Woman steals 35 blankets from Turquoise Canyon

A woman stole 35 blankets from Turquoise Canyon and did not show up for her court date.

On Sept. 14, around 12 pm, Gallup Police Officer Daniel Brown was dispatched to Turquoise Canyon, 3800 E. Hwy. 66, when the business manager called Metro Dispatch and reported that a woman, who was later identified as Monica Nolasco, had walked into the store and stolen some blankets.

When Brown met with the store manager, he explained that a customer had actually been the one to alert him to Nolasco, 25, walking into the store and stealing blankets.

In the surveillance video the store manager provided, Nolasco can allegedly be seen walking into the...

The Gallup Police are asking for the public's help in finding Eric Quandelacey.

Eric was last seen leaving Zuni on the morning of Oct. 15. Eric left his grandmother's house and told her he was going to get a haircut in Gallup. He has not been heard from since. He allegedly had been having some relationship problems and was upset over his father's recent death.

Eric Quandelacey is 27 years old. He is 6 feet tall, and weighs about 200 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair.

If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Eric Quandelacey, contact the Gallup Police Department at (505) 722-2231 or dial 911.

 

The Gallup Police Department is asking for assistance from the public in locating Lavaya Robles, 22.

She was last seen at the Shop N Save, 1120 E. Hwy. 66, approximately on around Oct. 14. Her family has not been able to get ahold of her.  Her clothing description and method of travel is not known.

If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Lavaya Robles, contact the Gallup Police Department at (505) 722-2231 or dial 911.

 

In an email sent to the Sun on Oct. 13, the McKinley County Sheriff's Office provided an update about where they are in their attempts to identify the human remains that were discovered on Nov. 17, 2021.

Very few bones were recovered, but what MCSO reported was that the remains are from a man who was either Native American, Hispanic, or Asian. The man is believed to have been anywhere from 5' 2" to 6'.

The unidentified man had major head surgery to the right side of the head and was left with surgical steel on the skull.   According to the Office of the Medical Investigator, the wound was about six weeks into the healing stage.

 

MCSO is asking for the public's help in trying...