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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 2002
Page
3
Police report 2002 saw more homicides than 2001 with victims including Saul Garcia, Juanito Marques, and Lucas Peralta. A 52 year old homeless man Nieves Najar was bludgeoned to death on Thanksgiving Day and burned. Roswell faces 15 fewer officers and staffing strains as a new chief prepares to restore strength and morale.
Chaves County saw rapid changes in 2002 with the firing of County Manager Hubert Quintana by a 3-2 vote at the January 30 meeting. Stan Riggs became interim manager as Quintana moved to a state job in Santa Fe alongside the opening of the 78,000 square foot Joseph R. Sheen County Administrative Complex in February and the courthouse renovation beginning in August funded by revenue bonds under Ordinance 67.
New RISD superintendent Dr. Manny Rodriguez arrived May 20 to lead Roswell Independent School District. He replaced Dr. Amarante Fresquez after a selection from 40 applicants and a $105000 yearly three year contract. By August all RISD schools met state standards though controversy followed with resignations at Sunset Elementary and Nancy Lopez Elementary and a teacher walkout December 11.
In Santa Fe 34 property damage incidents and two minor injuries were blamed on vandals with a BB gun. Crimes spanned from Villa Linda Mall to downtown and across the north side. State police investigate. at least one arrest has been made.
The 2002 midterm elections produced major shifts with Bill Richardson defeating John Sanchez to become New Mexico's first Hispanic governor-elect in two decades. Steve Pearce won the 2nd Congressional District, keeping it in Republican hands. Incumbents swept state legislative races including Dan Foley Pauline Pence Avon Wilson and Chaves County races mirrored the broader pattern with several incumbents reelected and new officials installed.
Richard Lovato won a council seat to fill an unexpired term after Ortega resigned in May. Ralph Fresquez replaced Ortega, and Bob Donnell led CCDF, aiming to fund economic development with a local-option gross receipts tax projected at 800000 yearly, a plan city voters largely rejected in September.
Stephanie Angus sues Santa Fe County Commission and Cornell Corrections alleging civil rights violations after Byron Chubbuck escaped from prison. Chubbuck, jailed for 14 bank robberies, fled on his fourth attempt using a handcuff key to free his shackles and forced Angus to drive him in Albuquerque for over two hours before she was released. The Dec. 19 filing seeks more than $25,000 in damages.
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