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Lamar Thompson

March 11, 12:46 pm

DWI (Third)

A call for a domestic dispute led to Lamar Thompson, 34, of Fort Wingate, being arrested and charged with a third DWI.

Gallup Officer Cindy Romancito was dispatched to Hidden Valley Apartments at 810 Patton Dr. after a woman called stating her boyfriend had been drinking and driving. Romancito arrived and was flagged down by the caller, who pointed out the beige GMC Sierra truck her boyfriend, Thompson, had driven.

She told Romancito that Thompson had not returned to their residence since March 7. Earlier that day, the caller saw Thompson in the truck in a nearby drive-thru and tried to get his attention. He...

More than 2,600 New Mexico victims of internet scams reported losing almost $13 million in 2021, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

The latest IC3 annual report listed 2,644 victims in New Mexico, with total losses of $12,761,850.

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In February 2020, after an argument with the victim, Todecheene left the scene of the argument, returned with a rifle, and shot the victim in the chest, killing him. Todecheene and the victim are both members of the Navajo Nation.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety...

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