TOSSED IN TSE

9/4, Tse Bonito

Apparently, getting thrown out of a moving vehicle is not that big a thing to a Klagetoh, Ariz. man who refused to tell McKinley County Sheriff’s Office deputies who tossed him onto the street.

MCSO Deputy Jasmine Jaramillo said she was dispatched to the Giant Gas Station at Tse Bonito about 8 am on Sept. 4, where she met a middle-aged man. Medical personnel were treating the man, who had blood on his face.

Jaramillo reported that the victim was highly intoxicated but lucid enough to tell her who threw him out of the car.

“Yes, it was my friend but I will take care of it,” he told her.

According to the victim, the car was going about 25 miles per hour when he was pushed out of the passenger side by his friend.

After this brief outline of the incident, the man reportedly refused to answer any more questions and was taken to a nearby hospital, where it was found he had a broken nose, a right eye fracture, a sore back and neck, and cuts on the back of his head.

According to the report, Jaramillo said without a name of the driver or any witnesses to the crime, there was nothing else she could do.

OH, CHIP!

9/3, Thoreau

What is it about potato chips that make a man want to risk being caught shoplifting?

On Sept. 3, MCSO deputies were dispatched to the Red Mesa Express in Thoreau in response to a report of someone stealing three bags of potato chips valued at $5.07.

Clerks at the store said a skinny Native American man entered the store about 5 pm and went straight to the potato chips. He reportedly grabbed three bags and walked out without paying.

After leaving the store, he went east toward the Navajo Housing Authority complex. There are currently no suspects.

NO JUMPING

8/30, Gallup

An employee of A-1 Towing reported to MCSO deputies that he was attacked by dog on Aug. 30, when he was jumpstarting a car in the Crestview area.

The victim said the dog attacked his right calf and then his other leg; the man showed deputies puncture wounds on both of his legs. The police report said the wounds were deep and bleeding.

The dog was located and was left tied up as the case was turned over to animal control.

ON WHEELS

8/20, Gamerco

MCSO deputies are investigating a report of wheels and tires stolen from a residence in Gamerco on Aug. 20.

A man reported that the tires were stolen from a 1967 Chevy Suburban that was parked on his property.

Deputies on the scene confirmed that four wheels and tires were missing from the vehicle. An examination of the road around the vehicle showed no footprints. According to the report, there are no suspects.