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Fire at Old Wingate School house was arson

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Early on Wednesday morning a woman in Fort Wingate, N.M. got up to visit the bathroom and saw light coming from a structure near the Fort Wingate Old School Building at 322 Painted Horse Trail.

She dialed 911 and McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Terence Willie responded.

The woman told Willie she sometimes sees light on...

Ustick updates BID on city projects

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The Coal Avenue Commons and city alleys are ongoing projects for the City of Gallup. During the Oct. 21 Business Improvement District board meeting, City Manager Maryann Ustick gave an update on the projects’ progress.

According to Ustick, the second phase of the Coal Avenue Commons project will cost a total of $3.5 million. A Transportation Project Fund grant from the New Mexico Department of Transportation will pay for 95 percent of the project, while the city will only pay for five percent.

In an interview with the Sun, Gallup’s Planning and Development Director Clyde Strain said the city should receive the grant any day now.

Ustick told the BID that the only thing left before...

Person of Interest sought in mobile home park shooting

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Gallup Police are looking for a 38-year-old Gallup man for questioning following a shooting Oct. 24 at Red Hill Mobile Home Park at 700 Rimrock Dr.

On the evening of Oct. 24 around 7:50 pm, shots were heard and reported from the mobile home park.

When officers arrived, they found one man dead and another injured by gunshots.

The man who died was identified as Eli William Yazzie, 41, of Sanders, Ariz.

Police are now seeking Melford John,  38, of Gallup as a Person of Interest. John is about 5’9” in height and weighs approximately 212 pounds. He has tattoos on his face, head and chest.

Information on his location can be called in to Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or the...

Threats against N.M. election workers will be investigated

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New Mexico election workers will have the support of the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office if they become the target of threats.

In an announcement Oct. 21, FBI Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division said the bureau wants to make it clear that threats against any federal, state or local election workers trying to do their jobs will not be tolerated.

“Protecting our democratic process is vital to our nation’s security,” he announced.

The Department of Justice declared the creation of a law enforcement task force in July that would address the rise in threats against election workers, administrators, officials and others associated with the election...

Weekly Police Activity Report

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STOLEN MASK MATERIALS



Tseyatoh, Oct. 18

A resident on Pittsburgh Loop left for Gallup and returned later in the day to find her screen door was broken and someone had gotten into her home.

The victim informed McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa that the suspect may be her adult son, as one of the neighbors saw him earlier in the day around the house. The witness told Villa, but also said he did not see the suspect break into the house. The report did not state if the suspect was contacted.

About $200 worth of materials used to make face masks appeared to have been taken from the house, and the damage to the screen door was estimated to be approximately  $100.

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