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.
Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies or State Police responded to the following calls:
Day for domestics
May 8
12:50 a.m. A vehicle hit a deer in Chama and started on fire.
1:11 a.m. A Hernandez caller said he was sleeping in a car and someone broke the window.
9:30 a.m. A caller reported a lowrider was in the southbound lane near the NMSP department and there appeared to be some sort of altercation.
9:47 a.m. A man brandished a gun at Hacienda Home Center and was arguing with a co-worker.
10:11 a.m. A man and woman were involved in a domestic on Camino Habitat.
10:22 a.m. A man was chasing a woman around near Angel Strands and they were throwing things at each other.
10:42 a.m. A report was taken at RASO after a man walked in and said his child was hit by a teacher at school.
12:30 p.m. A caller wanted to speak with an officer about a possible drug dealer living on Calle Flores.
2:34 p.m. A woman was involved in an altercation in Hernandez and was bleeding from the head.
2:50 p.m. A man called 911 to report that a woman in Hernandez stole his phone.
4:51 p.m. A Hernandez caller reported her ex was trying to break down her door.
7:02 p.m. An SUV was doing donuts on the highway in Hernandez and hit a tree.
7:18 p.m. Four men were fighting on the side of Walgreens.
7:21 p.m. An overdose was reported in Hernandez. One dose of Narcan was administered.
8:01 p.m. A woman was thrown out of a vehicle on El Llano Road.
9;21 p.m. A Fairview Lane caller reported a man is harassing staff and being aggressive at the drive-thru window.
10:48 p.m. A North Calle Don Leandro caller said people are driving around in a truck and shooting a Nerf gun toward the skate park.
Man in black
May 9
12:05 a.m. A County Road 1 caller reported two people stole his tools and are driving off.
12:41 a.m. A woman was very drunk at McDonald’s.
1:57 a.m. A Medanales caller found his wife dead.
9:11 a.m. A Dixon caller said she and her small dog were attacked by her neighbor’s dog and she was bitten.
10:07 a.m. A Cordova caller said her 14-year-old son is being harassed by someone who said they will leak nude photos of him if he doesn’t send them gift cards.
10:15 a.m. An officer responded to McCurdy Charter School regarding a child abuse claim.
10:22 a.m. A caller said a man went to her workplace looking for her grandson because of some dispute.
11:16 a.m. A woman reported her son beat her.
12:21 p.m. A man was grabbing a woman and arguing with her near the 420 Emporia.
3:34 p.m. A man was hiding in a ditch on Calle Ramon Espinosa and North McCurdy Road.
4:26 p.m. A Giant caller requested a welfare check on a man in the backseat of a vehicle who’s possibly overdosing.
6:36 p.m. A Tierra Amarilla caller reported a truck was stolen from his house.
7:02 p.m. An East Jiron Street caller said there’s a man in black standing in a field near her house.
7:09 p.m. A caller requested a welfare check on a man running south in Hernandez, frantically looking behind him.
8:38 p.m. A caller said her daughter’s boyfriend is hitting her and refusing to give back her son.
9:18 p.m. A caller reported underage drinking in Ohkay Owingeh.
Tagging Allsups
May 10
12:47 a.m. A man who was on an involuntary harm hold walked out of the Española Hospital.
9:16 a.m. A woman near El Rey Liquor was trying to run and hide from a man.
2:13 p.m. A man was in and out of consciousness in Velarde. The caller said she can’t get him off the couch to do CPR.
2:23 p.m. A man was trying to harass and fight people near the San Pedro Shell.
3:07 p.m. An Alcalde caller said a man and some other people are threatening her because she won’t give them her meds.
3:09 p.m. A Calle Don Leandro caller reported her boyfriend is acting strange and yelling at her.
3:39 p.m. A few homeless people were in a shed on Cubero Court and a woman wanted an officer to ask them to leave.
6:42 p.m. A driver was pulled over near Bode’s General Store and arrested for DWI.
7:58 p.m. An overdose was reported in Alcalde. Two doses of Narcan were administered.
9:48 p.m. An Ohkay Owingeh caller said children are shooting paintball guns. They shot at a limo driver and also shot out the lights a Delancey Street.
10:29 p.m. An Alcalde caller was very drunk and crying, saying she doesn’t want to go to rehab.
10:30 p.m. An overdose was reported in Chimayó. Two doses of Narcan were administered.
11:13 p.m. An Avanyu Travel Center caller said seven or eight people were physically fighting.
11:44 p.m. A 91-year-old woman was dancing in the ballroom at the Ohkay Casino, fell and hit her head.
11:55 p.m. A woman was walking on Calle Redonda and El Llano Road with a basket full of items.
Good-smelling thief
May 11
5:01 a.m. A man and woman were fighting at the top of Calle Redonda.
6:50 a.m. A shopping cart and trash can were on fire on Calle Redonda and El Llano Road.
8:19 a.m. A woman went to the Chama Speedway and said she was being chased by another woman with a gun.
10:02 a.m. A customer stole several bottles of perfume from CVS.
12:51 p.m. A caller near Dairy Queen saw a man get into a car and he was holding blue pills and foil.
1:13 p.m. A caller said the homeless are breaking in through a back door at Del Taco.
1:30 p.m. A caller reported a van has been driving around the Lowe’s parking lot for two minutes and keeps stopping people and they look sketchy.
4:44 p.m. An overdose was reported behind Lowe’s. Narcan was administered and the woman walked off.
5:10 p.m. A caller said there’s a drug operation on Ash Loop and he wants to speak with narcotics enforcement.
5:25 p.m. A Calle Ramon Espinosa caller reported her license plate was stolen.
