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Crash injures Gallup officer

Friday, 04 February 2022 05:43 Staff Reports

Driver drank 15 beers before getting behind the wheel

A Gallup Police Officer appeared to be in critical condition after a two-vehicle collision with a driver who may have been drunk.

Officer Timo Molina traveled to the crash site near the intersection of Maloney Avenue and North Fifth Street. He arrived at the scene and saw members of the Gallup Fire Department working to free Officer Iris Martinez from her unit, which had sustained heavy damage to the driver’s side by a black Ford F-150.

Molina approached the truck, finding a miniature 99 Bananas on the floorboard and a smell of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. He met Lieutenant Francie Martinez, who had arrived at the...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

Friday, 04 February 2022 05:41 Staff Reports

Jeffrey Jishie
Dec. 19, 1:44 pm
Aggravated DWI

A vehicle crash occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 491 and Highway 608, led to multiple calls to Metro Dispatch. One of those came from someone who claimed they were rear-ended by the suspect vehicle.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Terence Willie was dispatched to the scene and found the two vehicles that had collided. A gray Ford F-250 had rear-end damage and a brown Nissan Altima had front-end damage.

The driver of the F-250 said they had pulled to a stop light and saw the Altima coming up behind them quickly. The vehicles collided, after which the driver of the Altima, identified as Jeffrey Jishie, 28, no address...

Weekly Police Activity Report

Friday, 04 February 2022 05:40 Staff Reports

CAUGHT WITH METH
Gallup, Oct. 8

A man admitted to Gallup Detox faced additional trouble when he was found with a small bag containing an illegal substance.

Gallup Officer Cindy Romancito was informed by a Public Service Officer that Wade Wilson, 26, of Window Rock, Ariz. had been admitted into Gallup Detox when one of the staff discovered a small bag of clear crystals he had.

The bag was taken to Gallup Police Department and the substance was tested and confirmed to be methamphetamine. The report stated Wilson would be summonsed into Magistrate Court for carrying a prohibited controlled substance. Wilson remained at Gallup Detox following a breath sample of .32.

AGGRESSIVE...

Investigation into officer-involved shooting

Friday, 28 January 2022 07:30 Staff Reports

Knocking on the wall and noises inside a room at the Comfort Inn at 1440 W. Maloney Ave. around midnight Jan. 19 led to a response from the Gallup Police Department.

An employee at the motel said the sounds seemed to be coming from Room 321. He told police he saw bullet holes in the hallway near the door.

Officers attempted to contact the man staying in the room, but received no response. They were then informed that there might be a second person in the room.

The team breached the door and found Michael Lon Hubbard, 52 of Haltom City, Tex. who refused to obey officers’ commands.

While they were attempting to detain the Hubbard, an officer’s firearm discharged resulting in a...

Holiday break-in spoils the spirit

Friday, 28 January 2022 07:29 By Beth Blakeman Managing Editor

Rhonda Quintana, one of the owners of Quintana’s Music got an unwelcome notification early in the morning Jan. 17. It was an alarm from Quintana’s Music Center at 112 W. Coal Ave.

The notification of a break-in came too late to save the two signature model guitars that were stolen from the store — the third and fourth such instruments stolen in the past three weeks.

Quintana told the Sun that a similar break-in occurred Dec. 27.

Considering the clues she has to work from, she believes the late Sunday night-early Monday morning during the holiday season may account for part of the situation.

“The first time, they cut all the power, thinking our alarm system was...