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No Circus in Town, But Plenty of Clowning around

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

Police Plan Annual Drug Take-Back

By Wheeler Cowperthwaite SUN Staff Writer     For the past few years, the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office has taken 200 pounds of discarded or unwanted...

Walking the Walk for Awareness

    As Marie Trujillo walked around the Black Mesa Golf Course, she had one devoted friend to her left and another behind her.     She...

Local State Police Make Meth Bust

    State Police investigators arrested three people on trafficking charges and seized more than a pound of methamphetamine, Sept. 28, following more than a...

Police Catch Man Accused of Shooting Woman in Chest

    After city police extensively searched Española and surrounding communities for the man accused of shooting a woman, leaving a bullet in front of...

Police Search for Man Suspected in Burger King Robbery

    An Española Police detective identified the man who allegedly robbed Burger King, Aug. 23, but now he needs the public’s help to find...

Barber Learns Tough Lesson About Bad Haircuts

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

Four Men, Two Months: Police Investigate Deaths

    Española police officers and Rio Arriba County sheriff’s deputies are investigating four deaths, involving people ages 32 to 58.     At least three of...

Two Men Stabbed; Cops Find AK-47 At Crime Scene

    Two men are in critical condition, following a fight Tuesday night off El Llano Road, after they were both stabbed repeatedly in the...

Using Internet at Park Gets Woman Maced in Face

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

Judge Awards Restraining Order to Former City Manager

    A district court judge granted former Española city manager Kelly Duran’s restraining order against a former employee, but not before telling him that...

Flames Consume Accounting Business

    The Chamis and Kelly Accounting and Insurance office, off Riverside Drive, burned fiercely Sunday morning, taking boxes of paperwork with it.     Española Fire...

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