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Man Sentenced to Jail, House Arrest for Role in Friend’s Death

    Neil Martinez will spend 23 days in jail, followed by a year of house arrest for crashing his car and killing his friend,...

Judge Denies Convicted Murderer’s Appeal

    The New Mexico Supreme Court denied murderer Donald Ferran’s appeal March 5, codifying his life sentence for the murders of Sarah Salazar and...

Fire at Rio Grande SUN Damages Single Office

    Arsonists attempted to light the Rio Grande SUN building on fire early Saturday morning, but caused damage to a single office.     The gasoline-fueled...

Accused Rapist’s Attorney Files Motion to Supress

    Prosecutors want the statements Jacob Martinez made to State Police investigators to be allowed into evidence, even though they agreed to suppress the...

Wife Violates Restraining Order, Urinates on Clothes

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

Former Detective Accused of Making ‘Shady’ Deals

    A private investigation by a former State Police captain revealed that a former Española detective may have stolen $400 in ammunition and fraudulently...

Man’s Dance Moves Would Make Elvis Proud

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

High Speed Chase Ends in Española

    A Pojoaque Pueblo Tribal Police officer allegedly fired his gun accidentally Feb. 21, grazing the arm of a man being handcuffed, following a...

Suspect Arrested in Pickaxe Murders

    State Police agents arrested Nicholas Ortiz, Feb. 13, for allegedly killing a family of three in El Rancho with a pick axe in...

Grandma Snoops Through OD’ing Woman’s Phone

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

Finances Keep Woman Behind Bars

    The mother of a newborn did not get to spend any extra time with her infant because she was not able to pay...

Wheels of Justice Turn Very Slowly

    Nearly 200 people were supposed to have their cases briefly heard Feb. 3 in Tierra Amarilla, but at least 22 people failed to...

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