Paul Mendoza

Man Dies in Tierra Amarilla Jail

2/8/07     An inmate at the Tierra Amarilla jail died the morning of Feb. 4 while in custody, Rio Arriba County Detention Center Director Bidal...

Rio Arriba County Paid Law Firm $298,000 Last Year

2/22/07     Rio Arriba County paid a single law firm almost $300,000 last year.     Ted J. Trujillo's law office based in Española received $298,885 in...

Driver Allegedly Tries to Run over Officer

1/25/07     Police arrested two tribal members Monday after they allegedly tried to run over a State Police officer in the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo (formerly...

Los Luceros Man Fined $50,000 for Dumping Sewage

1/25/07     A Los Luceros septic tank cleaning business owner has been slapped with a $50,000 penalty by the state Environment Department for illegally dumping...

Cop Interrupts Couple’s Romantic Interlude

   2/1/07 Española Police officers responded to the following calls. Monday, Jan. 15     • 1:33 a.m. — A Vista del Rio Apartments caller said someone was...

Gallina Man Shot in Neck

2/22/07     A 30-year-old Gallina man was shot in the back of the neck Feb. 14 after an alleged disagreement over electricity, a police report...

Nambé Man Pleads Guilty in Esther Martinez Case

3/1/07     The man who killed the famed Tewa storyteller Esther Martinez in a drunk-driving accident last September faces up to six years in prison.    ...

Restaurant Owner Threatens County Employee

2/8/07     Rio Arriba County Planning Department employee Marvin Varela called police Jan. 22 after an El Rito restaurant owner allegedly threatened to shoot him...

El Guache Man Arrested for Drug Possession Feb. 2 Is Arrested Again Days Later

2/15/07     Six days after State Police arrested an El Guache man on drug possession charges, he was arrested again for possession of a marijuana...

Senior Citizens Caught Shoplifting

  3/15/07   Española Police officers and Rio Arriba County Sheriff's deputies responded to the following calls. Monday, Feb. 26     • 11:04 a.m. — Two men...

Teenage Molester Sentenced as Adult

3/1/07     An 18-year old Alcalde man who pleaded guilty to sexually molesting a two-year-old girl last year had his entire prison sentences suspended Monday...

Man Threatens to Commit Suicide During Argument

1/25/07     A dispute over unknown cell phone numbers almost resulted in the suicide of one Española man, a police report states.     Devon Romero, 21,...

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