Police were called to the Family Dollar store in Yatahey about 8:09 pm on Sept. 21 after being told a vehicle had abruptly left the scene, but not because of theft or violence.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Davis Jr. was dispatched to the store after being advised that a vehicle had crashed into the west side of the building and then left and traveled in an unknown direction. The vehicle was described as a teal four-door passenger sedan with New Mexico license plates.

Davis saw the Navajo Estates’ Volunteer Fire Department on scene when he arrived. He also saw a large hole and other damage on the west side of the building. Davis made contact with the store manager and...

GUADALUPE COUNTY— The New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal rollover on Interstate 40, near mile post 256, west of Santa Rosa, N.M. Sept. 20 around 7:59 pm.

The initial investigation shows a 2004 GMC pickup, driven by Bernardo Garcia, of Glorieta, was traveling west on Interstate 40. The GMC left the interstate at exit 256 and rolled, killing Garcia.

Neither alcohol, nor seatbelts seem to be the cause. No other information is available.

 

A man entered the Speedway store in Thoreau after 8 pm on Sept. 16, purchased several items, and paid for them with a $100 bill. Sometime after the man left, however, store clerks discovered the bill was counterfeit.

The McKinley County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating and identifying the suspect caught on the store’s security footage.

Eyewitness reports describe the suspect as an Hispanic male, about 5’5” to 5’7” with a stocky build. He is possibly in his late 30s or early 40s, and he had tattoos on both arms.

The investigation is ongoing.

If you have any information about this case, contact MCSO at (505)722-7205.

FEATURED DWI

Sam Smith

Aug. 28, 11:10 pm

Aggravated DWI

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Jim was on patrol when Metro Dispatch put out an attempt to locate a blue Chevy Silverado, which had been stolen from Red Hills Mobile Home Park about 11 pm.

Jim was traveling northbound on Highway 608 near Gallup Flea Market when a speeding truck pulled up behind him. Both vehicles slowed near the stop light at the intersection of U.S. Highway 491 and Highway 608.

Jim noticed the truck matched the description of the stolen vehicle, so he advised Dispatch he had possibly located the suspect vehicle, which he then began following northbound on Chino Loop towards Gamerco.

The truck...