Cops Courts

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN An Española man was bound over to district court on Aug. 24, on charges related to an alleged police pursuit where he backed into police cars that rammed his truck in...
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Dulce man pleaded guilty to a single count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury on Aug. 10, leaving his sentence up to the judge.Dennison Billy Jr., 36, admitted in...

Case Bound Over After Guns Found in Man’s Car

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A year after pleading guilty in three cases to felony drug charges, a Medanales man was bound over on...

Woman Asks Judge to Dismiss Charges

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Canjilon woman is asking a judge to dismiss charges against her for aggravated battery and leaving the scene...

Police Blotter: Family Feud Boils Over at Funeral

Aug. 15 The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an...

Summons Issued for Woman in Crash

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies issued a summons to a Las Cruces woman following an alleged drunk driving crash...

Charges Dropped Against Chimayó Man in Fatal Hit-and-Run

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Prosecutors dropped charges against a Chimayó man for leaving the scene of an accident causing death and failure to...

Trujillo Set to Take Plea Deal in Friend’s Shooting Death

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Gerald Trujillo is set to take a plea deal after the alleged fatal shooting of his friend in the...

Murder Witness Gets Probation

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A murder witness in Dulce will spend three years on probation after he pleaded guilty to misprision of a...

Woman Annoyed by the ‘Boom, Boom, Boom’

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

Charges Dropped Against Man in Fatal ’25 Wreck

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN One day after a New Mexico State Police officer charged a Medanales man with involuntary manslaughter for fatally striking...

Murder Case on Pause

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN After allegedly fatally shooting his neighbor in 2023 following an argument, then being transferred to the Los Lunas prison...

Third Person In Lotaburger Robbery Case to be Sentenced

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The third person who pleaded guilty to the string of armed robberies that culminated in the murder, by Ricky...

Drinking Might Make You Fall Off the Roof

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

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