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Man who shot, killed NMSP officer identified

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A New Mexico State Police Officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 during the early morning hours of March 15. The suspect has now been identified Jaremy Smith, and there is a warrant out for his arrest.

Smith is 32 years old and is from Marion, South Carolina.

He is facing charges of first...

Man shoots, kills NMSP officer during traffic stop

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A New Mexico State Police Officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 40.

During the early hours of March 15, NMSP Officer Justin Hare, 35, pulled a man over on I-40 near mile marker 320, which is near Tucumcari, New Mexico.

At some point during the interaction, the suspect, who was last seen wearing a a brown hoodie and jacket, shot Hare. He died at the scene.

As of 2:15 pm on March 15 NMSP is still trying to locate the suspect. In a Facebook post they warned the public that the man is armed and dangerous. He was last seen on I-40 near the 304 milepost, which is between Montoya and Newkirk.

Both Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Cabinet Secretary Jason R...

Arizona man pleads guilty to abusive sexual conduct

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A man from Red Valley, Arizona has pled guilty to abusive sexual contact  after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old.

According to court documents, Darwin Chee, a member of the Navajo Nation, sexually assaulted the 15-year-old girl  at a residence located within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Nation on Dec. 30, 2021.

A federal grand jury indicted 53-year-old Chee on Nov. 23, 2022.

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced on March 12 that Chee pleaded guilty in federal court to abusive sexual contact. Chee will remain in custody pending...

Weekly DWI Report

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Featured DWI

Louis J Fambrough

March 1, 7:45 pm

Aggravated DWI (Third)

A Gallup man, Louis Fambrough, 50, stopped at a McKinley County DWI Taskforce checkpoint and was arrested and charged with his third DWI.

New Mexico State Police Officer Irvonne Bahe was with NMSP Officer Chaz Troncoso at a Taskforce Sobriety Checkpoint at mile marker 14.9 on State Highway 118. A beige Toyota SUV approached the checkpoint from the west and the officers met the driver, Fambrough.

Bahe suspected Fambrough was impaired because he reportedly showed signs of intoxication including bloodshot eyes, appearing confused as he talked, as well as smelling of alcohol.

Fambrough pulled to the...

Daycare employee allegedly bites child

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A former employee of Bright Future Childcare Center, a childcare facility at the University of New Mexico-Gallup, is facing child abuse charges after she reportedly bit a child.

On Feb. 28 around 4:15 pm, a woman called Metro Dispatch asking to file a report with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office. The woman said her child was abused while under the care of the Bright Futures Childcare Center, located at the University of New Mexico-Gallup, 700 Lions Hall Dr.

The woman said she’d contacted the Gallup Police Department initially, but they referred her to the UNM-Gallup police. McKinley County Deputy Jarad Albert was asked to file a report to give to the campus police.

According...

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