The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration of what local law enforcement, funded by taxpayers, must deal with daily throughout the Española Valley.
A 12-year-old Española Middle School student caused the school to be put on lock-down, Nov. 18, after making a threat on SnapChat, to shoot up the school. Police later determined he made the threat because he didn’t want to go to school.
A Santa Fe man and Española woman were both arrested Nov. 8 for child endangerment resulting in serious injury. Christian Vasquez, 32, was also charged with aggravated driving while under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and seven other charges.
Burger King has become the target of recent burglaries and on Nov. 17, someone broke in again.
On Wednesday, for the second time this year, a jury deliberated charges against former Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan for harboring a felon and intimidating a witness in March 2017. This time, they returned with a verdict.
A Hernandez woman was allegedly assaulted on Oct. 23, after a woman came to her mother's house and accused her of having an affair with her boyfriend.
A Rio Arriba County Detention Officer who decided to ask an inmate what the problem was, after the man mumbled something, got his answer when the inmate punched him in the face.
An Española City Police officer arrested a man on Oct. 24, after he allegedly tried to strangle his girlfriend over a broken phone.
A Santa Fe man was apprehended and arrested on the afternoon of Oct. 10, after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop.
A complaint filed April 1 by Priscilla Serrano against Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office Major Billy Merrifield was never investigated, according to documents obtained in response to an Aug. 23 Inspection of Public Records Act request with the Office.
A female inmate was attacked by another inmate on Sept. 24 at the Rio Arriba County Detention Center, the attacked inmate was accused of stealing the alleged attacker's PIN for phone calls.
A Santa Fe woman nearly got away without incident after she rear-ended a vehicle, Oct. 12, on Middle San Pedro Road, however, her actions indicated she might be under the influence of something and police were asked to return to the scene.
An unidentified man got away after beating an employee at Allsup’s and hitting a good Samaritan with his car, as he and a woman fled the scene.
Stephen Meek, 68, of Tierra Amarilla, pleaded guilty Oct. 28 in District Court to three charges related to the June 2019 raping of a 7-year-old girl, only identified as A.P. in court documents.
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