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Jimmy Longhair

March 29, 8:19 pm

DWI (Eighth)

A near head-on collision with Gallup Police led to a Vanderwagen man, Jimmy Longhair, 68, being arrested and charged with his eighth DWI.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Terence Willie responded to a vehicle pursuit on Bread Springs Road when Gallup Police Officer Timothy Hughte reported that a vehicle nearly collided with his own unit. MCSO Lt. Johnson Lee and Deputy Nocona Clark arrived at the scene shortly afterward.

Willie arrived at the scene near the 0.5 mile marker and reportedly found a white Nissan Altima parked facing eastbound. He met Lee at the scene, who informed him that Hughte stated the...

A man was shot and killed outside of Sports Page Lounge, 1400 S. Second St., in the early morning of May 6.

Around 1:45 am, Metro Dispatch received a call after shots were reportedly fired at Sports Page Lounge, located at 1400 S. Second St.

When Gallup Police officers arrived at the scene, they found security guards performing CPR on the victim in the bar’s parking lot.

The victim had reportedly told the security guards that he had gotten into a fight with the suspect in the bar. He asked them  to escort him to his car.

As the security guards were escorting the victim to his car, a man ran up to them and reportedly shot at the victim multiple times.

The security officers shot...

Two semi trucks crashed into each other in the early morning of May 8, causing a fire to break out on Interstate 40 near the 51 mile marker.

McKinley County Sheriff deputies responded to the crash around 4 am. They found one of the trucks completely engulfed in flames, and it was blocking both lanes of traffic.

In an interview with the Sun, McKinley County Sheriff James Maiorano III said that one of the truck drivers had gotten out of his truck to check on an issue with his lights when the second truck rear-ended his semi. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in this accident. No injuries were reported.

Drivers were diverted off the interstate at exit 53 using Highway 122 to avoid...

City of Gallup officials will be joined by representatives of the Navajo Nation to hold a joint press conference May 17 at 9 am in the council chambers of City Hall, 110 W. Aztec Ave. The press conference will address how city, Navajo Nation officials and law enforcement are collaborating to address ongoing reports of Native Americans being targeted and transported to Arizona for rehab services as part of an alleged health care fraud scheme.

The Gallup Police Department has been working closely with regional law enforcement agencies, including the Navajo Nation Police Department, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico State Police and federal authorities, to investigate reports...