One too many drinks led to a Mentmore man thinking his SUV had been stolen, when in reality he had just left it somewhere while he was drunk.
McKinley County Sheriff’s Office’s Deputy Paul Davis Jr. was dispatched to Safeway on U.S. 491 at about 10:45 am on March 22. The caller, Virgil Plummer wanted to file a stolen vehicle report with the sheriff’s office.
When Davis arrived at the scene, he spoke to Plummer. Plummer said he had just gotten out of Gallup Detox and that he was in the process of buying a vehicle from a man named Perez Armando. The car was a black 2011 Chevy Tahoe.
Plummer told the deputy that he had been drinking with some people he didn’t know in his car. ...
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Sticky-fingered hairstylist
A Gallup woman’s hairstylist stole her Discover credit card out of her purse and used it to buy a gift card and some candy.The victim called the police on Feb. 23, saying that her credit card had been stolen. Gallup Police Officer Elijah Bowman met with the woman who said her credit card had been used at Walmart multiple times.
Discover had reached out to her asking about the purchases on Feb. 20 for a total of $320. The card was also used on Feb. 21, with two purchases totaling almost $600. The last two transactions did not go through, though.
The victim told Bowman that she might know who took her credit card, but she said she didn’t want to tell the police at that time.
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Police find drugs, a pistol during a traffic stop
Two men claiming to be getting back from a trip to Phoenix were hiding drugs and a pistol in the car.On March 4, around 4:30 pm, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Salazar saw a blue Mustang traveling east on Interstate 40 near the 25 mile-marker. When Salazar checked the car’s speed, he saw it was going 75 mph in a 65-mph zone. He caught up to the car and pulled it over near the 28.5-mile marker on Interstate 40.
Salazar noticed that the driver and the two other people in the car seemed extremely nervous. The three people began rambling, barely letting Salazar explain why he had pulled them over. The driver, Jason Cervantes-Ponce, gave the deputy his ID.
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New Mexico State Police arrest wanted Colorado fugitives
SANTA FE —When a New Mexico State Police officer on patrol in Santa Fe County near milepost 286 on I-25 saw a green GMC pickup truck going south at over 90 miles an hour about 5 pm on March 22, he didn’t know it yet, but he was on the trail of two men wanted by a nearby state.The New Mexico State Police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, but it failed to stop for the officer and a pursuit ensued. A second State Police officer positioned himself on I-25 at the Cerrillos Road on-ramp and successfully deployed a tire deflation device on the fleeing GMC.
A short time later the GMC, with its front tires deflated, pulled to the median of I-25. State Police...
Weekly Police Activity Reports
PERSONAL BOUNDARIES IGNOREDGamerco, March 21
Johnny Warren said an argument started when he was riding his motorcycle with his daughter and noticed Rudy Lopez on his property. At 11:27 am he told McKinley County Sheriff’s Sergeant Garylle James that he didn’t know Lopez. Warren said he approached Lopez to find out why he was there, and Lopez became combative and threatening, stating “This is my hood.” The two were approached by James at 703 Portal, in Gamerco. They were yelling at each other. Warren waved at the deputy for assistance and Lopez began walking away. When James followed, Lopez took a fighting posture and said, “I dare you to come closer.” He also threw a...
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