A man was driving drunk and became violent with police when they pulled him over. He also damaged a police car.

On Aug. 29, around 9 am, Gallup Police Officer Alana Bradley was driving eastbound on Highway 66 near the intersection of Second Street when she noticed a gray car driving westbound on Highway 66 try to make a left hand turn onto Second Street, which is one-way street.

Bradley was able to pull the vehicle over, and when he pulled the car over, the driver, who was identified as Alexander Grebb, stuck his head out the window. When Bradley approached him and explained why she’d pulled him over, Grebb, 31, said he was sorry. When Bradley asked for his license, registration, and...

The Gallup Police Department is asking for assistance from the public locating Tyesha Yuselew, 14, of Gallup.  She is 5’6” tall, weighs 100 lbs., and has short black hair with green, orange and red colored highlights.

She was last seen at 1904 Mossman Ave. on Sept. 8, around 2 am  She was last seen wearing khaki pants and a black t-shirt with a design on it.  She had on black high-top shoes with yellow laces on one shoe, and white laces on the other.  She has a yellow bracelet on her left arm with scars along her wrists.

If you have information on the whereabouts of Tyesha Yuselew, contact the GPD at (505) 726-5466 or dial 911.

 

Man breaks store’s door after not getting what he wants

A man became angry when he couldn’t get some leftover Papa John’s pizza and ended up shattering the store’s door.

On Aug. 26, around 4:30 pm, Gallup Police Officer Darius Johnson was dispatched to the Papa John’s Pizza at 2102 E. Hwy. 66 when the store’s manager called into police about some property damage.

When he arrived at the scene Johnson met with the store manager, who said a man who was later identified as Christopher Laughing came in wearing a red shirt and khaki shorts. The manager said Laughing, 40, began bothering her employees.

The manager said Laughing asked for leftover food, and when he was told...

A man tried to run away from the police after they found him in a local grocery store parking lot with bloodied hands.

On Aug. 22, around 7 pm, Gallup Police Officer Cindy Romancito was dispatched to the Albertsons grocery store at 1702 E. Hwy. 66 when a man started throwing boxes around. When they arrived at the scene, Lt. Francie Martinez and Romancito found a man who had red spots on his pants, hands, and arms.

When the officers asked him his name, the man gave the name of Tyler Sam. Officers later learned that this was a false name, and that the man’s real name was Christopher O’Ryan Sam.

Sam, 31, told the officers that another man had started a fight with him, and that...