FEATURED DWI

Tommy Sam

Sept. 19, 9:01 am

DWI (Fourth)

Routine patrols turned into a drunk driver bust for Gallup Patrolman Cameron Long.

Long was dispatched to a residence on Zia Court in reference to a welfare check on a maroon car parked in front of the house with two male passengers who started yelling and making a disturbance.

After being told the suspect vehicle was parked at the intersection of Toltec Drive and Chaco Drive, Long arrived at the scene and found the vehicle parked facing west. One of the men was lying on the ground next to the passenger’s side door. The other man, Tommy Sam, 50, of Mentmore, was standing on the sidewalk.

Sam told Long he had left the vehicle...

VEHICLE THIEVES

Gallup, Sept. 17

An evening patrol resulted in four Gallup police officers tracking down and arresting two suspects who stole a vehicle.

Officers Jarad Albert and Domenic Molina were on patrol on Highway 66 about 8:46 pm when Molina identified a vehicle driving next to him and advised Albert he recognized the vehicle from a prior incident and suspected the vehicle was stolen. Metro Dispatch advised and confirmed the vehicle had been stolen.

Albert activated the lights on his unit to conduct a traffic stop. The suspect vehicle pulled over near the 66 Laundromat, 1003 W. Hwy. 66, and both Albert and Molina parked their units behind and in front of the suspect...

Police were called to the Family Dollar store in Yatahey about 8:09 pm on Sept. 21 after being told a vehicle had abruptly left the scene, but not because of theft or violence.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Davis Jr. was dispatched to the store after being advised that a vehicle had crashed into the west side of the building and then left and traveled in an unknown direction. The vehicle was described as a teal four-door passenger sedan with New Mexico license plates.

Davis saw the Navajo Estates’ Volunteer Fire Department on scene when he arrived. He also saw a large hole and other damage on the west side of the building. Davis made contact with the store manager and...

GUADALUPE COUNTY— The New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal rollover on Interstate 40, near mile post 256, west of Santa Rosa, N.M. Sept. 20 around 7:59 pm.

The initial investigation shows a 2004 GMC pickup, driven by Bernardo Garcia, of Glorieta, was traveling west on Interstate 40. The GMC left the interstate at exit 256 and rolled, killing Garcia.

Neither alcohol, nor seatbelts seem to be the cause. No other information is available.