MONEY THIEF
Gallup, Aug. 1
Pamela Patterson, of Gallup, reported to police that she was robbed of $100 while she was shopping at Albertsons.
She said she was at the counter at about 1 pm getting ready to pay for her purchases when it happened. She said she had $400 and was preparing to pay, when she dropped her money.
She went to pick it up, but when she counted it, she only had $300. She reported that an African-American man was standing next to her at the counter. When she found out she was $100 short, she looked around and saw the man walking away quickly.
She convinced management to allow her to view video taken during that time. She said she saw the man pick something up from the floor and place it in his pocket.
Police have no suspects.
WINDOW BREAKER
Gallup, Aug. 1
A St. Michaels man was cited for destruction of private property after Gallup police received a report of someone breaking windows at a local gas station.
Gallup Patrolman Harland Soseeah said he was dispatched to the 700 block of U.S. Highway 491 about 10:30 pm on Aug. 1 to respond to reports of a person throwing rocks at businesses in the area.
When he got there, he found Royce Quinn Henderson, 30, in the area. He matched the description from the report.
Soseeah said Henderson being confrontational at first, claiming Soseeah was only a security guard and he was going to kill security. Once Soseeah identified himself as a police officer, Henderson calmed down, but denied that he had thrown any rocks.
Soseeah said he then met with the complaining party, who identified Henderson as the man he saw throwing rocks at businesses but the man then refused to identify himself, saying he wanted to remain anonymous.
Soseeah tried to convince him to give his name only for the official record, but he still refused and left. Soseeah said he decided to detain Henderson anyway.
A little later, he talked to the owner of the Alon Gas Station, 500 U.S. Hwy. 491, which had its two front windows broken by rocks. The man showed him a video which identified Henderson as the man responsible.
Henderson was given a summons to report to court for felony property damage.
ARGUMENT TO ASSAULT
Gallup, July 31
Shavonne Paradise was arrested by Gallup police for reportedly attacking her trailer roommate after an argument.
Gallup Patrolwoman Nicole Diswood said she was dispatched to the residence on Kevin Drive about 9 pm on July 31 where Paradise, 38, lived with Randy James.
James was hiding in a bedroom in the back of the trailer and Diswood said she saw that he had extensive bruising to the left side of his face.
He said when he came home, he found Paradise talking to another man. The three got into a discussion which soon became an argument, and James said he decided to leave the two and put on his headphones to listen to music.
James said a short time later he was jumped by both Paradise and the man, who hit him several times and then left the trailer.
He said he then fell asleep and woke up to see Paradise trying to crawl into the building through one of the windows. He said he let Paradise into the trailer, at which point she began screaming at him and pushed him, telling him he should leave the residence. He said he then went into a back room and called police because he was afraid Paradise would damage the trailer.
Diswood said she then attempted to talk to Paradise to get her side of the story but she became verbally aggressive. Because of the injuries to James, she was then arrested and transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center for charges of battery against a household member.
