In the early morning of Nov. 21, two unidentified females brandished a black handgun and robbed the West Conoco in Gallup of an undisclosed amount of money, Lt. Rosanne Morrissette of the Gallup Police Department said.

Morrissette said at about 4:56 am, the suspects walked in and demanded money from a clerk on duty. No one was injured during the heist.

A frequent target

The west side Conoco has been the site of multiple criminal acts in 2016. Among the incidents was an instance in May when two males walked in to the convenience store and demanded beer and alcohol after the business had closed.

A clerk on duty told the pair it was after hours, so the two picked up some display beer...

A Gallup man remained incarcerated Nov. 16 on possession of marijuana and violation of probation charges after a drug arrest by the Gallup Police Department. A $7,000 bond amount was set at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center on Carlos Valdenegro.

In a police report on the matter, Gallup police officer Luke Martin wrote that he and Officer Cindy Romancito responded to a domestic dispute call on North Second Street. Upon arrival, a witness told Martin that Valdenegro and his mother, Patricia Valdenegro, were arguing inside the residence.

“The conflict was not physical,” Martin recorded in the report.

Martin looked under a bed used by Valdenegro and discovered a 12-pack of...

An argument inside of a moving vehicle nearly turned deadly before Deputy Lasheena Johnson of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office stepped in to quell things.

According to a police report, Johnson stopped driver Ricky Gatewood, Jr., 36, and Coral Cleveland, 25, along U.S. Highway 491 near Francisco Pond Road. The tan van the two were in was reportedly “swerving” and the occupants were said to have been fighting.

“The van was in the slow lane and did swerve outside of the lane twice,” Johnson recorded.

The couple began the journey in Window Rock, Ariz., and were arguing for most of the drive into Gallup, the police report states. The two were heading to Albuquerque for...

A Gallup man attempting to cross Historic Highway 66 not long after the evening rush hour was hit and killed by a motorist Nov. 14, officials said.

Lt. Rosanne Morrissette of the Gallup Police Department said Jefford Baker, 54, of Lupton, Ariz., was trying to cross the highway near Exit 16, not far from the Hampton Inn, at around 6:30 pm when he was hit by a car. Baker was reportedly in the company of another unidentified man.

“The driver of the car did not see the two individuals trying to cross the road,” Morrissette said. “That’s how the incident happened.”

Morrisette said Baker was pronounced dead when Gallup police arrived on the scene. She said the two people were...