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Police Blotter: 4-Foot Tall Marijuana Plant Eludes Police

    Española Police officers, Rio Arriba Sheriff’s deputies, State Police and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls: Stolen Car Wrecked Monday, Nov. 10    ...

Apparent Overdose Victim Found in Ditch

    An Española man died Sunday of a suspected drug overdose, according to Espanola Police.     Manuel Lujan, 36, was found in a ditch near...

T.A. Judge Appointed to Appeals Court

    State District Court Judge Timothy Garcia was appointed Nov. 12 to the state Court of Appeals, to replace Judge Joseph Alarid, according to...

Shirtless Man Rubs Chest on Restaurant Window

    Española Police officers, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police and State Police responded to the following calls: Axe-Wielding Child Monday, Nov. 3    ...

Police Find Escaped Inmate in Car with Girlfriend and Sister

    Española Police Department’s new holding facility had its first prisoner escape Monday.     Fernando Espinoza, 24, of Santa Cruz, used a handcuff key to...

Faulty Wiring Causes Fire That Destroys San Pedro Home

    Faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for a Nov. 7 fire that burned down a mobile home in San Pedro.     Maitai Garcia lived...

Unlicensed Veterinarian Keeps Woman’s Donkey

    The Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police and State Police departments responded to the following calls: Elderly Pothead Monday, Oct. 27    ...

Retrial Begins for El Rito Man Accused of Killing Former T.A. Court House Raider

    The retrial of an El Rito man accused of fatally shooting former Tierra Amarilla Courthouse raider Baltasar Martinez in the back May 10,...

Peeping Tom Checks Out High School

    Española Police officers, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, State Police and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls. Officers’ Legs Threatened Monday, Oct....

Caller Afraid of the ‘Coco Man’

    Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police and State Police responded to the following calls: Jewels Stashed Monday, Oct. 13     •...

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