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Fort Wingate man murdered in Gallup

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GPD detectives on the hunt for a suspect

Details are still emerging as Gallup police investigate the shooting death of Lane Ortiz, 32, of Fort Wingate.

According to a GPD news release, Metro Dispatch received the emergency call at about 9:14 pm Feb. 7. The caller reported hearing shots fired, and seeing a man, later identified as Ortiz, lying on the ground in the vicinity of the 500 block area of Clark Street in Gallup.

Ortiz had been shot multiple times, and was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

GPD detectives are seeking information and witnesses, as no suspect(s) have been positively identified.

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Reckless joy ride leads to the arrest of brazen family member

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Reports of a speeding vehicle west of Gallup came into Metro Dispatch Jan. 29. McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa traveled to the shoulder of Highway 118 to locate the vehicle shortly before midnight.

Shortly afterward, a vehicle passed by going over 80 mph and Villa began to follow it.

The vehicle pulled over near the shoulder of the highway, and Villa saw a man exit it, and start running towards a black Chevrolet Malibu that had pulled in front of him. After telling him to stop, the man told Villa the Malibu belonged to him and it had been stolen from his house and he was chasing after the thief.

That thief, Jilena Livingston, is the victim’s close relative, who...

Couple found dead in Mentmore home

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A call for a welfare check turned tragic after two deceased persons were discovered in a Mentmore residence by Gallup Police.

GPD Officer Clarissa Morgan was dispatched to the Love’s Truck Stop at 3306 W. Hwy. 66 in the afternoon of Feb. 2 after being advised of a calling party trying to reach their daughter.

Morgan met the calling party and was told he was looking for his stepdaughter, Erica Platero, who had not been seen or heard from since Jan. 31. The caller stated he had gone to Platero’s residence, and despite the vehicles being in the driveway there was no answer at the door.

If Platero was not located, the family said they wanted to register Platero as a missing person...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Jacob Tolth
Jan. 28, 11:02 pm
Aggravated DWI

A customer was refused a sale of alcohol at a Speedway store near 409 Hwy. 566 due to intoxication. The male then left the store in a white Chevrolet pickup truck and headed south on the highway. The incident was reported to Metro Dispatch, who issued an attempt-to-locate on the truck.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa arrived near the intersection of Highway 118 and Highway 566 and parked to see if the vehicle was nearby. Several minutes later a truck matching the description of the ATL vehicle passed going south on Highway 566 and Villa turned to follow it.

Villa pulled the suspect vehicle over near the 29 mile marker of...

Weekly Police Activity Report

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DISPUTE OVER FRIENDS
Gallup, Jan. 31

A call to McKinley County Sheriff’s Office early in the morning resulted in one arrest for battery.

Deputies Johnson Lee and Michael Harvey were dispatched to a residence on Coronado Boulevard after the calling party advised the suspect had left the scene in a red truck and had possibly parked on the backside of Speedway Towing near 545 Allison Rd.

The officers arrived at the Coronado address and found the suspect vehicle. They met a male who lived at the scene who told them about a female who had been hit by her boyfriend, Marcus Miller, 31, no address listed. Both parties had left the scene before Lee and Harvey arrived and they were not...

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