JAIL DAMAGE
Gallup, Oct. 20
Three inmates at McKinley County Detention Center likely made their situation worse by causing property damage.
McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Clayton Etsitty was dispatched to the jail and met with Sgt. Adam Berg, who stated a security safety light had been taken and dismantled by Caleb Samm...
WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Lionel ChavezOct. 19, 3:58 am
DWI
McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Roane Alan was on patrol when he received a call that said sheriff’s office deputies were dispatched to the 44-mile marker of I-40 in reference to a stolen vehicle that was being followed by the registered owner.
As Alan responded to the call, he heard from Metro Dispatch how a green car had gotten off I-40 onto Highway 118 and then back onto I-40 near exit 33 and was now traveling west in the eastbound lane.
Alan told Dispatch he was stationary at the 26-mile marker and proceeded to get the Nissan Sentra to stop after it passed him. The Sentra continued to travel west in the eastbound lane of I-40 and nearly...
Gallup man slated to appear in court once again
Numerous cases, multiple dismissalsMichael Gruber, 30, of Gallup, has found himself inside a courtroom once again.
The latest charges on Oct. 17 include one count of criminal damage to property over $1,000, two counts of aggravated stalking, and three counts of resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer.
Gruber first appeared in Gallup Magistrate Court on Oct. 18, with a motion hearing following on Oct. 23. The preliminary examination is slated for Oct. 30.
PREVIOUS HISTORY
According to New Mexico Courts, Gruber has cases going back to July 2007. In the first case, Gruber was charged with battery against a household member and resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer. That...
Humanitarian Assistance Awards announced
Reimbursement funds being distributedWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., Deb Haaland, D-N.M., and Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., announced Oct. 11 that the National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program has begun awarding the first wave of Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance to organizations and localities in Bernalillo County, Doña Ana County, and Luna County. In June, the lawmakers secured $30 million in grants to reimburse local organizations and communities that have provided humanitarian assistance to asylum seekers.
“I am proud to have worked...
New Mexico leads nation in pecan production
2019 forecast is 97 million poundsLAS CRUCES - Pecan production in New Mexico is forecast at a record high 97 million pounds, which is a six percent increase from 2018. The forecast was included in the October 2019 Crop Production Report released by the USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Georgia’s forecast is second in the nation at 76 million pounds, followed by Texas at 47 million pounds.
New Mexico produced 91.1 million pounds of pecans in 2018.
Pecan production in the United States overall is expected to increase this year by 21 percent, with the forecast being 281 million pounds.
A full copy of the Oct. 2019 Crop Production report can be viewed...
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