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Derrick Tso Yazzie

May 20, 1:38 pm

DWI (Fourth)

A wrong way driver nearly collided with the trailer for a community cleanup in Mentmore, leading to Derrick Yazzie, 39, of Mentmore, being arrested for his fourth DWI.

McKinley County Undersheriff James Maiorano III issued a call for assistance with the driver on Mentmore Road from Highway 602, which was received by Deputy Eric Jim. Maiorano informed Jim that the driver, Yazzie, came around the corner and nearly collided with their trailer. Yazzie’s vehicle continued the wrong way on the road before coming to a stop in the middle of the road.

Jim met with Yazzie after speaking with Maiorano, who said Yazzie...

STOLEN IDENTITY

Gallup, May 28

A man tried to cash a check that wasn’t his, but it didn’t end well for him.

On May 28, Gallup Police Officers Jarad Watchman and Francis Collins were parked near Penny Pinchers, 1301 E. Hwy. 66, when the store’s clerk approached them and told them about a fraudulent check.

The clerk explained that a man, who was later identified as Norman Smith Jr., came into the store with the check and an ID.

Smith, 45, allegedly said that he’d had the check for about a month now because he’d been in jail. The check was for $950 and it was dated for May 28. It was from Danny Auto Sales, 700 E. Hwy 66.

The clerk said that the photo on the ID did not...

Grants PD asks for public’s help

The FBI and Grants Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the “Black Cap Bandit,” who is responsible for a bank robbery that happened on June 7.

At approximately 2:22 pm, an unknown man entered the Wells Fargo at 201 N. First St. in Grants. The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money. The robber received an undisclosed amount of money and left the bank.

The suspect is described as a Native American man in his mid 20s, approximately 5’ 7” to 5’ 9,” and approximately 160 lbs. He was wearing a black baseball cap with an unknown white logo on it, a black sweater, a light colored surgical mask, blue...

On the morning of June 7, a vehicle crashed into the side of the Washington Federal Bank, 221 W. Aztec Ave. According to their Facebook post, the Gallup Police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. Photo Credit: Gallup Police Department