McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Paul Davis Jr. was dispatched about 8 pm, Jan. 4 to the rock climbing area on Mentmore Road in connection with an automobile accident.

When he arrived, he found a man taking care of a woman who was lying in the rear seat of a vehicle. The man, Elijah Begay, said he had come upon the scene after the crash and saw two men walk away from the vehicle.

The woman, Charlene Cleveland, was transported to a nearby hospital while deputies began a search for the two men.

It didn’t take deputies very long before the two men were located. One of the men - Kendric Slim Jim, 19, of Mentmore – admitted he was the driver. Davis said he could smell alcohol coming...

Gallup Patrolman Christopher Dawes was dispatched to a residence in the 3000 block of Belle Drive about 7:08 pm, Nov. 5. He was advised that a male was trying to break into a vehicle and was seen running away from the scene.

Dawes made contact with a male matching the description of the suspect, later identified as Malcolm Kalleco, 25, of Gallup, who had a bloody lip. Kalleco said he was just walking in the area as Dawes patted him down for weapons, finding none.

Dawes transported Kalleco back to the scene and spoke with one of the witnesses, Miguel Hernandez.

Hernandez said he was the person who tried to stop the suspect from breaking into one of the vehicles, and the two got into a...

Shortly before 6 pm, Jan. 2, McKinley County Sheriff’s deputies responded to call to a home on the 200 block of Summit. A Native American male identified as Phelen McThomas, 36 from Kayenta, Ariz. was found deceased outside.

Undersheriff James Maiorano says foul play has been ruled out. A sheriff’s spokesman said investigators don’t believe the man’s death was weather-related. This was all the information they provided to the Sun. We will provide updates as they become available.

McKinley County Sheriff Sgt. Tammy Houghtaling and several deputies were dispatched to the Grand Canyon Trailer Park in Gamerco Jan. 3 in connection with a report of several intoxicated people.

When she arrived, she approached the driver, who was identified as Naomi Hayes, 32, of Mentmore. Houghtaling said she could smell alcohol coming from inside the vehicle.

Hayes said she had not been drinking, but Houghtaling said she could smell liquor on her breath. When Houghtaling told her this, she said she had been drinking earlier. She added that she had gone to her sister’s house to pick up a lighter she had forgotten.

The ground was snowy, but the snow was melting so Houghtaling...