An Española man who led deputies on a low-speed chase after backing toward one in an effort to flee in La Mesilla, was ordered released on his own recognizance after a judge denied an attempt by prosecutors to have him held without bail pending trial.
The last Española City Council meeting of Mayor John Ramon Vigil’s administration included the generic praise and speeches that are expected at those occasions. The remarks were punctuated by tears and candid comments by some of the councilors as they shared their feelings about each other and the last four years.
A North Carolina-based wireless infrastructure company is suing Rio Arriba County and the Board of County Commissioners for denying a Special Use Permit to build a communications tower in Ojo Caliente.
A Medanales man who allegedly burned down his father’s house, stole a firefighter’s truck after he responded to the fire, and then subsequently slashed a Tierra Amarilla jail guard with a pair of scissors, is not competent to stand trial.
A federal jury convicted a Dulce man of raping and molesting girl under age 12 and acquitted him on a charge of molesting a second girl under 12 following a multi-day trial in Albuquerque.
Prosecutors are asking a district judge to hold a Chimayó man without bail pending trial after New Mexico State Police officers charged him for fleeing from police in his car, following a domestic violence call.
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.
