UPDATE: Torres has been confirmed to be home safe.

Gallup Police need help locating 12-year-old Schvela Torres. Torres has not returned home as of today. Detective Philamina Chischilly has been checking all known locations Torres could be, but has not located her. If anyone has any information on Torres's whereabouts please contact Gallup Police Department at (505) 863-9365 Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, or on weekends and after hours call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002.




Schvela Torres

12 years of age

HGT: 5’0”- 5’3”

WGT: 110 - 120

EYES: BRO

HAIR: BLK

LAST SEEN AT: Area of downtown walkway

WEARING: Black jacket, Black pants, and black shoes (Nike logo)...

Staff Reports

The McKinley County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning to area residents about a scam. The scam entailed an individual who claimed he was a police officer and demanded money to clear up outstanding warrants he claimed the victim had.

At least one person in the area fell for the scam and local law enforcement officials are hoping anyone who receives such a phone call will get in touch immediately with either the Sheriff’s Office or the Gallup Police Department.

MCSO first learned of the scam Nov. 17, when a man reported he had been the victim of a scam.

The man, who was not identified, said it all began with a phone call from a man who claimed he was “Detective...

(Continued from last week)

However, Eddie Draper, of Bread Springs, N.M., was seemingly confident in plucking horses from the Voluntary Horse Sale in Shiprock, N.M. on Nov. 13.

“[I want the horses] for personal use,” Draper said at the sale. “I’m friends with other ranch owners near Gallup. We hold horse story seminars [every so often].”

Draper said the Gallup horse seminars serve as an avenue for education and recreation, emphasizing the importance of the horse in Navajo culture.

THE PROCESS

The Shiprock Voluntary Horse Sale and Equine Reward Program, and others like them taking place across the reservation, were programs initiated by the Navajo Nation Department of...

Rodeo to increase number of sponsors, events and contestants

The Gallup City Council discussed the promotion contract and budget for the sixth annual Best of the Best Timed Event Rodeo for 2019 at the Nov. 27 regular meeting.

The 2018 Best of the Best event was held at Red Rock Park June 27-30 and offered seven timed events for the country’s top junior and senior high school rodeo athletes.

Jon DeYoung, assistant city manager, spoke for the contract and budget at the meeting.

The contract for 2019 underwent several changes from the previous year. Specifically, the contract states the City of Gallup must purchase all items for Best of the Best in order to insure proper...