FOUL MOUTH

Thoreau, July 19

McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Ben Benally was dispatched to the 371 Bridge in Thoreau and advised that a male subject was at the base of Thoreau EMS shouting obscenities and profanity at people, and refusing to leave. Metro Dispatch informed Benally en route that the subject was also waving an axe head at passing motorists.

Benally reached the area of First Avenue and 371 Bridge and made contact with Shawn Patrick White, 32, of Milan, who told Benally he wasn’t doing anything and had no weapons on him.

The person who reported White to Metro said he had come into their place of business and begun yelling obscenities at people. The caller then...

Ranging from THC candy to deadly fentanyl

New Mexico State Police Crime Suppression agents along with uniformed officers in Gallup, and HSI agents responded to a narcotics seizure at the Gallup Port of Entry on Interstate 40, west of Gallup July 17.

The initial investigation showed a Transport Inspector encountered a white Kenworth Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) that was driven by Leo Brown Jr. and a male passenger. During an inspection, an odor of raw marijuana was detected within the cabin of the CMV.

During the investigation, officers discovered a box that had sticker markings that said “Exotic High THC” and seven large duffle bags inside the cabin of the CMV. Four of those...

Cheryl A. Begay

July 10, 11:17 am

DWI (alcohol/drugs)

Accident involving death/injury

Gallup Patrolman Caleb Kleeberger was dispatched on July 10 at 10:44 am to an incident at the intersection of Todd Drive and Dairy Drive.  The caller reported a black passenger car was involved in an accident that resulted in bodily injury.  The vehicle was stopped on State Road 602 near Dee Ann Avenue.

Kleeberger made contact with the driver, who was identified as Cheryl Ann Begay.  She had a strong smell of alcohol on her breath.  Her eyes were watery and she was swaying while standing still.  She admitted to having had two beers around 9:30 that morning.

Begay told Kleeberger she was...

Officers from the Gallup Police Department were dispatched to Speedway Central, 1223 E. Hwy. 66, in reference to a robbery July 31.

Officers made contact with the reporting employee, who informed officers that a male walked in to the business with a handgun and fired off one round, asking for cigarettes.

The employee behind the counter informed officers, the male pointed the gun at him and said, “Menthol cigarettes.”

The employee began to open the register and the male suspect fired off another round from the gun, into the air, again asking for cigarettes. The employee gave the cigarettes to the male suspect. The male suspect then placed $4 on the counter and walked out the door...