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Man Gets Probation For Attempting to Suffocate Girlfriend

    A 39-year-old Española man who tried to suffocate his girlfriend with a plastic bag in front of their children, before beating her about...

Judge Says Young Man Can Stand Trial

    Jacob Martinez is competent to stand trial for the alleged brutal rape of an 18-year-old Pojoaque woman in 2014.     District Judge Mary Marlowe...

District Judge Rules to Supress Young Woman’s Statements

    All of the statements Kayla Coriz made to State Police investigators were suppressed by a district judge Dec. 12.     Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer...

Man Files Police Brutality Lawsuit

    An Española man filed suit, Jan. 19, against three Española police officers and the city because they allegedly shocked, choked, beat and illegally...

Accused Killer’s Trial to be Delayed

    The man who allegedly beat his girlfriend in Taos June 15 and brought her to Española, where she later died from her injuries,...

Accused Rapist Arrested Again

    The Española man accused of brutally attacking and attempting to rape a woman Sept. 8, 2014 at Prairie Dog Hill in Alcalde, was...

Accused Rapist’s Lawyer Will Choose Doctor for Evaluation

    A district court judge said she will allow Jacob Martinez’s lawyer to pick his own psychologist for a competency evaluation after a hearing,...

Judge: Teen Competent to Stand Trial

    In the eyes of one court appointed doctor, Jacob Martinez is competent to stand trial for the April rape of an 18-year-old Pojoaque...

Man Seeks Haircut, Gets Punched, Instead

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

Chama School Board Election 2015

    In the only contested race for the Chama Valley School Board, a 28-year-old challenger is looking to unseat the incumbent and prevent him...

Officer Files Grievance, Claims Retaliation

    Five days after he filed a grievance against the Española Police Department for a hostile work environment, Det. Cpl. Solomon Romero was put...

Teen Claimed Bus Bullying

    This is the second of a two-part series on the three lawsuits filed by former Española Valley High School student Billy Jones, 15,...

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