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‘Really Good Mac and Cheese’ Causes Fight at KFC

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

Prosecutors Want to Push Out Murder Trial Date

Prosecutors are seeking to push out the trial date for a Chimayó man who’s been charged with first degree murder for a Dec. 29,...

Early Morning Shooting Leaves 1 Man Dead

The gunshot victim died on the way to an Albuquerque hospital Española Police were investigating a shooting Friday morning that occurred on Calle de Pajarito.  The...

Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Lighting Mother’s House on Fire Twice

Prosecutors dismissed two charges of arson against a Santa Cruz man, who’s accused of lighting his mother’s house on fire and then returning to...

Woman Arrested for Failure to Appear in Child Abuse Case

Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Española woman on a warrant, Jan. 7, for failure to appear for a status conference on three...

Charges Against Woman in Alleged Drug Deal Dismissed

Prosecutors dismissed drug charges against a 37-year-old Ohkay Owingeh woman after Española police officers alleged they witnessed a hand-to-hand drug transaction. The woman’s boyfriend, also...

New Year’s Drinks Result in Man’s Arrest for Kidnapping

Española City Police officers charged a man who is on probation, with first degree kidnapping, false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon...

Leyba Pleads Guilty to Criminal Trespass

After New Mexico State Police officers charged a Canjilon woman with aggravated burglary for allegedly breaking into her dead mother’s house and trying to...

Charges Against Martinez Dismissed

Prosecutors have dismissed charges brought by New Mexico State Police officers against an Española man, arrested on a charge of felon in possession of...

Police Investigate Shooting Friday Morning

Española Police were investigating a shooting Friday morning that occurred in Pajarito. Police Chief Mizel Garcia said one man was shot in the neck...

Police Blotter: That’s Not Santa Claus Dancing on the Storage Unit Rooftop

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

Chimayó Man Pleads to Lesser Charges in Father’s Beating Case

A Chimayó man who allegedly beat his 89-year-old father so severely, he sent him to the intensive care unit, then fought with deputies trying...

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