A woman was arrested after she was caught trying to steal over $700 in clothing items from JCPenney.

On June 22, around 3:45 pm, Gallup Police Officer Charlie Watkins was dispatched to JCPenney at 1300 W. Maloney Ave., after a woman who was later identified as Christyana Bahe reportedly stole items from the store.

When Watkins arrived at the store, he met with a Tribal Security guard and Bahe, 35. The security guard handed Watkins a receipt for over $636 worth of merchandise and explained that was how much the items Bahe’s had tried to steal were worth.

According to Watkins’ report, Bahe was standing next to the security guard during this interaction, and she kept trying to get...

A man is facing aggravated battery charges after he allegedly lashed out and hit another man with brass knuckles.

On June 11, Gallup Police Officer Aaron Marquez was dispatched to the Economy Inn at 1709 W. Hwy. 66 after a caller said that a man was bleeding from the head. The caller also said the suspect, who was later identified as Ike Beyale Jr., drove away in a beige vehicle.

When Marquez arrived at the motel around 9:15 am, he met with two men who were sitting outside of Room 132.  According to Marquez’s report, “a pool of blood” was around the victim’s feet, and he had gauze around his left eye. He also had blood on his face and a cut on one of his eyebrows.

The victim...

A man is facing multiple charges after he broke into a local car dealership and damaged one of the vehicles in the lot.

On June 15, around 1 am, Gallup Police Officer Patrick Largo was dispatched to Champion Ford, 701 W. Coal Ave., after a man, who was later identified as Mark Blueeyes, reportedly broke into some of the vehicles at the car dealership.

When he arrived at the car dealership, Largo met with a Tribe Security Officer. The security guard said he’d been checking the gated parking lot at the intersection of South Eighth Street and West Coal Avenue when he noticed a man sitting in one of the customer’s vehicles.

The security guard took a photo of Blueeyes, 38, before he...

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John Hoskie

June 18, 9:28 am

Aggravated DWI (Third)

A Mentmore man, John Hoskie, 53, left the scene of a crash before he was arrested and charged with his third DWI.

Gallup Officer Gabriel Lee was dispatched to the intersection of Patton Drive and East Highway 66 after a call came in for a two-vehicle collision. Lee arrived at the scene and met one of the drivers, Hoskie, sitting in a tan Chevy Malibu with heavy front end damage.

Hoskie reportedly told Lee he was trying to get to a friend’s house when he crashed into another vehicle. Both vehicles were reportedly blocking traffic and had to be towed out of the road. As Lee spoke to Hoskie, he observed...