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Military Order Of The World Wars June 17 Meeting To Feature Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone

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Los Alamos Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone

MOWW News:

This month’s meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) will be on Tuesday, June 17. This month’s speaker will be Los Alamos Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone.

Chief Sgambellone retired from the Mansfield Police Department in 2013 after being selected as Chief of Police in Los Alamos. Since being hired, Sgambellone has focused on preparing, achieving, and maintaining National Accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). 

The Department earned this distinction with 100% compliance Read More

State Police Museum And Memorial Coming To Tucumcari

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QUAY COUNTY News:

TUCUMCARI — The Quay County Commission on Monday agreed to partner with a New Mexico non-profit to establish the New Mexico State Police Museum and Memorial to be located in Tucumcari. 

“Quay County is excited about being part of an effort to honor our state heroes,” Daniel Zamora, Quay County Manager said. 

The Museum is the culmination of the longtime goal of Stephen and Beverly Whittington of Clovis. Stephen, a retired State Police Officer and Beverly, a former State Police employee, met while both worked at the state police headquarters in Clovis. 

Stephen grew up in Tucumcari Read More

FBI: Shiprock Man Charged With Unlawfully Possessing Firearm

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Shiprock man was charged by indictment with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, in the morning hours of May 15, 2025, Jay Ray Kelly, 39, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was seen walking in Shiprock, firing a handgun into the air.

Concerned citizens called police. Later that morning, police arrested Kelly with a handgun and 155 rounds of ammunition in a backpack.

Kelly is charged federally with unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition. In 2006, Kelly was convicted in the District of New Mexico for possessing Read More

FBI: Dulce Man Pleads Guilty To Abusive Contact With Minor

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – A Dulce man pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor involving the use of force.

According to court records, on or about Sept. 13, 2023, Cisco Cruzito Pinto, 38, an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, engaged in sexual contact with a minor who was between the ages of 12 and 16 at the time. When the victim resisted, Pinto used force to maintain control.

Pinto will be detained pending sentencing. At sentencing, Pinto faces any term of years and up to life in prison. Upon his release from prison, Pinto will be subject to a term of supervised release of not less than Read More

FBI: Stolen Paintings Recovered Decades After Theft

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Joseph Henry Sharp, Oklahoma Cheyenne aka Indian Boy in Full Dress, c.1915, oil on canvas, 18 x 12 in. Gift of Read Mullan. Collection of Harwood Museum of Art. Credit: UNM Harwood Museum of Art
Victor Higgins, Aspens, c. 1932, oil on canvas, 12 x 14 in. Collection of Harwood Museum of Art. Credit: UNM Harwood Museum of Art

FBI News:

Two paintings have been recovered and returned 40 years after they were stolen from UNM’s Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico. The paintings, by Victor Higgins and by Joseph Henry Sharp were stolen in March of 1985 from Harwood, which was primarily a public library

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FBI: Cuba Man Sentenced For Murder And Firearms Offenses

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Cuba man was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and firearms offenses.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court records, July 26, 2022, Navajo Nation Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting at a residence near Ojo Encino.

Upon arrival, officers discovered John Doe deceased with a gunshot wound to his chest and right arm. Witnesses identified Jason Lee Martinez, 52, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, as the shooter, who fled the scene immediately after the incident.

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NMSP Charges Woman After Shooting In Fort Sumner

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NMSP News:

FORT SUMNER — June 5, 2025, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau agents were called to investigate a shooting that left one male injured, on North 8th Hill Road, in Fort Sumner.

Agents learned that a confrontation ensued between a female suspect and a male, leading to her shooting him with a shotgun.

After law enforcement responded, she barricaded herself inside a residence, but agents convinced her to exit the residence and took her into custody.

The victim was transported by ambulance from the scene to a local area hospital and later flown to Lubbock, Texas, for treatment, Read More