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String of robberies plague Gallup

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Gallup police are investigating reports of several break-ins that occurred in the area on July 31 and Aug. 1.

On July 31, Roger Lewis, who lives on the 2500 block of East Aztec Avenue, reported a shed and a truck he owned had been broken into.

Entry to the shed had been made by breaking the front door lock. A pickup in the driveway had also been rummaged through. The door had been unlocked.

At the time of the report, Lewis said he did not know if anything had been stolen.

The police received another report July 31 from Cammish Chischilly, who was visiting from Las Cruces.

She said her car was parked across from Goodfellas Sports Lounge when someone broke one of the windows. She said she had been involved in an argument with one of her relatives just before she discovered the damage,.

Police are still uncertain who was responsible, and no arrests have been made.

Also on July 31, police received a report from Alberta Bowman, who lives on the 300 block of Coyote Canyon Drive.

She said someone had broken into her shed. A lawn mower and a fan were reported stolen by Bowman. There are no suspects.

Another report on July 31 came in from David Perez whose home is listed as being in Carlsbad, Calif.

He and relatives had gone to the 9:30 pm show at the Red Rock 10 movie theater. When they came out, they found one of their car windows had been broken and his grandmother’s purse had been stolen.

The purse contained a small amount of cash, financial papers and credit cards. There are no suspects.

Sean Skersick, who lives on the 400 block of Boardman Drive, reported on Aug. 1 that someone had broken into his vehicle sometime during the night. There was no damage to the vehicle and Skersick said it may have been unlocked.

Several items, including $15 in cash, were reported stolen. There are no suspects.

Virginia Yellowhorse, who lives on the 3100 block of Blue Hill Avenue, also reported on Aug. 1 that someone had broken into her car in her driveway sometime during the night.

She told police she wasn’t sure if her car door had been locked. One of the items reported stolen was a black wallet containing several credit cards.

She said that by the time she notified police at 10 am, her credit cards had already been used at several stores including Walmart and Safeway where someone had charged more than $1,000.

Francis Amthor, who is from Cook, Tex., told police Aug. 1 that he was staying at the Gardenia Motel, 1305 W. Hwy. 66.

He said sometime during the night, someone had removed the cover in the bed of his pickup and stolen a barbell weight set valued at $60. There are no suspects.

James Pate, from Oklahoma City, was staying at a local motel. He told police that when he got ready to leave Aug. 1, he found that someone had smashed the rear window of his vehicle and stolen a bunch of clothes and electronics valued at more that $300.

He also said about $800 in damage was done to his vehicle. There are no suspects.

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