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Update: NM State Police release name of man killed in police shooting

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New Mexico State Police Sgt. Chad Pierce released the name of the suspect killed by at least one Gallup Police Officer, shortly before 1 am July 24.

Pierce stated in a news release, issued July 25, that when police arrived at the 300 block of Arnold Street, Alvin Sylversmythe, 29, of Gallup was wielding two...

GPD shoot, kill man

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INVESTIGATION TURNED OVER TO STATE POLICE

A Gallup man was shot and killed early Sunday morning by a Gallup police officer. The name of the victim was not released by police nor was the officer who did the shooting.

“There is one suspect,” Lt. Rosanne Morrissette, public information officer at GPD, said. “The investigation is being handed over to the state police.”

Morrissette said a call came in to dispatch about 12:45 a.m. about a disorderly and unruly man armed with a weapon at 304 Arnold St. She said the investigation was put in the hands of the New Mexico State Police as to avoid investigatory bias.

NMSP Sgt. Chad Pierce confirmed in a news release this afternoon that...

Local vets wage two-front war

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Gallup veterans fight to reopen VA Transition Center

Freedom isn’t free. It costs something that can only be paid by those in uniform. Some pay with everything, but what about the veterans who return to the home front? Finished with one war, these veterans often find themselves facing another when they return home.

This is the situation facing local veterans in need of care. The Gallup Veterans Transition Center, at 513 Williams St., stopped receiving new admissions on June 10. The future of the center seemed uncertain at the time of closure, but later reports indicated that the center is temporarily closed due to lack of a full-time nurse on staff.

Some veterans have rolled...

Gallup Council talks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle ordinance

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New matter to come before city again for vote

The Gallup City Council discussed putting into place an ordinance that would allow Off-Highway Motor Vehicles, often referred to as All-Terrain Vehicles, to be driven on city streets. City Attorney George Kozeliski agreed to draft a formal ordinance regarding the matter, which could be re-introduced to council members for a vote in a matter of weeks.

At the request of citizenry, City Councilor Allan Landavazo asked that the matter be discussed, and the matter was listed on the July 12 regular city meeting agenda as a presentational and informational item.

“Pretty much we’re talking about any off-road vehicle,” Kozeliski said...

GGEDC hosts Economic Roundtable on “Downtown, Tourism, and Energy”

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Proposals create positive steps for strengthening local economy

The Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation gathered with representatives of businesses, the arts, volunteer groups, nonprofit organizations, tourism, energy, as well as city, county, and tribal officials at El Morro Theatre for an Economic Roundtable to discuss the work being done to boost economic and community growth through strategic focus on three key areas of the local economy: downtown, tourism, and energy.

During the roundtable, the group discussed how investments in downtown, tourism and business retention and expansion efforts present significant opportunities to grow the economy of Gallup-McKinley...

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