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Man sentenced to 3+ years for killing his mother

    Rocky Dixon will spend three years and eight months in state prison for killing his mother while fleeing from an Ohkay Owingeh tribal...

Getting clean on the Family Dollar’s dime

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

Woman pushed into trophy case during high school fight

    A fight over a boy at Española Valley High School sent a woman careening into a glass trophy case Sept. 8.     School Resource...

Desperate thieves steal broken-down truck

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

Rodella’s trial begins in Albuquerque

    After Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office deputy Andy Gutierrez received a federal grand jury subpeona in connection with his boss's indictment, documents started...

Alleged rapist still has not been arrested

    State Police are looking for a 23-year-old Española man after he allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl in his car on Aug. 31.     Magistrate...

Woman escapes Sheriff’s Office custody

    A woman the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aug. 24 allegedly walked out of the unlocked holding cell she was in and...

It’s only a test

    An overturned bus was sandwiched on either side by crashed cars. An overturned truck, carrying dry ice, crashed into a police car.     Thirty...

Silly lady, tips are for workers

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

Woman allegedly beaten, left for dead in Alcalde

    Ever since Monique Ortiz was brutally beaten Sept. 8 at Prairie Dog Hill in Alcalde, she has a hard time sleeping.     She wakes...

Resource officer slow to respond

    Despite the promise of county-wide protection for students in the Española School District, the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office is not responding to...

Women get max time

    Rhiannon Montoya received the maximum sentence allowable, Sept. 9, in Santa Fe, for her role in the death of her uncle.     District Judge...

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