UNM-Gallup announced current enrollment numbers for Fall 2021 stand at 1,747 students and 14,165 student credit hours as of Aug. 25.
At the same time last year enrollment stood at 1,937 students at 15,474 student credit hours.
Senior Public Relations Specialist Lee Lamb said the school expects the numbers to increase...
Alleged murderer found in Gamerco
A multi-agency effort led to the early morning arrest of alleged wanted murderer Josiah Smith in Gamerco.The McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Gallup Police Department, and the FBI were able to locate Josiah Smith, 27, from Smith Lake, N.M. on Aug. 21 around 7 am.
According to McKinley County Undersheriff James Maiorano, Smith had an outstanding warrant for a murder that was connected to a shooting that happened in Church Rock, N. M. earlier this year. That case is being handled by the FBI.
Smith was taken into custody without incident or injury.
On May 17, Smith allegedly shot and killed a man by firing into a window from outside a Church Rock home.
Smith is an enrolled...
Unregistered sex offender apprehended in Gamerco
A man who had been convicted of the rape of a child in Pennsylvania was found in Gamerco on Aug. 20 around 3:30 pm.The McKinley County Sheriff’s Office had been given a photo of Andres Cortez, 40, and his information, so they could be on the lookout for him. According to McKinley County Undersheriff James Maiorano, Cortez had an outstanding warrant from Pennsylvania because he hadn’t registered as a sex offender and he broke his parole by fleeing to New Mexico.
Cortez was originally convicted of the rape of a child under the age of 13, sexual assault, indecent exposure, and incest. He was serving time in the Department of Corrections when he was paroled.
He broke his parole and...
Police arrest shooter at elementary school
Stagecoach Elementary School (1498 Freedom Dr.) went into a lockdown on the morning of Aug. 23 when Gallup Police responded to a call about shots fired in the area of Sagebrush Place Apartments (650 Dani Drive).Officers made contact with the caller around 9 am.
The caller explained that he discovered an unknown male inside his vehicle at the apartment complex and when he confronted him, the person inside his vehicle pulled out a firearm. Startled by the response, he left the area, but said he heard two gunshots.
Officers set up a perimeter to search for the suspect and the school was placed on lockdown during the pursuit.
Officers of the Gallup Police Department located the suspect...
Weekly Police Activity Report
ICE CREAM BREAK-INGallup, July 20
Someone really wanted some ice cream.
On July 20 around 9:22 am the Gallup Police got a call saying that the Dairy Queen at 200 East Highway 66 in Gallup had been broken into.
When Lieutenant Francie Martinez, Officer Cindy Romancito, and Sergeant Terrance Peyketewa got to the scene, they saw that the glass door on the east side of the business had been broken into.
According to the police report, an employee said one of the customers had informed her about the break in.
The business owner told police that nothing seemed to be missing, but that she would have someone check the surveillance cameras. The total cost of the damage to the door is...
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