ICE CREAM BREAK-IN
Gallup, July 20
Someone really wanted some ice cream.
On July 20 around 9:22 am the Gallup Police got a call saying that the Dairy Queen at 200 East Highway 66 in Gallup had been broken into.
When Lieutenant Francie Martinez, Officer Cindy Romancito, and Sergeant Terrance Peyketewa got to the scene, they saw that the glass door on the east side of the business had been broken into.
According to the police report, an employee said one of the customers had informed her about the break in.
The business owner told police that nothing seemed to be missing, but that she would have someone check the surveillance cameras. The total cost of the damage to the door is estimated to be about $650.
CRACKED WINDSHIELD
Gallup, July 19
A woman came back from work to find that the front window of her car had been damaged, and she told the Gallup Police that she believed her ex-boyfriend did it.
Gallup Police Officer Nicole Diswood was dispatched to 3065 Red Bluff Court in Gallup on July 19, around 8:30 pm, after a woman reported that her car window was smashed.
When Diswood met with the woman from Gallup, she told the officer that her silver Chevy Impala had been fine that morning when she had gotten in to grab her purse before heading to work. But when she came home from work later that day, her front window was broken.
The woman said she suspected her ex-boyfriend, who had been over that morning was responsible. She said she had called the cops on him, so he had left. But she thought he may have returned later and damaged her car.
The victim didn’t have any cameras outside her house.
She estimated that it would cost her about $500 to get her windshield replaced.
SPIT THREAT
Gallup, July 19
A man threatened to spit on an officer and give him COVID-19 after he was arrested for multiple warrants.
On July 19, around 4:53 pm, Gallup Police Officer Patrick Largo was dispatched to the Alon North Store at 500 U.S. Hwy. 491 in Gallup because of a call about a fight.
When he arrived at the scene he saw a man who was later identified as Darron Spencer, 36, from Gamerco. The business owner said Spencer had been involved in a fight.
In his report Largo noted that he has dealt with Spencer in the past. He saw that the man had scratches on his face and that he was intoxicated.
Metro Dispatch told Largo that Spencer had multiple warrants out for his arrest, so he placed him under arrest.
When Largo took Spencer to the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, Spencer made threats to spit on him and informed him that he had COVID-19. Largo warned Detention Officer Shania Lee to be careful when handling Spencer because he might spit.
As Largo went to get Spencer out of his patrol car he spit in the officer’s direction. According to the police report, the saliva missed Largo. A mask and a spit mask were put on Spencer so that he wouldn’t try to spit on anyone.
Spencer was booked on six warrants. He is currently in custody.
