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Former Chief Wants Police Dept.’s Transition To Be Smooth

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    After one year and nine months, Española Director of Public Safety Eric Garcia, left for the greener and bigger pastures of Santa Fe,...

Drunk Driver Arraigned; Accused Wife-, Child-Beater Released

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    A serial drunk driving offender who killed a woman in 1990 while driving drunk, racked up his seventh arrest for DWI on Feb....

Lawsuit Filed Against Police Officer

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    An Española man filed a lawsuit against the city of Española and an Española police officer May 23, following a March 19, 2013...

Early Morning Drug Raid Surprises Suspects

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    A State Police tactical helicopter flew thousands of feet above a Fairview Lane trailer during the early morning hours, June 6 — a...

16-Year-Old Shot, Killed by City Police

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    An Española police officer shot and killed a 16-year-old El Rito boy after he allegedly drew and pointed a handgun at two officers...

Judge Sets Trial Date For Accused Killer

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    The first-degree murder trial of Rhiannon Montoya will officially begin July 22, directly following jury selection the same day, and will continue until...

Sheriff Comes Up Empty Handed

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    When Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies locked down the Tierra Amarilla Detention Center May 27, they might have expected to find illegally-held uppers...

E911 Center to Update Equipment

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    The Rio Arriba County Emergency Dispatch Center faced a crisis of outdated and failing equipment but, with a new month-to-month contract with the...

Father Shoots Son in Shoulder

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    Fighting words in two languages July 17 led to a father allegedly shooting his son in the shoulder.     The E911 call came in...

FBI Searches Sheriff’s House Following Tuesday Election

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    An early morning raid on Sheriff Tommy Rodella’s house, hours after his election loss to James Lujan, was related to a traffic stop...

Defense Attorney Claims Rio Arriba Jury Pool Tainted

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    The search for 12 impartial jurors and a few alternates will begin July 14 in the first-degree murder trial of Rhiannon Montoya.     District...

Bank Robber Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Federal Prison

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    The man who robbed the Community Bank in September 2013 will spend three-and-a-half years behind bars, after he was sentenced June 11 in...
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