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Repeat drunk driver arrested eight times

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    On March 27, 1990, Dominic Velasquez crashed, head-on, into the car Sandra Suazo was driving. Velasquez survived the crash. Suazo did not and...

Judge rules ‘bad’ traffic stop admissible in court

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    The traffic stop that netted a bloody baseball bat and bloody tennis shoes in the murder case of Rudy Montoya will be admissible,...

Lawsuit claims teacher touched girls

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This is the first of a two-part series chronicling the allegations against Gary Gregor and the lawsuit filed against him.     The parents of a...

Eight arrested on drug charges

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    Eight people were arrested or had warrants issued for their arrest on charges stemming from possession of controlled substances between Feb. 8 and...

Criminals get no sympathy from Ellington

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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...

1990 DWI killer arrested again

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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...

Car gets crayon makeover

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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...

Argument 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...

Volunteers’ backgrounds are varied

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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...

Stolen goods found at 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...

Life on the beat

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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...

Rough week for new councilor

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    Española police arrested a newly elected city councilor Sunday on charges of child abuse after he allegedly choked his 13-year-old son over the...
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