Public Safety
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation’s fiscal year 2022 Comprehensive Budget was signed into law on Sept. 27. It included full funding for the Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations totaling over $10 million from general funds and external funds combined. In addition, the approval of the Comprehensive...Public Safety
New budget fully funds Navajo Nation’s Department of Criminal Investigations in FY2022
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation’s fiscal year 2022 Comprehensive Budget was signed into law on Sept. 27. It included full funding for the Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations totaling over $10 million from general funds and external funds combined. In addition, the approval of the Comprehensive...Weekly Police Activity Report
EMPLOYED, BUT UNEMPLOYED?Gallup, July 28
A man received a letter from Workforce Solutions on July 28, which contained a debit card and instructions to activate it.
He thought the card was from his bank, so he activated the card, but soon realized it was a card for unemployment benefits and it displayed his name and the last four digits of his social security number.
He called the unemployment office, where his information and benefits were verified.
He explained that he was employed and that an unknown person had used his name to try to obtain unemployment benefits. A block was placed on the card and he was told to file a report with Gallup Police.
No further information is...
FBI Alerts
Navajo man sentenced to 12 years in prison
Staff Reports
ALBUQUERQUE — A conviction for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country has led to a 12-year prison sentence for Nathan Thomas, 45 of Pueblo Pintado, N.M.
Thomas pleaded guilty on Nov. 4, 2020. At that time he admitted that he knowingly engaged in and caused sexual contact with Jane Doe, who at the time of both incidents was under the age of 12. on Aug. 1, 2007, and July 21, 2010. Thomas committed the offenses at his family home in San Juan County, N.M., which is on the Navajo Nation.
Upon his release from prison, Thomas will be subject to three years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
The...
Staff Reports
ALBUQUERQUE — A conviction for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country has led to a 12-year prison sentence for Nathan Thomas, 45 of Pueblo Pintado, N.M.
Thomas pleaded guilty on Nov. 4, 2020. At that time he admitted that he knowingly engaged in and caused sexual contact with Jane Doe, who at the time of both incidents was under the age of 12. on Aug. 1, 2007, and July 21, 2010. Thomas committed the offenses at his family home in San Juan County, N.M., which is on the Navajo Nation.
Upon his release from prison, Thomas will be subject to three years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
The...
WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Derrick ThompsonAug. 6, 3:00 am
DWI
A white Ford F-150 swerved across Interstate 40 and got off at exit 26, where a witness called into Metro Dispatch and Gallup Officer Vincent Thompson was dispatched to the scene.
Thompson found the vehicle near 2600 E. Hwy. 66 and made a traffic stop. He met the driver, Derrick Thompson, 27, of Houck, Ariz., whom he said had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. Derrick Thompson admitted to having had a couple drinks several hours prior to driving as he handed over his license. He agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests, but performed poorly and was placed under arrest.
Derrick Thompson agreed to give a breath sample and was transported...
October checkpoints announced by NMSP, Gallup Police
With a new month, come new checkpoints.
The Gallup Police Department which is a member of the McKinley County DWI Task Force, will be setting up DWI checkpoints in Gallup to ensure that drivers are not operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Drivers outside the city will find checkpoints on their routes, too.
The New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of October.
NMSP hopes to reduce alcohol-related fatalities through continued media attention. The agency wishes to change societal attitudes about drinking and...
The Gallup Police Department which is a member of the McKinley County DWI Task Force, will be setting up DWI checkpoints in Gallup to ensure that drivers are not operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Drivers outside the city will find checkpoints on their routes, too.
The New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of October.
NMSP hopes to reduce alcohol-related fatalities through continued media attention. The agency wishes to change societal attitudes about drinking and...
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