A Navajo Nation Patrol Officer was killed Aug. 30 in a head-on collision that took place near Mile Post 15.5 on Navajo Route 64 between Chinle and Tsaile, Ariz.
The Navajo Nation Police Department has identified the patrol officer as Leander Frank.
According to Jesse Delmar, director of the Division of Public Safety, Frank...
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GPD captures Desiderio
Suspect reportedly stabbed victim near Camille’sOne of McKinley County’s most wanted is now behind bars at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center on an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge, officials said.
Marinda Spencer, public information officer at the Gallup Police Department, said Darrell Desiderio, Sr., was taken into custody Aug. 5 after a brief chase downtown. According to the arrest warrant, Desiderio is being held on a $10,000 cash-only bond.
“We were able to apprehend [Mr. Desiderio],” Spencer said. “He put up a short chase, but he is now in jail.”
Desiderio, 39, was the prime suspect in a downtown stabbing that took place Aug. 18. The name of...
WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Legal limit is .08Michelle Raphealito
Aug. 20, 9:33 pm
DWI
Traveling westbound on Hwy. 264 near the 11.5-mile marker in Yatahey, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tammy Houghtaling noticed a vehicle turning east on 264 from Sagebrush Avenue; the passenger-side headlight was not working. Houghtaling pulled the white Chevy pickup over near the 12-mile marker.
The driver, Raphealito, 36, said she misplaced her Arizona license. She smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes.
She failed field sobriety tests and blew .00 during breath testing; she was taken to a local hospital for a blood draw before booking.
Garrett Etsitty
Aug. 20, 7:15 pm
DWI...
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COURT CASE
8/22, GALLUP
At 8:19 am, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Paul Davis, Jr. was notified of a bomb threat by staff at the District Court, 207 W. Hill Ave.
Upon arrival at the court, Davis met with the clerk who’d received the bomb-threat call.
The clerk told Davis that the caller said, “I’m going to blow all you p---sies up… all of you,” and then hung up.
“The caller sounded young, like a teenager and spoke in gangster/thug slang,” the police report states.
A search of the premise was conducted and no suspicious items were found. Employees were allowed to reenter the court, and the clerk who received the call filled out a Department of the Treasury...
8/22, GALLUP
At 8:19 am, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Paul Davis, Jr. was notified of a bomb threat by staff at the District Court, 207 W. Hill Ave.
Upon arrival at the court, Davis met with the clerk who’d received the bomb-threat call.
The clerk told Davis that the caller said, “I’m going to blow all you p---sies up… all of you,” and then hung up.
“The caller sounded young, like a teenager and spoke in gangster/thug slang,” the police report states.
A search of the premise was conducted and no suspicious items were found. Employees were allowed to reenter the court, and the clerk who received the call filled out a Department of the Treasury...
McKinley County OK’s 2018-2022 ICIP list
Summary: Road improvements top listThe McKinley County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved 46 projects at a special meeting Aug. 23 connected to the fiscal year 2018-2022 Infrastructure Capital Improvement.
Topping the ICIP list were improvements to roads, which have been a county priority for years, according to McKinley County Roads Superintendent Jeff Irving.
The list prioritizes big-ticket countywide infrastructure projects, and now goes to the state Department of Finance and Administration for further review.
Commissioner Genevieve Jackson did not attend the meeting and a request dealing with facilities management was temporarily put aside due to her absence...
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