Cops Courts

Ranchos de Taos Man Found Not Competent to Stand Trial

A Ranchos de Taos man has been committed to the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas after he was found not competent...

Drinking Four Loko Seems to Make Man a Bit Loco

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

Martinez Charged With 2nd Degree Murder

Cypress Garcia was shot to death at Lotaburger in August 2022 Nearly four years after Cypress Garcia was shot to death at Blake’s Lotaburger during...

County, Jail Sued After Inmate Dies

The sister of a man who died in the Rio Arriba County Detention Center in 2024 filed a lawsuit against the county commission, jail...

Vacuum Shoplifter Pleads Down Charge

A Nambé Pueblo man pleaded down to misdemeanor shoplifting for stealing a $600 vacuum cleaner from Lowe’s Home Improvement and then allegedly fighting with...

Alcalde Man Faces Charges for Allegedly Running Over Neighbor on His ATV

Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies charged an Alcalde man with leaving the scene of an accident causing great bodily harm, a third degree felony...

Summons Issued for Velarde Man on Child Abuse Charges

A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy issued a summons to a Velarde man on two counts of felony child abuse, without providing any evidence...

Woman Accused of Punching, Kicking Deputies

A 22-year-old Alcalde woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly punching, kicking and being combative with deputies following a traffic stop. Rio Arriba Sheriff’s Deputy...

Grand Jury Indicts 1 on Drug Trafficking Charges

Nearly a year after drug trafficking charges were brought and then dismissed in magistrate court, a Rio Arriba grand jury indicted an Española man,...

Caller Claims to Have Two, Two-Inch Tall Friends

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

Suspended Sentence, Conditional Discharge in Case Where Man Fled, Allegedly Pushed Car Into House

An Ohkay Owingeh man received a suspended sentence and conditional discharge in a case where he pushed a car into a house with his...

Accused Kidnapper Arrested in Las Cruces

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Fe man in Las Cruces after he was accused of kidnapping his pregnant ex-girlfriend on Jan....

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