GALLUP, N.M. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer joined New Mexico Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), City of Gallup Mayor Louie Bonaguidi, and officials with the U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation for a site visit Nov. 23 for the Navajo Gallup Water...News
Navajo leaders continue work with Congress to complete the Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project
GALLUP, N.M. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer joined New Mexico Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), City of Gallup Mayor Louie Bonaguidi, and officials with the U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation for a site visit Nov. 23 for the Navajo Gallup Water...Police make early drug arrest
Gallup Police Department Narcotics Agents, Detectives and the Emergency Response Team served a search warrant at 715 West Logan Ave. in Gallup Oct. 21.
The search warrant was related to an investigation into the alleged trafficking of heroin, methamphetamine and oxycontin pills.
Juan O. Arellanes, 36, of Gallup, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, Fentanyl and Codeine a fourth-degree felony for both drugs.
Arellanes was booked into the McKinley County Adult Detention Center.
Search warrant leads to double arrest
Gallup Police Department Narcotics Agents served a search warrant at Desert Skies Motel room #12 in Gallup Nov. 18.
The search warrant was related to an investigation into the alleged trafficking of Heroin. Paul Acevedo, 60, of Gallup, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, heroin and methamphetamine, a fourth-degree felony for both drugs.
Alexa Gomez 30, of Gallup, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance a narcotic drug, a fourth-degree felony and concealing identity, a misdemeanor.
Acevedo and Gomez were booked into the McKinley County Adult Detention Center.
MCSO arrests probation violators
Probation violators who failed to comply with their probation requirements found out how serious the McKinley County Sheriff's Office can be when deputies began making arrests Nov. 18.Samuel Sandoval was located on Arnold Drive in Gallup. He had fentanyl pills on him at the time of his arrest.
Cristina Quintana, another occupant of the residence, was found to have outstanding warrants against her.
After deputies obtained a search warrant for the residence, a .45 caliber pistol was found.
Sandoval is a convicted felon and is not allowed to possess a firearm.
Deputies also found evidence of narcotics being disposed of prior to the forced entry by Adult Probation.
Sandoval was...
Brush fire leads MCSO to homeless camps
A brush fire on Nov. 18 sent McKinley County Sheriff's officers and members of the New Mexico State Police to a group of homeless encampments, one of which was burned to the ground. However, no one was injured.
State police joined the sheriff's office and McKinley County and Gallup Fire Departments to put out the blaze using fire extinguishers and shovels.
It is not known who started the fire, but one woman in the camp was arrested on an outstanding bench warrant out of Gallup Municipal Court for shoplifting.
That arrest marked the fifth bench warrant arrest for MCSO on Nov. 18.
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