A man from Pinedale, N.M., has a long list of charges after a violent fight with police officers in which he bit two of them.

On June 27, around 11:26 am, Gallup Police Officer Matthew Strandy was dispatched to the Ranchito Motel, 1009 W. Coal Ave., when Officer Christopher Dawes called over the radio and requested that he help out with a violent situation.

When Strandy got to the motel, he noticed Dawes and Officer John Gonzales on the ground physically struggling with a man who was later identified as Elliot George. Lt. Mark Spencer was also at the scene, standing outside of a doorway with his taser in hand.

According to Strandy’s report, Spencer initiated his taser while Dawes...

Sanford Begay, 37, was last seen on March 27 in Waterflow, N.M. by his sister.  Begay was heard from on April 12 via text message saying he was in Mississippi.  Begay was with his girlfriend Slyvania Allen, who was found recently at a rehab in Phoenix.

Begay is 6’ 2” and weighs about 210 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

He also has tattoos on both arms and both legs.  He is known to wear earrings as well.

If you’ve seen or know Sanford Begay’s whereabouts call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2231 or your local Police Department.

Staff Reports

It took multiple days for police to track down a man and a woman who allegedly robbed a gas station.

On June 27, Gallup Police Officers were dispatched to Speedway North, 701 U.S. Hwy. 491, because of a robbery. A store clerk gave Officer Dominic Molina a descriptions of a male and female suspect, but officers weren’t able to find anyone in their search of the area.

A day later on June 28, officers were called back to the gas station. The gas station’s manager told the officers that the man and woman involved in the previous night’s robbery were walking by the nearby Pizza Hut. The manager said the woman was wearing a blue jacket with black pants and the man was wearing a...

KICKING AND SCREAMING

Gallup, June 30

A Churchrock man was getting booked into the Gallup Detox Center when he allegedly became violent with the officers and was arrested for battery upon a peace officer.

On June 30, around 2:36 pm, Gallup Police Officer Jerald Watchman was transporting an intoxicated man to the Gallup Detox Center when another man at the detox center lashed out at him and other officers.

Officer Daniel Brown was escorting Elroy Johnson, who began yelling obscenities. The officers told Johnson, 43, to wait outside a door, but he continued to yell at Brown and Public Service Officer Wilma Seciwa.

The detox center’s employees tried to keep things orderly, but...