Public Safety
Front end of car involved in a crash Dec. 6 at 10:20 am. Airbags were deployed all around inside the pickup which hit the tractor-trailerin the rear trailer while both were traveling east on Interstate 40, near the Exit 20 offramp. The driver of the pickup said he did not know what or how the crash occurred. He was taken to...Public Safety
Public Safety
Front end of car involved in a crash Dec. 6 at 10:20 am. Airbags were deployed all around inside the pickup which hit the tractor-trailerin the rear trailer while both were traveling east on Interstate 40, near the Exit 20 offramp. The driver of the pickup said he did not know what or how the crash occurred. He was taken to...WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Frances ShortyOct. 11, 6:09 pm
Aggravated DWI (first offense)
Gallup Patrolman Julio Yazzie was on regular patrol along Highway 66 when he saw a car speeding.
He started following the vehicle and as he was getting ready to make a traffic stop, he said he saw the vehicle strike a curb and almost hit a street lamp. When he stopped the vehicle and talked to the driver, Frances Shorty, 23, of Churchrock, she admitted she was intoxicated and had drank a can of beer.
She agreed to do the standard field sobriety tests and while she was doing them, she continually said she only had a few beers before driving. She failed the tests and was arrested for DWI.
Later, she agreed to do a...
Navajo DPS investigate possible homicide
DILKON, Ariz. - The Navajo Division of Public Safety, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigations, is investigating a possible homicide that occurred in Dilkon, Arizona.
On Dec. 2 at 2:09 am, Navajo Police Department in the Dilkon district responded to a call from a resident stating that a male individual came to their residence seeking assistance. According to the incident report, the man said he was assaulted. He was transported to a medical facility in Winslow, Ariz.
NPD officers found the area the man identified as the location where the assault occurred and discovered a deceased female.
The identity of the woman will not be released at this time. This case has...
On Dec. 2 at 2:09 am, Navajo Police Department in the Dilkon district responded to a call from a resident stating that a male individual came to their residence seeking assistance. According to the incident report, the man said he was assaulted. He was transported to a medical facility in Winslow, Ariz.
NPD officers found the area the man identified as the location where the assault occurred and discovered a deceased female.
The identity of the woman will not be released at this time. This case has...
RMCHCS scores 98 out of 100 for lab accreditation
Highest score in U. S.Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services’ laboratory department met the gold standard from the College of American Pathologists during its biennial survey inspection in November. It is one of only 8,000 labs worldwide to receive this honor.
“There are several other lab accreditations, but none are as strict as CAP, not even the U.S. government’s own rating system,” David Conejo, RMCHCS CEO, stated.
The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, as being equal-to or more-stringent-than the government’s own inspection program. During the CAP accreditation process, designed to ensure the...
Gallup vehicular homicide suspect will proceed to trial
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Dec. 5 that Gallup Magistrate Court Judge Virginia A. Yazzie found probable cause to believe Mathew Vargas committed a second degree felony resulting in death on Oct. 14, 2017 for a head-on vehicular homicide on Highway 118 near Gallup.Evidence was presented that Vargas suddenly veered across the center line into oncoming traffic, when he struck and killed motorist, Ernest Baker, in the other lane. Vargas’ car contained a half empty bottle of Goldschlager Whiskey. Additionally, three Xanax pills were found in the defendant’s pants pockets. A blood test confirmed Vargas had excessive amounts of Xanax in his system at the time of...
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