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Police Blotter: Group Engages in Drive-By Egging

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Soda Assault Monday, Dec. 14     •...

Fire Destroys Vacant Mobile Home

    Flames engulfed an abandoned mobile home on Fairview Lane in Española Tuesday afternoon, shutting down both lanes of traffic for over an hour...

Man Plays Bumper Cars in Wal-Mart Parking Lot

    A Chimayó man damaged five cars Sunday afternoon in a high-speed escapade through the Wal-Mart parking lot, according to Española Police.     Witnesses told...

Car Lands on Truck

    A passed-out driver sped off Riverside Drive and crushed a parked truck, but stopped short of causing a Christmas Eve tragedy at the...

Deputies Warned Not To Politick While on Duty

    A memo cracking down on politcking made its way through the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department earlier this month after a burglary victim...

Police Blotter: Parent Enjoys Happy Hour in High School Parking Lot

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: One Beer Stolen Monday, Dec. 7    ...

Slap on the Wrist: Prosecutor Carries Twice the Load as Counterparts

From mid-2007 to the end of last year, State Police agent Joey Gallegos was a forensic analyst with the State Police Online Predator Unit,...

‘Difficult Plea To Accept’: Molester Gets Probation

    A Chama man facing 17 and a half years in prison will not have to spend another day in jail after pleading no...

Rodella Fired by City Police

    Eugene Rodella has been fired by the Española Police Department for his alleged involvement in an Oct. 7 attack on a tattoo parlor...

Slap on the Wrist: One Defendant Who Didn’t Avoid Prison

    Chris Ortiz, 41, of Española, was one of three offenders in the 22-case sample reviewed by the SUN who was sentenced to jail...

Slap on the Wrist: What To Do When A Child Is Being Sexually Abused

This article accompanies a SUN investigation showing how suspects in child rape and molestation cases rarely serve time in prison. Click here to read...

Three Immigrants Arrested in Raid

    Narcotics agents arrested three Mexican immigrants on drug trafficking charges Dec. 11 during a raid on a North McCurdy Road house.     The multi-agency...

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