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Weekly Police Activity Report

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Tseyatoh, Oct. 18

A resident on Pittsburgh Loop left for Gallup and returned later in the day to find her screen door was broken and someone had gotten into her home.

The victim informed McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa that the suspect may be her adult son, as one of the neighbors...

Navajo man accused of decapitation

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ALBUQUERQUE — A Navajo man accused of attacking a man with an axe in McKinley County, made an initial appearance in federal court Oct. 15.

Shilo Aaron Oldrock, 28, of Fargo, N.D. is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.

According to a criminal complaint Oct. 10, he allegedly murdered John Doe on the Navajo Nation when he attacked Doe with an axe and cut off his head. Oldrock allegedly burned Doe’s head in a wood stove and fled the scene.

If he is convicted of the offense, he faces up to life in prison.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department, the McKinley County...

Navajo Police respond to call at Speaker’s house

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The Navajo Police Department Window Rock District received a call on Oct. 30 about 1 pm reporting a disturbance at a Navajo Nation employee housing located on Tribal Hill Drive, which was confirmed to be the residence of Navajo Nation Council Speaker, Seth Damon.



Responding officers observed property damage to the residence and apparent blood from the door entrance, prompting officers to secure the area and enter the residence to search for any injured persons. During the walkthrough of the residence, officers did meet a small child and found an intoxicated woman sleeping next to the child.



Emergency medical services were contacted for the woman, however, she refused medical...

FBI fights hate crime using the Navajo language

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The FBI kicked off a three-month campaign on Facebook using a color photo of the Window Rock arch with a message in Navajo encouraging victims and witnesses of hate crimes to contact the FBI.

"Our message is clear and simple: Hate has no place on the Navajo Nation or anywhere else," Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division said. "For those more comfortable communicating in Navajo, we hope this outreach encourages them to call us or go online if they are aware of a hate crime."

The ad is expected to run through the end of the year.

The FBI has also posted anti-hate crime messages in the Navajo language on Twitter and gave a radio interview on...

Man shoots companion in car

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A woman who showed up to the Cibola General Hospital in Grants with a gunshot wound brought out officers from the New Mexico State Police.

The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was called and took over the investigation, which revealed that a man identified as Deandre Mirabal, 23, of Grants, and the female victim, Raquel Morales, 21, of Grants, were traveling west in a Ford Mustang on Interstate 40 when they got into an argument and Mirabal produced a firearm.

Near Milepost 85, the woman, who was driving, tried to grab the weapon from Mirabal and then the altercation became physical.

During the struggle for the gun, it went off and hit the woman in the head. Mirabal...

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