An argument at a party and an abrupt departure on an ATV reportedly led to the death of a woman May 14.

Multiple McKinley County Sheriff deputies and Navajo Police officers responded to a scene of an ATV accident at 3:31 am,  near Tse Bonito Mobile Home Park, 1599 State Hwy. 264. The ATV driver was identified as Amanda Francisco, 29.

Francisco died at the scene of the crash.

According to the police report, MCSO Deputy Dewayne Holder spoke to Francisco’s girlfriend, who said the couple had attended a relative’s party earlier in the evening.

She said they had both been drinking at the party when an argument broke out.

The woman said she tried to break up the fight, but Francisco...

CAR BREAK-IN

Gallup, May 19

A man broke into a woman’s car while it was sitting in her driveway.

On May 19, around 12:05 pm, Gallup Police Officer Jerald Watchman was dispatched to 702 W. Hill Ave. because a woman said a man had broken into her car.

When he got to the scene, Watchman spoke to the victim, who explained that she’d been sitting inside her house when she noticed a man in a white vehicle who was honking his car’s horn and yelling. The man, Derrick Tso, then got out of his car and into the victim’s car through the passenger’s side door.

According to Watchman’s criminal complaint, the victim said Tso reportedly began digging around in her car. When the...

Featured DWI



Leroy Parker

May 20, 4:27 pm

Aggravated DWI (Third)

A two-vehicle crash led to Leroy Parker, 53, no address listed, being arrested for his third DWI.

McKinley County Deputy Frank Villa was dispatched to the intersection of Cedar Bluff Road and State Highway 118 after a call came in reporting the collision. He arrived at the scene and found a man, later identified as Parker, standing next to a green Ford F-150 with front end damage to its passenger bumper. Villa found a woman in the second vehicle who needed help exiting the vehicle and complained of neck pain.

The woman told Villa she was driving westbound on State Highway 118 about to pass Cedar Bluff Road...

A man called the police after a child in his care allegedly drank a smoothie containing  pure psychedelic mushrooms.

On May 11, around 6:01 pm, Russel Boardman, 41, called the Gallup Police Department saying that a child needed help after sipping on the reported hallucinating-inducing concoction.

According to the police report, Metro Dispatch had a hard time understanding Boardman, but they did hear a woman screaming in the background.

Gallup Police Officer Jarad Albert arrived at the 1400 block of Romero Circle around 6:06 pm. When he entered the house, he saw Boardman lying on a bed with a small child on his chest. According to Albert’s criminal complaint, the six-year-old child...