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Woman’s Family Threatens to Burn Her Belongings

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

Man Stabbed 11 Times Won’t Talk

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the case of a man stabbed 11 times in the head, back, chest and torso, March...

Records Request Causes Rift

    The Española/Rio Arriba E-911 Dispatch Center will be establishing new rules, after Española Police Chief Richard Gallegos ordered dispatchers not to release any...

County Settles Lawsuit with Inmate

    After two years of state and federal litigation, Rhiannon Montoya settled her lawsuit with Rio Arriba County for $15,000.     The settlement agreement was...

Ex City Councilor Runs into Trouble

    A former city councilor who lost the seat in a 2014 coin toss, and who expressed his intention to run for mayor in...

Woman with Itchy Foot Suspects Foul Play

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

Local Legislators Pass Variety of Bills

    During the 60-day legislative session that ended March 18, 278 bills passed, with 138 from the House and 140 from the Senate, including...

Two Fires Destroy Buildings

    Two abandoned buildings burned in fires that started two days apart.     The old laundromat on Riverside Drive, between the Santa Claran Hotel Casino...

Men Found Deceased in Fire, Arroyo, Identified

    The man who died, March 4, in a trailer fire behind the Arrow Motel, has been identified as Dwain Garcia of Ohkay Owingeh.   ...

Lawsuit against Officers Settled for $50,000

    An Española man settled his lawsuit against three Española Police Department officers for $50,000, after they allegedly shocked, choked, beat and illegally arrested...

Woman Tips Waiter with Wrong Kind of Green

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

Drunk Man on the Run After Stealing Jalapeños

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

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