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‘Bad’ Traffic Stop Admissible, Judge Says

    The traffic stop that netted a bloody baseball bat and bloody tennis shoes in the murder case of Rudy Montoya will be admissible,...

Police Issue Search Warrant For Dead Man’s Cell Phone

    The man found dead on an Española porch Dec. 19, 2013 was shot in the lower right leg.     State Police responded to a...

Ex-City Councilor Agrees in Court to Stay away From Son

    A former city councilor, accused of choking his son over the last of a bag of potato chips, agreed Monday morning to follow...

Drunk Driver Has Been Arrested Eight Times

    On March 27, 1990, Dominic Velasquez crashed, head-on, into the car Sandra Suazo was driving. Velasquez survived the crash. Suazo did not and...

Police Arrest Eight on Drug Possession Charges

    Eight people were arrested or had warrants issued for their arrest on charges stemming from possession of controlled substances between Feb. 8 and...

Former Fairview Teacher Accused of Touching Girls

This is the second installment in a two-part series chronicling the allegations of sexual misconduct against former Española teacher Gary Gregor and the lawsuit...

Judge: Release Letter

    The prosecution in the first-degree murder case of Rhiannon Montoya must turn over to the defense attorneys, a letter from the Española Hospital,...

New City Councilor Has Rough First Week

    Española police arrested a newly elected city councilor Sunday on charges of child abuse after he allegedly choked his 13-year-old son over the...

Woman’s Appeal Added to Docket

    The Court of Appeals added Rhiannon Montoya’s case to its general calendar, May 7, after lawyers for the prosecution argued the charges against...

Area Residents Plead Guilty to Charges in District Court

    The following people pleaded guilty in District Court in Tierra Amarilla on Feb. 25 and were subsequently sentenced by District Judge Sheri Raphaelson. Batterer...

Young Cadets Get a Taste of Police Life

Note: This is the third installment in a four-part series on volunteers in the justice system.     The Española Police Department Cadets, ranging in ages...

Police Find Stolen Items at Local Pawn Shop

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies retrieved property stolen from a home in February, from a pawn shop in Española.     Deputies alleged the victim’s...

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