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DINE AND DASH

1/3, GALLUP

Well, maybe this seemed like a fun thing to do when you were about 16, but no fun for servers and business owners. And it’s a crime. This didn’t stop Dewayne Yazzie, 49, though, from giving it a shot at the east side Denny’s.

A server approached MCSO Deputy Merlin Benally as he fueled up his patrol unit at the nearby Shell gas station on Hwy 66. The server had caught up with Yazzie inside of the convenience store. He dined, then dashed from a $6.66 ticket.

He was booked for falsely obtaining services.

BEAT FOR A GOOD DEED

1/1, YAHTAHEY

McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Johnson Lee was dispatched to Palm Harbor Homes in reference to a man dragging a female around by the hair in the parking lot. He was also delivering some blows to her face as well.

When Lee caught up with the couple, he noted in his report that the woman’s face was bloodied. In the back, passenger side seat sat Kendall Roan. He was quickly detained so Lee could get the victim’s side of the story.

The 21-year-old woman said Roan was driving while intoxicated, so she asked him to pull over and let her drive. She said that he pulled over, but began hitting her instead of complying with her rational request. From there, it turned into a full-blown assault.

Roan, 21, had cuts and blood on his hands and refused to speak to Lee. He was booked for battery against a household member.

HAIR PULLING, REALLY MEN?

12/27, GAMERCO

Deputy Lee was called to to 904 Cascade Loop, which involved a man pulling a woman’s hair. When Lee arrived at the residence, he saw Isidro Encinias pulling on a female victim and witnesses trying to pull him off of her.

Lee grabbed his arm, and Encinias turned away and attempted to run off.

“I noticed Isidro’s eyes to be red and his face was sweaty, unknown if he was on some sort of drug,” Lee stated in his report.

Encinias, 27, fought and kicked as deputies dragged him away from the scene. He even bit at Lee’s right pant leg. Once he was placed in the patrol unit, he began kicking and banging his head so deputies placed him shackles for his own safety.

He was taken to the hospital, and Lee noted that when he searched Encinias pockets he found a glass pipe “believed to be used for smoking meth,” a small baggie, a cut straw, and a thin metal pipe that appeared to have some residue and burn marks on one end.

Lee found seven shot gun shells in another pocket. He was charged with battery on a peace officer, assault and battery against a household member, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, criminal damage to property, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

DOG KILLER

12/22, THOREAU

A Thoreau woman must be heartbroken after one of her dogs was shot to death outside of the post office as she collected her mail. And to boot, the unknown assailant discharged his firearm at a federal property.

MCSO Lt. James Maiorano was dispatched to the scene, but prior to arriving he spoke to Postmaster Curtis Gill by phone about the situation. Gill told Maiorano that the dog was shot and thrown in the dumpster, and the owner of the dog had already left the scene with her two other dogs.

When he arrived, he noted in his report that there was a trail of red blood from near the front door, leading him to the dumpster where he noticed blood splatter marks. He took photos of the dog in the dumpster and of the area. A trash truck came after his investigation, and emptied the dumpster with the dog inside.

Gill gave a description of the white male that shot the dog. He was wearing a grey jacket, blue Wranglers and boots. A woman with the shooter yelled that the dog had almost bit her. Both subjects jumped into a grey jeep and drove off.

“I attempted to contact the Postal Inspectors as I believe this constitutes a federal offense,” Maiorano stated in his report. “The carrying and discharging of a firearm on post office property is federally prohibited.”