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Absconding Woman Found, Arraigned in Slaying

    A 52-year-old woman was arraigned on charges of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence following the 2006 slaying of a Mexican national in...

Chimayó Man Arrested for Girlfriend’s Death

    Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 54-year-old Chimayó man Monday, after he allegedly fatally ran his girlfriend over in Arroyo Seco.     Sheriff’s...

Conflicting Testimony Crowds Trial

    During the opening statements July 23, the jury in Rhiannon Montoya’s murder trial heard two distinctly different takes on the events leading up...

Man Accused of Murder Will go to Trial

    A district court judge bound Anthony David Valdez over on a single count of first-degree murder, July 17, after two days of conflicting...

Teen Checks into Hospital Restroom for Free WiFi

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

Second Suspect Caught in Alleged Chamita Murder

    Antonio Valdez was taken into custody and arraigned July 15 following the fatal shooting of an Ohkay Owingeh man in May.     Agents arrested...

Magistrate Court Ordered to Hold Preliminary Hearings

    For the first time, the Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court has begun to hold preliminary hearings in felony cases.     The Administrative Office of...

Murder Case Change of Venue Granted

    Santa Fe County residents will decide Rhiannon Montoya’s fate after an abandoned two-day jury selection of Rio Arribans ended Tuesday.     District Judge Mary...

Trailer Park Drug Bust Nets Cocaine

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies seized 211.8 grams of cocaine June 27 and arrested four people on drug charges following the execution of...

Dead Man Found in Ditch Identified

    The man found dead in a ditch July 7 has been identified as 46-year-old Leon Lujan.     Lujan was last been seen alive on...

Man Arrested, Charged with Vehicular Homicide

    State Police agents charged a 41-year-old Abiquiú man July 11 with DWI vehicular homicide after he allegedly ran over his 28-year-old girlfriend.     Richard...

Tierra Amarilla Man Accused of Molestation

    A 58-year-old Tierra Amarilla man is accused of molesting his two granddaughters and raping one of them in front of a statue of...

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