GFD receives new rapid response medical bags for mass casualty events

According to the Gun Violence Archive, a database that records all the gun-related violence and injuries in the U.S., there have been more than 385 mass shootings in the U.S. since Sept. 5. The Archive defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more victims are shot or killed.

These mass shootings have killed 385 people and injured another 2,000.

There haven’t been any mass casualty events in Gallup in recent years, but the Gallup Fire and Police Departments are trying to prepare for the worst-case scenario, so they’ll know what to do and how to help people in case something does happen.

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Tianne Benally

Aug. 17, 10:04 pm

Aggravated DWI with child abandonment

An Albuquerque woman, Tianne Benally, is facing DWI and numerous child abandonment charges after being stopped by Gallup Police.

Officer Charlie Watkins was dispatched to the movie theater Red Rock 10, 3711 Church Rock St., in reference to an intoxicated driver. He arrived at the scene and met with site security, who directed him to a blue passenger car in the east lot. As Watkins conducted a traffic stop and approached the vehicle, he reportedly heard children screaming inside.

He met the driver, Benally, 27, who initially had trouble holding onto one of the children. Officer Francesca Henry...

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...