Gallup police are investigating reports of several break-ins that occurred in the area on July 31 and Aug. 1.
On July 31, Roger Lewis, who lives on the 2500 block of East Aztec Avenue, reported a shed and a truck he owned had been broken into.
Entry to the shed had been made by breaking the front door lock. A pickup in the...
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String of robberies plague Gallup
Gallup police are investigating reports of several break-ins that occurred in the area on July 31 and Aug. 1.
On July 31, Roger Lewis, who lives on the 2500 block of East Aztec Avenue, reported a shed and a truck he owned had been broken into.
Entry to the shed had been made by breaking the front door lock. A pickup in the driveway had also been rummaged through. The door had been unlocked.
At the time of the report, Lewis said he did not know if anything had been stolen.
The police received another report July 31 from Cammish Chischilly, who was visiting from Las Cruces.
She said her car was parked across from Goodfellas Sports Lounge when someone broke one of the windows. She said...
On July 31, Roger Lewis, who lives on the 2500 block of East Aztec Avenue, reported a shed and a truck he owned had been broken into.
Entry to the shed had been made by breaking the front door lock. A pickup in the driveway had also been rummaged through. The door had been unlocked.
At the time of the report, Lewis said he did not know if anything had been stolen.
The police received another report July 31 from Cammish Chischilly, who was visiting from Las Cruces.
She said her car was parked across from Goodfellas Sports Lounge when someone broke one of the windows. She said...
WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Ja’maurice ComerauxAug. 11, 2:00 am
Aggravated DWI
McKinley County Deputy Frank Villa Jr. said he was on regular patrol going southbound on U.S. Highway 491 approaching Maloney Avenue when he saw a car being driven erratically.
He said the car appeared to make a turn onto Maloney Avenue, but instead it began traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on Munoz Overpass. As he pursued it, Villa said he saw it enter the westbound lane of Interstate 40 going the opposite direction.
He went on the eastbound lane to warn oncoming traffic that a car was driving the wrong way, but as he did, he saw the car turn around and start driving in Munoz again. He said he found a break in the...
Smith Lake man sentenced to 18 years on sexual abuse charges
Victim under the age of 12
ALBUQUERQUE – Galvan L. Betonie, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Smith Lake, N.M., was sentenced Aug. 14 in federal court in Albuquerque to 216 months of imprisonment for his conviction on two aggravated child sexual abuse charges.
Betonie previously pleaded guilty to the two charges on April 18. In his plea agreement, Betonie admitted committing the crimes in Indian Country in McKinley County, on Nov. 18, 2016. According to the plea agreement, Betonie sexually abused a child who had not attained the age of 12 years.
New test results detail improvements at Gallup-McKinley County Schools
District among top ten state schools in proficiency growthGallup-McKinley County Schools Assistant Superintendent Gerald Horacek wanted to stress one point when he spoke to the Board of Education during the Aug. 6 regular meeting.
“Growth matters, especially when it comes to how your students are doing academically in [English Language Arts] and math,” he said.
Horacek was referring to the updated results showing proficiency growth in ELA and math across New Mexico schools in the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Career tests, which he presented during the regular meeting.
First, Horacek reiterated the test results he shared at the board’s July 15...
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