Two law enforcement agencies were the target of vandalism Thursday night and early Friday morning.
The buildings of the Belen Police Department on Becker Avenue and the Valencia County Sheriffâs Office on Luna Avenue in Los Lunas were both vandalized with graffiti.
The BPD received most of the damage, with spray paint on the front wall and the bay door of its storage building, as well as five marked police units. The vandals also busted out the back window of one of those units. Belen Police Chief James Harris estimates the damage to run in the thousands of dollars.
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According to the criminal complaints, shortly before 2 a.m., Friday, Feb. 19, deputies with the Valencia County Sheriffâs Office were dispatched to 298 Meadow Lake Road about a disturbance at the residence, and were told a man was possibly shot in the chest.
When the first deputy arrived, he found a man lying face down on the ramp leading into the house and a second man face down on the floor of the living room. Both were unresponsive and not breathing. The two men were later identified as the Romero brothers, who lived at the house, according to a press release from VCSO.
BELENâA 7-year-old Belen girl was severely injured last Thursday when two Rottweilers attacked her and her grandmother.
Christine Valdez said her granddaughter, Ashley Diaz, is currently in the special care unit at UNMâs Children Hospital in Albuquerque, and has already undergone two surgeries. The road to recovery will be a long one, but Valdez said Ashley is doing as well as can be expected.
Ashley Diaz, 7, of Belen, is currently recovering from injuries she sustained during a dog attack on Thursday, Feb. 18. Her grandmother, Christine Valdez, said the girl has undergone two surgeries. Submitted photo
Belen Police Chief James Harris said the incident occurred just after 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18, near an apartment complex on Aragon Road. He said the girl and a friend were outside playing when they fell into a neighboring property and she was attacked by the two dogs.