Biz owner leads police to THIEVES

A Church Rock man is facing multiple charges in connection with the theft of numerous tools from a Gallup nursery.

Tristan Peterson, 19, has been charged with burglary of a structure, criminal damage to property, tampering with evidence, larceny and conspiracy.

The charges stem from the theft of numerous tools from Holiday Nursery, 204 Valley View Rd., on May 28. John Kilgore, the owner of the nursery, said among the items that were stolen were leaf blowers, two chainsaws and two tool boxes filled with tools.

A week later, on June 6, Kilgore called police and reported that someone was trying to sell him a climbing harness. When he looked at it...

A Thoreau man is now facing sexual assault charges after the victim’s mother reportedly rescued her daughter after she had been raped and beaten by the suspect.

Bryon Pahe, 28, has been charged with criminal sexual penetration, aggravated battery on a household member, assault to commit a serious felony, false imprisonment, criminal damage to property and interference with communication.

The victim’s mother came to the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office on June 6 to report that she had to rescue her daughter. She said he had picked her up two weeks before the incident and family members were not able to get in touch with her.

She said she was concerned for her daughter’s safety...

TORCHED CAR MYSTERY

6/8, Gallup

Gallup police discovered a car on fire behind Ellis Tanner Trading Post on June 8.

By the time firefighters arrived on scene, about 6 am, the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to put out the fire in minutes.

Shoe prints were found showing that someone had walked north away from the vehicle but a search of the area found no one. Police were able to trace the owner of the vehicle who lived in Lupton, Ariz.

The Navajo Police have been called in an effort to let the owner know what happened to her vehicle.


CARELESS SHOOTER

6/5, Navajo Nation

A family was riding their bikes in the China Loop area about 7:30 pm when...

Gallup police are trying to find the man who stabbed a Manuelito man, but it hasn’t been easy since the victim has given different stories about what happened.

Gallup Patrolman Douglas Hoffman said he was dispatched about 3:30 pm on June 7 to the Shell Gas Station at 3308 W. Highway 66 in reference to a man being stabbed, and then walking into the business.

When he got there, he saw Mitchell Williams, 43, of Manuelito, N.M. sitting in the garage connected to the gas station. Hoffman said he could see three stab wounds on William’s upper left arm and one stab wound on his lower back.

He asked Williams who had stabbed him and Williams replied the guy from the fight the other day...