Approval relates to Islamic Center

The Gallup City Council unanimously approved the vacation of an easement for the Islamic Center at its April 11 regular meeting. The action was introduced by city water and sanitation director Dennis Romero and was not met with much discussion.

“The Islamic Center is in the process of building an addition to their facility,” Romero told council members. “An abandoned sewer line runs through their property which has a 25-foot public utility easement associated with it. There are no current or future plans to replace this line or place it into service.”

Romero said easement vacations must be approved by the full council. He said the vacation...

Two people and a dog are dead from gunshot wounds after an apparent car repossession reached the point of no return at Gallup’s Walmart. That’s the story line stemming from an April 25 incident that left a white male and female and a dog dead, police and witness reports suggest.

According to a police report, Gary Crakow, 70, and Virgina Leichliter, 70, of Mesa, Ariz., were pronounced deceased by Gallup emergency responders in Row 10 of the parking lot at Walmart at 1650 W. Maloney Ave.

The police report, released April 27, states that Jeremy Greeson of Reservation Recovery towing service, told Gallup police that he was about to tow a black Hyundai Santa Fe when the shooting...

No arrests made

At least one unknown individual broke into and robbed the Gallup Thrift gas station and convenience store April 24, according to a police report.

Gallup police officer Adrian Quetawki recorded that at about 6 am he responded to a burglary at 3320 W. Historic Highway 66, in which cigarettes, knives and cigars were stolen.

The owner of the business said store cabinets containing smoking pipes and vapor juice were broken into, too.

“While on the scene I observed a large rock that was used to break into the business,” Quetawki wrote in the police report. “The business entry point was at the front door and the same as the exit point.”

The police report states...

NAME: Rhiannon Saltwater

AGE: 26

BOOKED: 2/18/15

NOTE: Aggravated DWI

 

NAME: Jarvis T. Bahe

AGE: 25

BOOKED: 2/12/17

NOTE: DWI/Careless Driving

 

NAME: Ethan Yazzie

AGE: 33

BOOKED: 2/11/17

NOTE: DWI/open container/marijuana -1ounce

 

NAME: Adrian Johnson

AGE: 31

BOOKED: 2/11/17

NOTE: DWI

 

NAME: Veronica Badonie

AGE: 33

BOOKED: 2/11/17

NOTE: Aggravated DWI/consuming-possessing alcohol in vehicle/suspended-revoked license/no insurance/improper use of registration

 

NAME: Virginia Martinez

AGE: 58

BOOKED: 1/20/17

NOTE: DWI/careless driving/open container/no driver’s license

 

NAME: Candace Rose Peralto

AGE: 27

BOOKED: 1/26/17

NOTE...