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.
   Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs deputies or State Police responded to the following calls:
Methadone,
Jan. 31
   4:35 a.m. A caller advised that he hit an elk and totaled his SUV on Highway 84. He didnât need an ambulance, he just wanted to file a report. A State Police officer called dispatch to report the caller was a Rio Arriba County Detention Center worker. The vehicle was towed to the facility and Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs Office was asked to take a crash report and talk to the driver, but the State Police decided to handle it, instead.
   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.
   Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs deputies or State Police responded to the following calls:
Heads up
Jan. 10
   1:13 a.m. A Motel 6 security guard reported a driver in a red Toyota Tacoma hit a fence as he was leaving. An officer found a Tacoma with front end damage at Allsups but it was not the truck that hit the fence.
   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.
   Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs deputies or State Police responded to the following calls:
A whole basket
Jan. 3
   12:07 a.m. A Coyote caller repeatedly tried to get New Mexico State Police to come to his house because he said he had intruders. Dispatch said there were no Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs Office personnel on duty after midnight and State Police had no one in District 5, nor Sandoval County. All District 5 State Police were in Albuquerque.
  A Cordova man couldnât have picked a worse time or place to run a stop sign, which resulted in him colliding with an Española Police officer.
   Johnny Sandoval, 45, Cordova was arrested the night of Dec. 3 and initially charged with reckless driving under the influence of medication/drugs/alcohol.
   Because the accident involved a police officer, the Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs Office handled the investigation.
   Sheriffâs Office Cpl. Andres Sanchez worked as primary on the accident investigation with Deputies Jerry Albo and Joseph Cannon.
   Sanchez states in his incident report that he arrived at the scene about 7:15 p.m. and spoke to Cannon.
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