A Gamerco man, who worked as a corrections officer at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, was jailed and later bonded out Sept. 28 after his arrest for bringing contraband into the MCAD, officials said.

Esidro Olguin, 22, was initially jailed on a $5,000 surety bond, according to jail records. Olguin’s charges are two counts of bringing contraband into a place of imprisonment and two counts of trafficking a controlled substance.

Lt. Pat Salazar of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office said Olguin’s arrest came after the sheriff’s office received a tip, followed by three months of investigation.

“This is a result of some old-fashioned police and investigative work,”...

A Mentmore man who broke in to a local motel and made himself at home in a first-floor room received a suspended sentence on the matter, according to a court outcome.

Eric Begaye, 23, went before 11th Judicial Court Judge Robert Aragon Sept. 22 and pleaded guilty to criminal damage.

Begaye was initially arrested on Dec. 30, 2015, and charged with breaking and entering. After being released from the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, Begaye was required to check into the Na’nizhoozhi Center, Inc., commonly called NCI, for detox treatment.

What Happened?

Begaye broke into Room 135 at the Microtel Inn & Suites, 3270 W. Hwy. 66, apparently with the intention of getting some rest...

Legal limit is .08

Cheyanna M. Thompson

Sept. 23, 2:48 am

DWI, Aggravated

GPD Officer Harland Soseeah was dispatched to the intersection of Nizhoni Boulevard and South Second Street in reference to a white vehicle that had been parked in the intersection for more than 40 minutes. A female was passed out inside, with the engine running.

Soseeah put stop sticks in front of the tires, and began to wake up the female driver. As Soseeah told Thompson, 21, to open her door, she began rolling forward, running over the stop sticks. The car hit a curb, blew a tire, and went toward a ditch. It then drove through the bushes next to the ATM at 1801 S. Second St., returned to Nizhoni...

A poll for KOB-TV by SurveyUSA shows a double-digit lead for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in New Mexico.

The poll also showed a new low for Gov. Susana Martinez when it comes to approval ratings and a wide lead by the Democratic candidate for Secretary of State.

The poll shows the Democratic presidential nominee leads the Republican nominee 46 percent to 33 percent. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, a former governor of New Mexico, has the support of 14 percent while Green Party nominee Jill Stein has the support of 2 percent.

In a Research and Polling, Inc. poll commissioned by the Albuquerque Journal that was released earlier this week, Clinton lead 35 percent to 31...