Prosecutors added two charges against a former Jicarilla Apache Nation police officer, accused of raping her son, physically attacking her daughter and lying to federal investigators.
Prosecutors are asking a judge to hold a man without bail pending trial after he allegedly threw rocks into the homes of people he knew, as well as through commercial buildings, under what appears to be delusions that they stole his gold.
The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration of what local law enforcement, funded by taxpayers, must deal with daily throughout the Española Valley.
Plans to turn the Western Holiday Motel on the southern edge of town into a mixed-use business have fallen through. Now all that’s left of the motel is a vacant lot and some rubble.
The decision by the Española Clerk’s Office to turn off security cameras in the voting room at City Hall during early voting for the recent city election caused confusion for city officials and community members.
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A judge found Ricky Romero not competent to stand trial and a danger to the community, on Aug. 26, ordering him to be committed to the state’s mental hospital in Las Vegas.
