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Judges Deny Ex-Sheriff’s Second Appeal

    Former Rio Arriba County sheriff Tommy Rodella will spend the rest of his federal prison sentence behind bars after all of the Tenth...

Ex-Cop Sues Police Department

    A former Española police officer has filed two lawsuits against the city after he was fired for allegedly writing a supplemental report that...

Mother/Son Team Burgle Saw

    Española police arrested a mother and son Dec. 11, after they allegedly tried to steal a chainsaw from the Municipal Court’s community service...

Don’t Worry, That ‘Prisoner’ Is Just a Scarecrow

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

Man Sues County for False Arrest

    A 69-year-old Angel Fire man is suing Rio Arriba County, the Sheriff’s Office and two former deputies, after he was allegedly falsely arrested...

Caller Mistakes Jeep Backfire for Gunfire

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

Seven-Time Drunk Driver Arrested Again

    For the family of a woman killed in 1990 by a drunk driver, justice has still not been served.     Dominic Velasquez, 45, the...

Man’s Head Doused, Ignited

    State Police detectives arrested a 42-year-old Chimayó woman, Nov. 19, after she allegedly doused her husband’s head and upper body in kerosene and...

Sleep-Driving Woman Does Early Morning Donuts

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

Killer Found Dead in Chimayó

    Anthony David Valdez died from a likely overdose Tuesday morning, while the first-degree murder case against him was pending in Tierra Amarilla District...

Ex-Sheriff’s Appeal Shot Down

    A U.S. appeals court upheld the conviction of former sheriff Tommy Rodella, Nov. 4, after a jury found him guilty of violating a...

No Jail Time for Molester, Rapist

    The Tierra Amarilla man accused of repeatedly molesting and raping his granddaughters will receive no prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to two...

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