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Former Deputy Died of Overdose

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    A former Española police officer and Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy died Nov. 11, 2013, from an overdose of three prescription medications.     Brian...

Vandals cause damage to Las Cumbres

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    When dispatchers sent Española Police Officer Eric Gallant to the scene of a bloody act of vandalism at the Las Cumbres Learning Center,...

Woman swaps dog for drugs

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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...

Burglar’s footprints help cops find him

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    Serendipity as well as tracking and keen observation helped a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy catch an alleged burglar.     Deputy Manuel Romero was...

Paula Archuleta being investigated for fraud

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    A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s sergeant has been put on administrative leave, pending an internal affairs investigation, after State Police began to investigate...

Cop-turned-firefighter returns to law enforcement

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Long after Eric Gallant leaves the scene of an accident or a fire, his smile seems to hang in the air, like the faded...

Couple claims deputy pointed gun at them

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    A Christmas Eve spat in Santa Fe between an off-duty Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy and a car of Santa Clara pueblo residents...

Burglars say ‘bah humbug’ to Christmas

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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...

Path to Solving Gravel Theft Case Proves to be Rocky

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    What a Rio Arriba County commissioner and a city councilman were doing in the evening hours of  Dec. 17 in Chimayó, in relation...

DEA Takes Over Drug Bust Investigation

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    An Española man will face federal trafficking charges after the Drug Enforcement Agency took over a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office case.     Faustino...

New Mom Gets No Love From Baby’s Daddy

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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...

Murder/Suicide Suspected in Deaths

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    A 31-year-old Santa Fe man murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself sometime between Dec. 16 and Dec. 17 in La Mesilla.     Rio...
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