were arrested.

Marqui Armstrong, 28, of Gallup, was charged with trafficking of a controlled substance by possession (fentanyl); a second-degree felony, trafficking of a controlled substance by possession (methamphetamine); a second-degree felony and two counts of retaining stolen property (fire-arms); both fourth-degree felonies.

Shaun Paglinawan, 44, of Gallup was charged with trafficking of a controlled...

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