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Resources, Development Committee approve historic burial, cemetery regulations

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TSE BONITO, New Mexico — The Navajo Nation Council Resources and Development Committee passed Legislation 0029-24, historically approving the Navajo Nation Burial and Cemetery Regulations on Feb. 14.

The passage of Legislation 0029-24 signifies a profound step forward in the governance of burial procedures for the Navajo...

City joins 988 Crisis Lifeline program

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Gallup officials have joined the state Human Services Department’s 988 Crisis Lifeline program for mental wellness. The program provides mental health resources which are easily accessible through calling or texting the number 988.

There are three ways to connect to the support services, either by calling or texting 988 or chatting with a crisis center by visiting https://988lifeline.org/chat/. The 988 Crisis Line also has a Veterans Crisis Line and Spanish subnetwork. Gallup Police Department Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo believes this is a great tool to add to the array of strategies her department uses to address mental health crises.

“We believe this is a great tool for community...

Weekly DWI Report

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Featured DWI

Tishanna Judge

Feb. 10, 12:34 am

Aggravated DWI (Third)

Gallup Police met a Church Rock woman, Tishanna Judge, 31, who parked her vehicle in the middle of the road and eventually arrested and charged her with her third DWI.

Patrolman Kyle Delgai was dispatched to Casamera Apartments at 350 Basilio Dr., where he saw a white GMC Sierra parked at the scene. He met the driver, Judge, and began questioning her.

Judge reportedly did not respond to commands to lower the window at first. When she did open the window, Judge displayed signs of intoxication including bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and trouble talking to Delgai, who also noted a strong smell of...

Bringing a gun to a cake fight

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A Gallup man is facing multiple assault charges after he brandished a gun during an argument with his fiancé.

On Feb. 15, around 3 am, Gallup Police Officer Charlie Watkins was dispatched to 1200 E. Aztec Ave. after a woman called saying a man, who was later identified as Buddy Jeffries, was fighting with her son. The woman said Jeffries, 57, had a firearm.

When Watkins arrived at the scene, he met with the woman who had called Metro Dispatch. She led him to the room where the two men were fighting. Watkins found the younger man standing in the room’s doorway and Jeffries on the floor.

The two men handed the firearm over to the police officers, and then Watkins spoke to the...

NMSP, MCSO collaborate in successful warrant operation

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The New Mexico State Police District 6, in conjunction with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, executed a successful warrant operation in McKinley County on Feb. 15.

The operation resulted in the arrest of seven individuals.

One of the felony arrests included the apprehension of Samuel Sandoval, 39. While at a residence on Third Street in Gallup, which belonged to a relative of Sandoval, officers and deputies saw a man moving around a pop-up camper on the property. They approached the camper, identified themselves and a tense standoff ensued as Sandoval brandished a firearm and pointed it at law enforcement. Sandoval also claimed to have an explosive device with him inside the...

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