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Windshield with a hole in it

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Could 6-year-old with a BB gun be the culprit?

A Yatahey couple came back from church to find the rear windshield of their SUV had been shot with a BB gun.

On April 11 around 1:30 pm McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Davis Jr. arrived at #13C Ark Hill in Yatahey, N.M. to meet with the owners of the car.

The damaged vehicle was a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. The rear windshield was shattered.

The woman pointed out where a pellet had hit the bottom of the windshield. The pellet was on the ground underneath the Jeep. Davis took pictures of the windshield and the pellet.

The man said he discovered the damage around 1:00 pm. He said the last time he had seen the vehicle had been on April 9...

Fight breaks out over a leaky house

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A Gamerco woman got into a fight with a Gamerco Water and Sanitation Department employee after she became frustrated with a leak in her house.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Davis Jr. arrived at #708 Portal Street in Gamerco on April 27 around 2:17 pm. When he arrived he saw two women arguing.

According to his report, he spoke first to Belinda Rios. She explained that she had a leak in her house and that she’d been having trouble getting in contact with the Gamerco Water and Sanitation Department. She said that when she would call the department a woman named Maggie, later identified as Magdalena Garcia, would hang up on her.

Rios had decided to go to the office in person...

Personal problems multiply after driver takes a drink

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A man having a bad day was stopped by New Mexico State Police Officer Chaz Troncoso who was patrolling eastbound on Highway 118 early on Jan. 4, 2020. Troncoso saw a silver pickup truck traveling westbound at about 91 mph in a 45-mph zone. He turned around and began to follow it.

The pursuit went onto Day Street, where the truck eventually stopped. Troncoso approached from the passenger side and met driver, Dominic Molina, 45, of Gallup, who appeared distraught. Molina said he knew he was speeding. He explained he had a lot of personal issues.

Troncoso noticed Molina slurred his speech and had bloodshot eyes, and the vehicle smelled of alcohol.

As Molina described his problems to...

Tail lights out, beer in the cup holder – Whoops!

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Gallup Patrolman Dominic Molina was traveling north over Miyamura Overpass early on March 13 when he saw a silver Cadillac in front of him with no tail lights turn onto Hasler Valley Road. Molina activated his unit’s emergency lights and began to make a traffic stop on the vehicle, which pulled over near the New Mexico National Guard Armory, 1480 Hasler Valley Rd.

Another officer arrived on-scene and they met the driver, Gino Escamilla, 42. As he told the officers he was coming from a friend’s house, Molina noted the smell of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle and Escamilla had red glossy eyes and slurred his speech. There was also a can of beer in the cup holder.

Escamilla...

Budweiser mixed with Yukon Jack, gray car = DWI

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New Mexico State Police Officer Chaz Troncoso was patrolling westbound on Highway 118 early on Jan. 8, 2020 when he saw a gray car swerving on the right side of the road. As both approached Armand Ortega Boulevard, Troncoso ran the car through his unit’s computer aid dispatch and saw that its registration had expired.

Troncoso pulled the car over to conduct a traffic stop. He saw there were two occupants inside and when the driver rolled the window down, he smelled alcohol.

The driver, Casey Bowie, 31, of Gallup, stared blankly and was slow to react to Troncoso’s commands. Troncoso noted Bowie had bloodshot eyes, fumbled through the car looking for documentation, and slurred his...

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