Featured DWI

Natasha Nez

May 29, 7:44 pm

Aggravated DWI (Third)

An employee at a local fast-food restaurant reported a suspected drunk driver, leading to the arrest of a Rehoboth woman, Natasha Nez, 38.

Gallup Patrolman Alana Bradley was dispatched to the Taco Bell at 914 E. Hwy. 66 after receiving the report of the suspect going in the drive thru. She arrived at the scene and saw a vehicle matching the caller description leaving the restaurant and driving eastbound.

Bradley pulled the vehicle, a silver SUV, over in the parking lot of El Rancho at 1000 E. Hwy. 66. She met the driver, Nez, and began questioning her. Nez reportedly stated she did not have a driver’s...

The FBI and Rio Rancho Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the "Tan/Gray Pants Bandit," who is wanted for multiple bank robberies in the Rio Rancho and surrounding area. He robbed the Washington Federal Bank, 2518 Southern Blvd SE Rio Rancho, at approximately 4:25 pm on May 3.

The suspect has been described as a white man who is approximately five feet and seven inches tall with a stocky build. He was last seen wearing a blue hat, a black face mask, a black long sleeve shirt, grey skinny pants, and glasses.

The suspect entered the bank on May 3  and demanded money from the teller. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money to the...

A Houston man who reportedly killed two women and abducted a 10-month old child in Clovis, New Mexico on May 3 appeared in front of a federal judge on May 29.

Alek Isaiah Collins, 26, appeared before a federal judge in Albuquerque on May 29 for arraignment on an indictment charging him with kidnapping of a minor and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in connection with the double homicide of two female victims. Collins was detained pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled.

According to publicly available court documents, on May 3, two women were found dead, and a child wounded at a park in Clovis with a 10-month-old baby missing. One of the homicide...

During the Memorial Day holiday, the New Mexico State Police participated in the Combined Accident Reduction Effort operation across all roadways within the state.  The goal of the traffic initiative is to increase motorist safety and reduce the number of crashes through a strong law enforcement presence.

Due to the increased volume of traffic during the holiday, NMSP increased its patrol presence during this initiative on roadways throughout all State Police districts on the busiest travel days of the Memorial Day weekend.

The operation resulted in State Police officers issuing over 3,600 traffic citations (250 of which were for lack of seat belt usage) and arresting 32 drunk drivers...