By Jennifer Garcia

Spurred by an influx of seniors returning to track and field, Escalante High School is enjoying one of its largest teams in years.

Fire personnel were still mopping up hot spots Monday after a brush fire broke out Friday night on North Riverside Drive, forcing evacuations from West Pueblo Drive to the Santa Claran Hotel Casino and resulted in 44 acres being burnt.

An Española jail guard resigned after he allegedly beat a handcuffed man so severely, he required 26 stitches to his face, after he called the officer a “little girl” and said he likes to wear wigs.

A woman was shot in the leg Feb. 27 in the Goodwill parking lot after a man and woman approached the car she was in and said “give me everything you got.”

A man was stabbed March 20 in the Goodwill parking lot, but police were unable to do anything about it for lack of cooperation and information.

A La Mesilla man is facing several charges after Española City Police officers responded to a call for a domestic violence incident in progress on Carr Lane.

As we approach the spring planting season and the prospect of summer, I like to start thinking of new ways to cook the same old vegetables.

Fresh out of foster and chirping his way directly into your heart, Cricket has hopped into Española Humane’s Puppy Patch at Ojo Santa Fe like he owns the place (and honestly, he might). Once a days-old bottle baby, he was raised around the clock by one of the big-hearted Española Humane Animal Clinic vet assistants — so yes, he’s been finely tuned from the very beginning.

A machine was damaged and about $1,000 of copper wiring was stolen from Española Transit Mix on March 3.

When it comes to McCurdy track and field, all eyes turn to the girls 4x 800 meter relay team.

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.