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A death results from collision between car and train

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MENTMORE — In the early morning of June 26, one man died in a head-on collision with a BNSF train.

At 4:40 am, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Roxanne King was dispatched to Defiance Draw Road in reference to an accident involving a train and a vehicle. At the scene, the train was at a standstill and a black...

MCSO raids Gallup home

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Suspect jailed on $56k bond

A Gallup man remained jailed June 29 after an early morning raid by sheriff’s deputies of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office.

Lt. Pat Salazar of the MCSO said Brandon Yazzie of 307 E. Persching Ave. was taken into custody June 24 on five counts of child abuse, one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and a count of the possession, delivery or manufacturing of drug paraphernalia.

Steve Silversmith, warden at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, said Yazzie, 36, is behind bars on a $56,000 bail bond. There are no attorneys listed in jail records for Yazzie.

“This was the result of months of investigative work,” Salazar...

Continental Divide man jailed on domestic abuse charge

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Suspect out on $1,000 cash surety bond

A Continental Divide man sent to jail June 22 on an aggravated battery on a household member charge was jailed and immediately bonded out the same day, officials said.

Delray Largo, 31, was taken into custody after McKinley County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about a female thrown down some stairs, according to a police report by Christopher Tsosie. The assailant refused to cooperate with deputies when it came time for explanations, according to a police report on the matter. The incident took place in Continental Divide at 1:25 am.

“…I saw a female approach me crying and holding her right arm,” Tsosie wrote. “I...

Weekly Crime Blotter

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‘SKOOL BOY’ NEEDS SCHOOLING

6/28, THOREAU

As a Thoreau firefighter was fueling one of his trucks, he noticed two men fighting north of the Giant gas station. Lt. Nicholas Cloud told MCSO Deputy Gabrielle Puhuyesva that he honked his siren to break up the fight, which worked. One of the men approached Cloud and told him that he was stabbed.

The victim was taken to a local hospital where he told Puhuyesva that the altercation between him and Skool Boy started at the Giant gas station because he “didn’t want to pull out for him.”

Skool Boy then reportedly stabbed him in the right forearm with a knife. The victim also admitted to drinking a six pack of “Blue...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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The legal limit is .08.

Christopher Bitsilly

June 18, 5:45 pm

3rd DWI, Aggravated

McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Eric Jim headed south on US 491 in response to a potential drunk driver in a gold GMC Sierra. Jim noticed the vehicle heading northbound, trailed by a Forest Service vehicle, which flashed its lights at Jim, near the 2-mile marker. The suspect driver continued to drive for about a mile after Jim turned on his lights and siren; he stopped near the 4-mile marker.

The driver, Bitsilly, 39, had red, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. When asked if he had anything to drink, he responded, “Just this one,” as he held up an open can of Coors Light...

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