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Woman’s Appeal Added to Docket

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    The Court of Appeals added Rhiannon Montoya’s case to its general calendar, May 7, after lawyers for the prosecution argued the charges against...

Volunteers Come from All Age Ranges, Walks of Life

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    Volunteers in the criminal justice system range greatly in age, duties and ambitions. However, they do not vary in their desire to do...

Area Residents Plead Guilty to Charges in District Court

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    The following people pleaded guilty in District Court in Tierra Amarilla on Feb. 25 and were subsequently sentenced by District Judge Sheri Raphaelson. Batterer...

1990 DWI Killer Continues to Wreak Havoc

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(Note: This is the first of a two-part series on a single serial drunk-driving offender in New Mexico, who was first arrested on DWI...

Spat Ends With Stabbing

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    A husband and wife were both stabbed on March 5, off of Lower San Pedro Road.     The husband, Noel Romero, 30, went to...

Young Cadets Get a Taste of Police Life

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Note: This is the third installment in a four-part series on volunteers in the justice system.     The Española Police Department Cadets, ranging in ages...

Trio’s Evening Cocktail Hour Threatens Baseball Game

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    The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an...

Meet Mr. and Mrs. Smith

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Note: This is the second installment of a four-part series on volunteers in the criminal justice system.     They have the same power and responsibilities...

Police Find Stolen Items at Local Pawn Shop

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    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies retrieved property stolen from a home in February, from a pawn shop in Española.     Deputies alleged the victim’s...

Alleged Shooter Charged with Murder

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    Prosecutors filed a criminal information April 30, charging Anthony Valdez, 21, with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a man in Tierra...

Judge Shows No Sympathy For Criminals

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    At the peak of his drug use, Brandon Abeyta was using $1,000 worth of narcotics daily, he told District Judge T. Glenn Ellington...

Thieves Steal Food From the Mouths of Animal Shelter Pups

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    Thieves took 400 pounds of food from the muzzles of hungry puppies on Feb. 19 when they broke into the Española Valley Humane...
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