Bill Rodgers

Legal Fight Waged over Citizen Complaints

    Following a delay and months of litigation, the state Public Safety Department June 28 turned over 31 citizen complaints against State Police officers...

Rodellas’ Apologies End Trespass Case

    Three family members of the Rio Arriba County sheriff are back out of trouble following a deal in which a State Police sergeant...

Soup’s On

The kitchen in the San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen feels about one power of magnitude hotter than it does outside on West Jonathan...

Plea Deal for Man Accused Of Shooting at State Police

    Jerry Velarde risked a potential 12-year prison sentence when he was arraigned on charges of firing a gun at his neighbors and State...

Cop Complainants Politically Connected

    Politically connected Rio Arribans have taken their beef with State Police officers through the complaint process, state Public Safety Department records show.     In...

Without Jail, City Cops Stuck with 100-Mile Prisoner Transports

    About a month after the Española Jail closed due to budget cuts, there are rumblings from Española Police officers who sometimes have to...

Pueblo Dog Attack Sends Boy to ER

    One dog is dead and another dog quarantined at the Española Valley Humane Society after they attacked and severely injured a 6-year-old boy,...

Was Man Released Before Bond Paid?

    A man accused of stalking his wife with threatening phone calls was released from jail July 11, though a receipt in his court...

Chief Sees Violations in Arrest

    State Police Chief Robert Shilling said it was “obvious” to him that a video of State Police officers and criminal agents hitting an...

Charges Dismissed in City Finance Scandal

    The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office last week dropped criminal charges of racketeering and larceny against two former Española Police officers connected to...

Agents Nab Burglary Suspect

    State Police investigators linked an Abiquiú man to a July 4 vehicle break-in at Echo Canyon Amphitheater, and possibly several other thefts, after...

Will PIO Use Double-Standard on ID Policy?

    The Rio Arriba County’s Sheriff’s Department exempted the Rio Grande SUN last week from a policy requiring people seeking public records to provide...

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