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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Zane Olin Yazzie

July 27, 6:11 pm

Aggravated DWI (Third)

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Terrence Willie said he was dispatched to the Talk of the Town Car Wash in Thoreau to investigate a possible drunk driver.

When he got there, he found other deputies had arrived before him. He was told when they arrived, they found...

Colorado fugitive found after decades of searching

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Suspect was hiding out for nearly 40 years

Luis Archuleta, aka Larry Pusateri, a former Colorado resident wanted by the FBI since 1977 on a charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution/confinement, has been apprehended and is being returned to Colorado following his arrest in Española, N.M. on Aug. 5, about 43 years later.

Special Agents from the Albuquerque FBI Division, working with the Española Police Department, arrested Archuleta.

A federal arrest warrant was issued for Archuleta in 1977 on charges stemming from his escape from a Colorado Department of Corrections facility in 1974. At the time of his escape, Archuleta was serving a prison sentence resulting from his 1973...

Gallup police seeking missing teen

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Gallup Police Department requests the public’s help in locating Juan Angel.


Angel, 16, was reported missing on Aug. 3 by his mother. He is estimated to be about 5’6” tall and weigh 130 pounds. There was no information on what he was last seen wearing.


His previous whereabouts and potential destination are unknown.


If you have any information about this case, contact Gallup Police at (505)863-9365. Ask for Detective Tasheena Wilson.


 

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Brittany Billie

July 20, 7:45 pm

DWI with a minor in the car

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Franklin Begaye was dispatched to an area near Williams Acres where a woman was passed out in the driver’s seat and there was a young child in the passenger seat with a bloody nose.

When he got there he found Brittany Billie, 22, of Gamerco, parked facing northeast in the westbound right of way fence at mile marker 14 on State Road 118. The car was in gear and running. Begaye said he tried several times to wake Billie up. After the arrival of Fire and Rescue, the driver’s rear window was broken to get the driver’s door open to wake her.

After Billie woke up, she was able to put the...

Weekly Police Activity Reports

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KNIFE ATTACK

Tse Bonito, July 17

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Davis said he was dispatched to the area of #1595 Hwy. 264 in Tse Bonito after reports came in of a man with a knife who stabbed the hood of a vehicle. When he got to the area, he found a man who matched the suspect’s description.

Davis said the suspect, later identified as Raylon Peterson, 33, of Fort Defiance, Ariz., did not respond when he tried to get his attention so he grabbed his arm and escorted him to his patrol vehicle.

Davis said Peterson also showed signs of being intoxicated.

An employee of the nearby KFC told Davis he saw Peterson damage his car and another car. A piece of metal with a sharp...

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