A man named Shannon Brown called the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office and said that two men were following and threatening him. Deputies met with Brown in Thoreau, but then several hours later found him unconscious near the intersection of Indio Road and State Highway 371. He was declared deceased at the scene.

One of the men who was reportedly threatening Brown was later identified as Rashawn Saunders, 26. Although the homicide took place Dec. 26, 2021, a bench warrant for Saunders’ arrest wasn’t filed until Feb. 2, over a year later. He was arrested Feb. 8.

The MCSO received a call around 1:15 am Dec. 26, 2021, and Deputies Harland Soseeah and Jeremy Shirley responded.

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A Gallup man has been charged with shoplifting after he robbed an Albuquerque Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Albuquerque police officers were dispatched to the store at 3550 NM. Hwy. 528 around 2:15 pm Feb. 8.  Two men had reportedly robbed the store, and one of them was Fernando Julian Baeza, 39, from Gallup.

While one of the officers was driving to the scene he was informed over the radio that the men were last seen in a dirt lot behind the apartments located at 10131 Coors Blvd. NW.

Once the two men were detained, the Dicks Sporting Goods store manager arrived at the scene and confirmed that the two men were the ones who had stolen from his store.

The manager said the two men had come...

Anonymous tip leads officers

McKinley County Sheriff James Maiorano III and two Navajo Nation deputies from the Window Rock division recently acted on a bench warrant and were able to arrest Duane Yazzie after he failed to comply with his conditions of release.  Yazzie, 45, was originally arrested after he crashed into a motorcycle with his car on Sept. 19, 2020, killing one person and injuring another.

On that day, McKinley County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Sagebrush Liquor, 452 State Hwy. 264A in Yahtahey, around 6 pm after a car crash was reported.

When Deputy Dwayne Holder arrived at the scene, he reportedly found Yazzie lying on the median in the center of the road...

A 15-year-old boy was found dead after shots were fired at Ford Canyon Park.

Metro Dispatch received an emergency call about shots being fired at the park on Feb. 17, around 4:30 pm. Two people were allegedly seen running from the scene.

When officers arrived at the scene they found the 15-year-old injured with multiple gunshot wounds. The young man was transported to the local hospital where he later died.

GPD Detectives are seeking information and witnesses. They’re also asking for information from individuals or businesses that have Ring cameras or security cameras from the area.

No suspect(s) have been positively identified. Call Metro Dispatch at (505)722-2002 or the McKinley...