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Amber alert issued May 3

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UPDATE: 10-month old Eleia Maria Torres has been located. More information will be published when it becomes available.

CLOVIS, N.M. — New Mexico State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 10-month-old child after the mother and another person were found dead at Ned Houk Park near Clovis, New Mexico.

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Missing person

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The Gallup Police is asking for the public's help in finding a missing man named Mitchell Colwell, 36.

Mitchell six feet and one inch tall, and weighs about 170 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair.

He was last heard from in Phoenix, and he may have been in treatment but as since left the facility. He was locate by Phoenix Police on March 30 after a missing person report was filed on him, but he hasn't been seen since.

Mitchell has an “Olde English Bottle” tattooed on one of his calves. He also has a bump on the back of his neck.

Anyone with information on Mitchell's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002.

Missing juvenile

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The Gallup Police is asking for the public's help in finding a missing juvenile.

Joycelynn Miller, 17, was last seen at the Red Rock 10 movie theater, 3711 Church Rock St. #4523, around 5 pm on April 28. she was wearing gray sweatpants, green and black shoes, and a black and white hoodie. She is five feet tall and weighs about 95 pounds.

Joyceynn's hair is dyed a bright pink, but it has become slightly faded. She has a tattoo on her left hand, it's a circle with a cross on it. She has another tattoo on the inside of her forearm.

According to a GPD Facebook post, Joycelynn may be headed to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Anyone with information on Joycelynn's whereabouts is asked to call Metro...

Missing person alert

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UPDATE: Jason Lee has been located.

The Gallup Police is asking for the public's help in finding a man named Jason Lee, 41.

Jason is six feet tall and weighs about 180 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair, although his head is shaved.

He was last seen near the Safeway in Gallup on April 25. A press release published on April 28 says he usually wears a black hoodie. He has a scar on the back of his head and a mole under his right eye lid.

Anyone with information on Jason's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or Detective Chavo Chischilly at (505) 863-9365.


Eastbound, westbound I-40 reopen after derailment fire

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Eastbound and westbound of Interstate 40 are back open following the derailment fire.

Around 2 pm on April 28, the McKinley County Fire & Rescue Facebook page posted an update saying that both the westbound and eastbound roads of I-40 are now open. Westbound I-40 from mile marker 126 remains open to traffic.  Both lanes from eastbound I-40 from mile marker 333 in Arizona is also open following the April 26 derailment fire near the New Mexico-Arizona state line.

Air monitoring continues around the site and results do not indicate any concern for air quality.

All local, state, federal and tribal public agencies, along with BNSF continue to work together within Unified Command to ensure...

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