New Mexico State Police Officer Chaz Troncoso was patrolling westbound on Highway 118 early on Jan. 8, 2020 when he saw a gray car swerving on the right side of the road. As both approached Armand Ortega Boulevard, Troncoso ran the car through his unit’s computer aid dispatch and saw that its registration had expired.
Troncoso pulled the car over to conduct a traffic stop. He saw there were two occupants inside and when the driver rolled the window down, he smelled alcohol.
The driver, Casey Bowie, 31, of Gallup, stared blankly and was slow to react to Troncoso’s commands. Troncoso noted Bowie had bloodshot eyes, fumbled through the car looking for documentation, and slurred his...
Public Safety
Wrong way driver, looking for dog
Arrested for DWIMcKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerald Watchman was driving westbound on Highway 264 late on March 17 when he observed a white vehicle driving westbound in the eastbound lane. He activated his unit’s emergency lights and pulled behind the vehicle, which eventually stopped in the median.
Watchman met the driver, Deremiah Joe, 27, of Yatahey, who said he and his brother, who was also in the vehicle, were traveling to Rock Springs looking for their lost dog. Watchman noticed that Joe had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, and there was a smell of alcohol inside the vehicle.
Joe stepped out of the vehicle at Watchman’s request, swaying as he walked. He was...
Gallup Police make late-night DWI bust
Gallup Patrolman Warren Bowannie conducted a traffic stop on a silver Chevrolet Malibu late on March 19 at the intersection of Nizhoni Boulevard and Mendoza Road after it failed to maintain its lane.Bowannie spoke with the driver, Jake Garcia, Jr., 48, of Gallup, who said the car was new and did not have insurance or registration yet. While Garcia spoke, Bowannie noted he slurred his speech and had bloodshot eyes, and there was a smell of alcohol coming from inside the Chevy. Garcia eventually said he had one can of an unspecified beverage prior to driving.
Garcia agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests, but had difficulty following directions and eventually failed. Bowannie...
Weekly Police Activity Report
THREE DEGREES OF SEPARATIONChurch Rock, April 20
A man called the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office after his ex-girlfriend’s sister beat him up.
On April 20 at 9:30 pm McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Nocona Clark was dispatched to 409 State Highway 566 in Church Rock because a drunk man told Dispatch that he had been beaten.
According to the report filed with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Clark met Alonzo Long. He stated that he was in the parking lot at Deadhorse Speedway with his girlfriend and her two cousins when one of the cousins started to beat him up.
Long said he didn’t know the name of the woman who beat him, but she was his ex-girlfriend’s...
WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Deidre Molly PeteOct. 4, 2020, 12:20 am
Aggravated DWI (Second)
A vehicle crash near the Love’s Truck Stop at 3380 W. Hwy. 66 led Gallup Police officers to the scene. The criminal complaint stated the crash victim told officers a woman driving a silver vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign near the I-40 westbound off ramp.
Then a call to Metro Dispatch identified the suspect vehicle traveling west on Highway 118 with what looked like collision damage. Patrolman Julio Yazzie was dispatched to 06E Riggs Ave. near Mentmore where he met a deputy from McKinley County Sheriff’s Office who had found and stopped the vehicle.
The driver, Deidre Pete, 33, of Gallup, did not say...
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