ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced on June 15 that Wade Dixon, 33, of Crownpoint, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country. Dixon will remain in custody pending sentencing.

According to the plea agreement and other court records, on July 10,  Dixon engaged in a sexual act with the victim, who was 13 years old. The abuse occurred in McKinley County, on the Navajo Nation.

By the terms of the plea agreement, Wade faces 13 months in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender.

The Navajo Nation Police Department investigated this case with...

BROKEN T.V.

Gallup, June 14

A man broke into a woman’s apartment and broke her front door and her T.V.

On June 14, around 12:12 am, Gallup Police Officer Maria Olivares and Warren Bowannie were dispatched to the Sun Valley Apartments, 201 Joseph M Montoya Blvd., because of a call about property damage.

The caller was a woman who lived in the apartment above H51, and she told the officers that she had seen a man wearing a red shirt and blue jeans knocking on the apartment’s door several times before leaving. But according to the witness, the man, who was later identified as Randon Hooee, came back later and broke the glass door.

When the officers got to the scene, they noticed...

BROKEN T.V.

Gallup, June 14

A man broke into a woman’s apartment and broke her front door and her T.V.

On June 14, around 12:12 am, Gallup Police Officer Maria Olivares and Warren Bowannie were dispatched to the Sun Valley Apartments, 201 Joseph M Montoya Blvd., because of a call about property damage.

The caller was a woman who lived in the apartment above H51, and she told the officers that she had seen a man wearing a red shirt and blue jeans knocking on the apartment’s door several times before leaving. But according to the witness, the man, who was later identified as Randon Hooee, came back later and broke the glass door.

When the officers got to the scene, they noticed...

High school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in spending a day with the FBI in Albuquerque are encouraged to apply for the agency’s Teen Academy, which will be held July 26.

The deadline to apply is July 7.

The FBI Teen Academy allows rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors for the 2022-23 school year an opportunity to get a peek into the inner workings of today’s FBI.

FBI special agents and support personnel will provide lively presentations on a range of timely topics, including terrorism, cyber security, public corruption, evidence handling, SWAT and the day-to-day operations in a typical FBI office.

“The Teen Academy is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see if you...