SHATTERED GLASS

Gallup, May 22

A man broke into a local gas station, leaving broken windows and ending up with a cut up hand.

On May 22, around 4:45 am, McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputies Harland Soseeah and Gavin Panteah were dispatched to the Gas Max, 516 U.S. Hwy. 491, because an alarm was going off at the business.

When he arrived at the scene Soseeah noticed that a window and two glass doors had been shattered. Panteah went into the business and found a man, who was identified as Stuart Castillo, 42, passed out inside next to the fireworks display.

Castillo had cuts on his left hand. The deputies soon found out he had warrants out for his arrest from the Farmington Police...

Gallup offers five different rebates for water-saving measures within the city:

Xeriscape Rebate – gives a utility bill credit of $25 for every 100 square feet of irrigated turf replaced with an approved xeriscape. Make sure to apply before doing the project to ensure proper credit.

Rain Barrel Rebate  – a $30 utility credit for installing two rain collection barrels.

High-Efficiency  Toilet & Showerhead Rebate – offers $100 for the first toilet, $75 for the second and $50 for the third changed out on a given home. Commercial property owners may get $75 for switching out any toilet model older than 1994.

HE Clothes Washer Rebate  – Gives $100 credit for replacing a...

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. 1st 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 pounds. He was wearing a black baseball cap with an unknown white logo on it, a black sweater, a light colored surgical mask, blue jeans, and black shoes.

The FBI is offering a reward of...

Gallup residents will have a little more time to comment on a pending water rate hike of 22.5 percent this year and again next year.

On a 3-2 vote the City Council delayed approving the hike, which may yet take effect on July water bills, to get more community input. A date for reconsideration has not been set.

The city has kept rate increases more in line with cost of living since a fixed-amount increase approved in 2014, Chief Financial Officer Patty Holland said.

“It’s been, on average, about 4 to 5% per year and that is just not sufficient for the needs we have and current staffing levels that have changed and the needs of the department,” she said.

The city has been...