SANTA FE – With New Mexico’s June 7 primary now over, officials at Conservation Voters New Mexico lauded a couple area winners in the House of Representatives and Senate.

“The 2016 primary election shows that having a strong conservation record pays off for candidates in New Mexico. This is evident in the case of conservation champions like Benny Shendo and D. Wonda Johnson, both of whom are in office,” Ben Shelton, CVNM legislative and political director, said. “CVNM is excited to support and to invest in political candidates who will work to bring resiliency and sustainability to their communities.”

Shendo, of Jemez Pueblo, is an attorney representing District 22 of...

GPD: Suspect brandished a gun

A masked man robbed the Second Street Allsup’s gas station and convenience store June 1 and got away with $75.83, according to a police report.

Officer Anthony Seciwa of the Gallup Police Department wrote that an unknown male approached a store clerk at about 2:40 pm and demanded cash. The suspect was described in the report as thin, about 5-feet-5-inches tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds. The suspect was wearing a black hoodie and pants, a silver “SCREAM” Halloween mask; he brandished a black-colored handgun, and was wearing black gloves, the police report stated.

“[A female clerk] walked inside the store while the man followed,”...

Tandreka Anderson jailed on $5K bond

A Gamerco female remained incarcerated June 7 after deputies with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office discovered illegal drugs hidden within her clothing during a traffic stop. A false name given to the arresting officer got the suspect in even more hot water, according to a police report on the matter.

Steve Silversmith, warden at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, said Tandreka Anderson was jailed May 31 on a $5,000 cash-only bond.

What happened?

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Arnold Noriega wrote in a police report that Anderson, 26, was pulled over in a car driven by Aqualino Lopez. Both Anderson and Lopez are area residents...

DUELING DAUGHTER

6/4, Gallup

GPD Officer Chavo Chischilly was dispatched to 810 Patton Drive, Apt. 26, early in the morning. The caller, Teryn Roan, did not wish to make contact with the officers, but asked them to check on her mother. The mother was intoxicated, but OK, and the officers left the scene.

Roughly two hours later, Chischilly was dispatched to the same location and told that Roan, 20, had hit her mother. Chischilly noticed a cut and blood on the victim’s head. The victim claimed Roan grabbed a 20-ounce bottle of beer and threw it at her, before she chased Roan out.

Roan was noticeably intoxicated; she claimed she did not throw the bottle. Roan was arrested and...