Laura Onstot

Alcalde Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder in 2004 Chili Killing

8/31/06     Dion "Flaco" Martinez faces up to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to second degree murder and first degree kidnapping in...

Man Challenges His Entire Family to Fight

 8/24/06   Española Police officers responded to the following calls: Monday, Aug. 7     • 3:58 a.m. — A caller reported seeing a gray Honda stop at...

Love Relationships Play Key Role in Chama Murder Trial

8/3/06     A parade of witnesses in the trial of Harold Ulibarri, who is accused of shooting Rhonda Gutierrez three times in the head and...

Cop Busted in Drug Deal Gone Bad; Hired as 911 Dispatcher

8/10/06     A former Española Police officer, who faces felony charges stemming from an incident when he allegedly tried to buy cocaine while off-duty, has...

Española Man Accused Of Head-Butting Sister, Pulling Knife on Father

8/24/06     An Española man landed in jail Aug. 16 after he allegedly head-butted his sister and threatened his father and sister with a butter...

Española Changes Police Chiefs Again

8/24/06     Annabelle Gasca became the fourth person named Española police chief in two months Aug. 15 when Matthew Tafoya's appointment was revoked.     "There was...

Motion for Retrial Accuses Jurors of Lying to Defense

8/24/06     Armed with a litany of allegations against the jury that convicted Harold Ulibarri of the murder of Rhonda Gutierrez, defense attorney Tony Scarborough...

Police Raid Pot Plantation on Public Land Near El Vado

8/31/06     Ninety-nine marijuana plants were seized on federal land near El Vado Aug. 23 as part of a string of drug raids throughout Northern...

Family of Jail Escapee Plans to Sue

8/24/06     The family of former jail escapee Aaron Michael Torraco has put Santa Fe County on notice that the  County will be held responsible...

Prisoner Escapes From Makeshift City Jail

8/17/06     Two days after the Española Police Department moved its booking facility to a warehouse on Industrial Park Road, a prisoner escaped.     Diego Montoya,...

Murders of Three Mexicans Remain Unsolved

9/7/06     Between Dec. 3, 2005, and May 29, 2006, three Mexican immigrants were shot to death in the Española Valley. To date, no arrests...

Arroyo Seco Man Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit

8/3/06     Arroyo Seco resident Ben Maestas has settled a lawsuit against the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department for $325,000 in connection with a 2004...

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