CAUGHT WITH METHAMPHETAMINE

Gallup, Sept. 2

A man arrested on a warrant is now facing additional drug charges.

On Sept. 2, around 12:15 pm, Gallup Police Officer Daniel Brown was patrolling the 700 block of East Coal Avenue when he noticed a man he recognized as Devon Descheenie sitting along a wall. He checked in with Metro Dispatch, and they confirmed that Descheenie, 21, had a warrant out for his arrest.

According to his report, Brown arrested Descheenie for his outstanding warrant, and as he was conducting a body search, he found a small baggie containing a white crystal-like substance in Descheenie’s right pants pocket. Brown identified the substance as...

Parents and students across the Gallup McKinley County Schools district may have woken up to texts or social media messages warning them that there would be a shooting at their school on the morning of Sept. 23.

According to law enforcement officials, this is a part of an alleged scam that has plagued the State of New Mexico for the past week.

In an interview with the Sun, McKinley County Sheriff James Maiorano III said both his department and the Gallup Police Department sent additional officers to multiple school campuses across the district, but that there’s no credible threat at this time.

Maiorano said his department is not sure where the threats originated from, but concerned...

A man has died after they were reportedly run over by a vehicle.




On Sept. 16, around 11 am, McKinley County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the White Cliffs Trailer Park area after people reported what appeared to be a vehicle versus pedestrian incident.




When deputies arrived on the scene they found the victim, 33-year-old Romeo Pino, barely breathing. Medical personnel came to the victim’s aid, and they were then transported to the local hospital, where they later succumbed to their injuries and passed away.




In an interview with the Sun, McKinley County Sheriff James Maiorano III said his department did not have any leads at the moment. He did not have a vehicle or...

The Gallup Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing man named Ervin Yazzie, 58.

Yazzie is five feet and seven inches tall and weighs about 240 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.

He was last seen in at the clinic in Thoreau sometime in mid-May. Yazzie may be using his brother's name, Patrick Abieta as an alias. He may be in the vicinity of Maricopa County.

Anyone with information on Yazzie's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or the Gallup Police Department at (505) 863-9365.