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GFD put out fire in transient camp

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During the afternoon of Jan.25, Crew C of the Gallup Fire Department was dispatched to the north side of town on a report of a possible brush fire.

Upon arrival crews found a fire ablaze in a possible transient camp. The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported.

Missing person

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Gallup Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man named Orlando Eddie.

Orlando is 41 years old. He is five feet and four inches tall, and weighs about 190 pounds. He is bald, and has brown eyes.

He was last seen Jan. 18 in the area of Arnold Drive. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, white beanie, gold pants, and grey/black shoes. Orlando could possibly be in Flagstaff, Ariz.. He made a phone call to family members on Jan. 22.

Anyone with information on Orlando's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or the Gallup Police Department (505) 863-9365.


One person dies in car crash

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One person died after a Jan. 25 car accident in Gallup.

Around 8:30 pm, Gallup Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Arnold Street and West Highway 66 after a car accident. According to a Gallup Police Department press release, it is believed that alcohol was involved. One person died due to their injuries.

More information will be published as it becomes avaliable.

FBI, Justice Department conduct international operation to delete hacking malware

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The Justice Department and FBI announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide Jan. 14.

As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People’s Republic of China, known to the private sector as “Mustang Panda” and “Twill Typhoon,” used a version of PlugX malware to infect, control, and steal information from victim computers.

According to court documents, the PRC government paid the Mustang Panda group to, among other computer intrusion services, develop this specific version of PlugX. Since...

Gallup man pleads guilty to Navajo Nation shooting

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ALBUQUERQUE — A Gallup man pleaded guilty Jan. 21 in federal court to shooting and seriously injuring another man during a confrontation on the Navajo reservation in 2024.

According to court documents, on Jan. 22, 2024, Arthur Chee Pat, 69, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, heard a commotion near his residence in Gallup and drove to investigate. Upon arriving at a man's residence, where his son and three other men were gathered, Pat retrieved a firearm from his vehicle. He then fired three gunshots in the direction of one man and two more towards the victim, striking him once in the knee.

After the shooting, Pat fled the scene with his son. The victim was initially...

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