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Police seeking holder of counterfeit bill

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A man entered the Speedway store in Thoreau after 8 pm on Sept. 16, purchased several items, and paid for them with a $100 bill. Sometime after the man left, however, store clerks discovered the bill was counterfeit.

The McKinley County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating and identifying...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Sam Smith

Aug. 28, 11:10 pm

Aggravated DWI

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Jim was on patrol when Metro Dispatch put out an attempt to locate a blue Chevy Silverado, which had been stolen from Red Hills Mobile Home Park about 11 pm.

Jim was traveling northbound on Highway 608 near Gallup Flea Market when a speeding truck pulled up behind him. Both vehicles slowed near the stop light at the intersection of U.S. Highway 491 and Highway 608.

Jim noticed the truck matched the description of the stolen vehicle, so he advised Dispatch he had possibly located the suspect vehicle, which he then began following northbound on Chino Loop towards Gamerco.

The truck...

NMSP officer shot in an unprovoked attack on I-40

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CIBOLA COUNTY — When an officer approached a GMC pickup driven by a Scottsdale, Ariz. man on the morning of Sept. 12, she became the target of 28-year-old Robert Benjamin Nelson.

The New Mexico State Police officer was on patrol on I-40 at milepost 130 near Laguna when she stopped the truck occupied by a single male who appeared to fire multiple rounds at her head.

After being struck, the officer was able to recover and return fire at the suspect.  Nelson was able to flee the scene and continue eastbound on I-40.  Despite having multiple injuries, the officer returned to her vehicle, and pursued Nelson.

When Nelson stopped near milepost 135 on I-40 and exited his vehicle, Laguna...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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John K. Hoskie

Aug. 26, 12:40 pm

Aggravated DWI

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Terence Willie was dispatched to the 9 mile marker of Highway 264 in reference to a fight on the side of the road. The caller had said a rust-colored car had pulled over and two drunk men were fighting.

Willie was traveling westbound on Highway 264 when he was flagged down by another driver, who said she had seen a purple vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road. He then traveled back eastbound and was eventually flagged down by another driver who told him the suspect vehicle was parked at the Family Dollar in Yah-ta-hey.

After arriving at the store, Willie found the suspect vehicle...

Police identify person hit by train

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A passerby near the intersection of Third Street and Highway 66 made a grisly discovery early on Sept. 4 and reported their findings to Gallup police.

Captain Erin Toadlena-Pablo told the Sun Sept. 8 the call about the dead body came in about 7:36 am on Sept. 4.

She said the caller was on his morning walk near the railroad crossing on Third Street when he noticed the remains east of the tracks.

The victim was identified as Steven Yazzie, 37, of Gallup. The confirmed cause of death was from a collision with a train at an unspecified time.

There is no other information available.

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