Cops Courts

Man runs over, kills dog

SUN Staff Report     When Bob Shacochis of Ojo Sarco took his dog Emma for a walk Nov. 8, he did not know she would...

Burglars say ‘bah humbug’ to Christmas

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

Cop-turned-firefighter returns to law enforcement

Long after Eric Gallant leaves the scene of an accident or a fire, his smile seems to hang in the air, like the faded...

Couple Busted For Selling Heroin

SUN Staff Report     The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s office top brass busted an area man and woman for the alleged conspiracy to traffic in...

New Mom Gets No Love From Baby’s Daddy

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

Path to Solving Gravel Theft Case Proves to be Rocky

    What a Rio Arriba County commissioner and a city councilman were doing in the evening hours of  Dec. 17 in Chimayó, in relation...

Murder/Suicide Suspected in Deaths

    A 31-year-old Santa Fe man murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself sometime between Dec. 16 and Dec. 17 in La Mesilla.     Rio...

Trench Coat Wearing Man Checks Other Peoples’ Mail

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

Spreading Christmas Cheer

When fourth grader Waldo Martinez received his winter hoodie Dec. 20, his face lit up like a Christmas tree adorned with human gratitude, kindness...

Man Caught Burglarizing House

SUN Staff Report     An Española police officer and a Rio Arriba County sheriff’s deputy apprehended an alleged burglar mid-heist, Dec. 1.     Officer Robert Vigil...

Man That Raped Disabled Girl Could Get 46 Years in Jail

SUN Staff Report     A Santa Cruz man who pleaded guilty to raping a 16-year-old mentally disabled girl in Arroyo Seco could face up to...

DWI Prevention Program Employee’s Case Will Go to Trial in January

    A county employee is taking his three aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges to trial.     Kevin V. Gallegos, 23, stands accused of...

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