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It’s Anything But a Dog’s Life for Deputy

It’s not often that an officer can strike fear into the hearts of those running from him, but Rio Arriba County’s newest deputy does...

Hazmat Situation Bars Ojo Caliente Access

    Access to Ojo Caliente was closed for 11 hours, Jan. 22, and a one-mile radius evacuation was in force, after smoke appeared to...

Angry Burglar Steals Fixins’ for Cookout

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

Taos Jury Renders Verdict

    A Taos jury found an Española man guilty of involuntary manslaughter, Jan. 22, following a four-day trial on charges of second-degree murder and...

Man Has Better Advertising Plan for Business

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

Woman High on Marijuana Runs Over Family Cat

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

Man Allegedly Involved In Slaying, Killed in Crash

    One of the men originally arrested on federal murder charges for the fatal shooting of an Ohkay Owingeh man, died Jan. 8, following...

Camouflage-Wearing, Drill-Yielding Man Cases Area

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

Woman Charged in Mail Fraud Case

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged and released one woman, Dec. 23, 2015, as part of a suspected ring of check and mail...

Deputy Fired

    One of the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office newest deputies was fired after less than three weeks on the job.     Sheriff James Lujan...

Sheriff Welcomes New Deputy

    The Rio Arriba County’s Sheriff’s Office’s newest deputy is well versed in the law enforcement trade, after he retired from the Polk County...

City Broke Its Own Rules By Hiring Investigator

    A private internal affairs investigation led to a former Española police officer being fired on Nov. 30, 2015 and two lawsuits filed against...

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