7:23 p.m. A caller said her sister’s friend is drunk and punched her.
8:42 p.m. A man was arrested for DWI on Tsigo Bugeh Road.
9:32 p.m. An officer responded to a call for assault at Walmart.
11:32 p.m. A caller said a truck has been driving around East Paseo de Oñate and someone in it is shooting a BB gun.
Acting weird
May 12
3:05 a.m. A Calle Sombra caller reported a man was going through mailboxes and looked like he was carrying mail, then ran off toward State Road 76.
7:16 a.m. A man was stopped for a traffic violation on Merhege Lane and North Riverside Drive and had cocaine in his wallet.
9:54 a.m. A Hernandez caller said the neighbor keeps sending her profane and harassing emails.
10:58 a.m. A Ghost Ranch Welcome Center caller reported a man is verbally assaulting guests and employees.
11:09 a.m. A Santo Niño Lane caller said someone stole her cattle gate.
12:10 p.m. A caller reported a man near the Española Middle School is acting weird and trying to talk to everyone that comes near him.
12:27 p.m. A Hernandez caller said someone stole her trailer from her front yard.
1:48 p.m. A Hernandez caller reported she got punched in the face by a woman.
2:56 p.m. A Calle de Pajarito caller said her car was keyed.
5:16 p.m. A La Mesilla caller reported the box of checks he ordered was stolen from his mailbox.
6:58 p.m. A woman threw a bag at a child in the baseball field at Valdez park.
7:21 p.m. A Dixon caller said the neighbors stalk and harass him. They also break into his house.
8:04 p.m. A man was arrested for DWI near Cañada Ancha and the State Road 76/Chimayó intersection.
9:41 p.m. A caller said there are a lot of minors that are drunk behind Home Run Pizza.
9:57 p.m. A caller reported teens drinking in Alcalde.
What’s that smell?
May 13
12:17 a.m. A County Road 141 caller said his nephew is fighting with his father. The father was sleeping and the nephew went in to the room and started to choke him.
9:01 a.m. Students at Española Middle School reported an educational assistant told them if they want to fight him, they can do it in front of the camera and he said it would “be amazing” to get a 16-year-old pregnant.
9:46 a.m. A caller said her son has been bullied for months at Coronado High School and was walking down the hall and got jumped. She wants to press charges.
10:41 a.m. A caller wants to file a report for a stolen phone.
10:48 a.m. An overdose was reported on Simmons Lane.
11:12 a.m. A man was being chased near Center Market.
11:43 a.m. A freshman at Española Valley High had a folding hunting knife.
11:55 a.m. A man said another man in Cañones started screaming at them and sprinting at them, yelling that if they didn’t leave, he’d “f**king kill them.”
11:58 a.m. A Calle Azul caller reported the neighbor’s “kids” in their 20s do drugs and start shooting guns and they shot toward her house.
12:15 p,m. A man was trying to cut another man at Walmart with a box cutter.
12:24 p.m. A child called 911 and said his grandma was hitting him.
1:48 p.m. Two homeless men took another homeless man’s wallet near Domino’s Pizza and took off running.
2:25 p.m. A caller said a vehicle was damaged at Peace Keepers and they want to file a report.
3:53 p.m. An O’Reilly’s caller reported an SUV was dragging a person.
4:04 p.m. A Tierra Amarilla caller said someone threw a bottle at her truck, assaulted her and broke her glasses.
6:08 p.m. A Hindi Lane caller reported her 23-year-old and 22-year-old sons are fighting in the yard.
6:45 p.m. A Walmart caller said a drunk man is harassing customers.
7:04 p.m. A County Road caller suspected the neighbor was cooking meth.
8:51 p.m. A North Riverside Drive caller said they were shot with Orbees.
11:01 p.m. A teenager was hiding in a field and putting rocks in the road at North Riverside Drive and Fairview Lane.
Who runs
the road?
May 14
2:30 a.m. A caller said two women were walking on El Llano Road and a person tried to force them into a VW Beetle.
7:31 a.m. A Vallecitos caller reported his house was burglarized again this morning.
9:54 a.m. An Española Valley High student that lit the school on fire in February, made a threat in first period to shoot the school up and staff couldn’t find him. The school went on lockdown.
10:19 a.m. A Hernandez caller reported a man was going to her house and harassing her and kicked the door in.
10:50 a.m. A man was walking with a gun near YDI.
11:59 a.m. A Lyden caller reported damage to the cover of her electrical box.
1:04 p.m. A Walmart caller found a backpack with white powder inside.
1:13 p.m. A death notice was delivered on La Puebla Road.
3:30 p.m. An Alcalde caller said a man has been driving by his house and watching his little girls playing in the front yard.
4 p.m. A caller reported she was walking on the track at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park and a man touched her in back and on the butt and kept walking toward the hospital.
4:25 p.m. A Calle Flores caller said someone took 22 sheets of sheet metal from his house.
6:15 p.m. People were fighting on the side of the Santa Claran Casino Hotel.
6:18 p.m. A caller received a call from someone saying they were going to leak his info.
7:20 p.m. A Simmons Lane caller said an older man was getting in his face about who runs the road.
7:30 p.m. A vehicle went into the arroyo on Calle Quintana and Calle Valdez, but no one came out.
743 p.m. An Ohkay Owingeh caller said family members are fighting and now the brother has a bloody lip.
754 p.m. A caller reported her debit card was taken from Lowe’s and used in quite a few places.
7:57 p.m. A caller said a female at the entrance to EVHS was swinging what might be two light sabers and blocking the entrance.
10:49 p.m. A caller wanted to report a threat she received via text from a man.