STOLEN MASK MATERIALS
Tseyatoh, Oct. 18
A resident on Pittsburgh Loop left for Gallup and returned later in the day to find her screen door was broken and someone had gotten into her home.
The victim informed McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa that the suspect may be her adult son, as one of the neighbors saw him earlier in the day around the house. The witness told Villa, but also said he did not see the suspect break into the house. The report did not state if the suspect was contacted.
About $200 worth of materials used to make face masks appeared to have been taken from the house, and the damage to the screen door was estimated to be approximately $100.
TRAILER BREAK-IN
Jamestown, Oct. 16
A truck driver at the Flying J Travel Center realized his trailer had been broken into, and while nothing seemed to be missing, he contacted McKinley County Sheriff’s Office to report the incident.
The driver arrived at the truck stop on Oct. 16 and was in the midst of a 34-hour restart when he noticed the aftermath of a break-in. Several boxes had been strewn on the ground near the trailer, however nothing appeared to be missing. But the man said there would be no way to verify the contents of the boxes until they arrived at their destination.
Deputy Terence Willie spoke with the business manager, who said there was no security footage of the suspected break-in area available. There are currently no suspects.
SECOND STORAGE ROBBERY
Gamerco, Oct. 16
A customer called into Metro Dispatch stating their storage space at Aztec Self Storage, 261 U.S. Hwy. 491, had been broken into for the second time.
McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Terence Willie met the victims at the scene. They showed him the unit. There were household items strewn on the floor, and the items that were missing had an estimated value of about $3,647. One of the victims said they had been at the storage site two weeks prior to clean it, and had moved their belongings to the new unit after the previous unit experienced a break-in.
A box of toys was located by one member of the storage staff, and Willie returned it to the victims. The remaining items were unaccounted for, and there was no available security footage. No other information was available.
BROKEN BACK WINDOW
Gallup, Oct. 14
A woman staying in Thoreau was walking to her car early in the morning to start it, when she discovered a male and female standing behind it. Once they saw her walking toward them, they took off in different directions.
The woman walked toward the back of her vehicle and saw the back window was broken out. She was unable to identify the couple before they fled. The victim drove into Gallup and called the incident in near Amigo Toyota, 1900 S. Second St.
This information was relayed to McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Barnhurst. No other information was available.
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