Cops Courts

Residents plead guilty

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

Life on the beat

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...

Chili’s computer screen gets the worst of employee’s anger

Wheeler Cowperthwaite SUN Staff Writer     The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It...

House guest accused of molesting girl

SUN Staff Report     A 54-year-old Nebraska man, staying with a family in Chamita, has been charged by State Police agents with criminal sexual contact...

Man’s uncle demands ransom for purse

SUN Staff Report     Española Police Department officers arrested an alleged purse snatcher Feb. 17.     Christopher Lueras, 19, was arrested on a warrant charging robbery,...

Meet the Smiths

Note: This is the second installment of a four-part series on volunteers in the criminal justice system.     They have the same power and responsibilities...

18 months probation for county employee

    A Rio Arriba County DWI prevention program employee, accused of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, was sentenced to 18 months of probation...

Councilor-elect badmouths cops

    Española City Councilman elect Phillip Chacon has been in the spotlight recently for more than just the campaign he’s running.     Chacon yelled expletives...

Neighbor doesn’t take rejection lightly

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

Dairy Queen robber sought

SUN Staff Report     Española police are asking for the public’s help in finding a robber who ran away with $600 from Dairy Queen on...

Kids tag along with mom during drug deal

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

Burglar posts stolen items online

SUN Staff Report     Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 23-year-old Santa Cruz woman Jan. 29 in connection with a burglary committed earlier in the month.     Deputies...

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