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Most County Sheriff Candidates Remain Uncertifed

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4/15/10     Only two of the seven men running for Rio Arriba County sheriff are currently licensed law enforcement officers.     State law requires all law...

Probation For Man Who Raped 12-Year-Old

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4/8/10     Not knowing the age of his pre-teen sexual partner was not enough to get a Tierra Amarilla man off the hook for statutory...

Man Accused in Velarde Theft Says He Was Duped

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4/8/10     An Arroyo Seco man caught selling allegedly stolen property said he was bullied by police and duped by his alleged victim.     Harold Gutierrez,...

Prosecutor Bounced from Tierra Amarilla Judge Race

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4/8/10     State District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson will now face only one opponent in her election bid to the Tierra Amarilla-based judgeship after an...

Man Hit in Back, Autopsy Finds

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    A Cordova man killed in a stand-off with State Police was shot in the back, hip and legs, according to an autopsy report...

Prosecutor Disputes Lawyer’s Claims in Rape Case

Cops Courts
    The District Attorney’s Office argues it did not “sweep under the rug” its prosecution of an Española Jail guard who was accused of...

Early Morning Drug Raids Net Two Arrests

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4/1/10     Ruben Rendon woke up for a glass of water when police crashed into his home in search of drugs.     “Did you even knock?”...

Thin Paper Trail from City Hall Spending Spree

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    Digital cameras, plasma TVs, trips to Las Vegas and steak dinners were on the shopping lists of city of Española employees during a...

Terminated Secretary Alleges Political Retaliation

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    An Española City Hall secretary was fired Monday, a month after filing a grievance claiming a city councilor of threatening her.     Former executive...

City Manager Quits Prior to First Day on Job

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    Española’s newly sworn-in city manager has quit before his first day on the job.     Leroy Garcia resigned his position March 29, a week...

Police Blotter: Hubby’s Long-Lost Pal Threatens To Fire-Bomb House

Cops Courts
    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Free Cable Monday, March 15     •...

Wal-Mart Is City’s Top Crime Magnet

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    Española’s largest store is also the city’s most common crime scene.     In the past year, Española-based 911 dispatchers have received 1,470 calls related...
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