Vigil sentences local man to 14 years in 2002 home invasion
Jimmy Gallegos received a 14 year sentence after a two hour jury verdict convicting him of aggravated burglary, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and criminal damage to property for the 2002 home invasion that seriously injured Anthony Trujillo. The judge ordered concurrent sentences and scheduled a potential new trial hearing within 30 days as Gallegos seeks relief.
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Anthony Trujillo
Santa Fe
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Michael Vigil
Ence
John Aragon
Department of Corrections
Raymond Duran
Duran
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DWI arrests and pleas reported across Taos area
An Eighth Judicial District Attorney filing lists multiple DWI cases in Taos and nearby areas. Individuals include Edward Rael 46 Taos charged with aggravated DWI second offense and license suspension, Shamus Burke 25 Taos with first offense DWI, and others with first or second offenses. Other names appear with pleas of guilty for aggravated DWI or related charges in June.
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Edward Rael
Taos
Gilbert Atencio
Shamus J. Burke
Juan Arellano
Taos Pueblo
Burke
Paul LeDoux
Alexander Rodriguez
New Mexico
BAC
Carla E. Billingsley
Santa Fe
Zane Halmes
Ace Hardware
Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Louie Chacon
Rachel Rodriguez
Valentin Gallegos
Kit Carson Park Injury and Vehicle Damage Report
Park security logged an incident in Kit Carson Park after 2:45 p.m. when a person ran into a telephone. A cottonwood branch fell onto a vehicle at 317 Kit Carson Road, shattering the back window. A stereo was reported stolen from a truck at 110 Old Talpa Canyon Road. A mildew or fertilizer odor was reported near Sipapu and Apache after midnight. Betsy Phillips.
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Talpa Canyon Road
Betsy Phillips
Town Manager Volunteers for Taser Training Incident
Town manager Tomas Benavidez volunteered to be tasered during police department Taser training held Thursday and Friday led by Lt. Daron Syling. The department has six X26 Tasers replacing older M26 models and plans to issue them to seniors and shift supervisors, aiming to enhance officer and public safety.
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Tomas Benavidez
Police Department
Daron Syling
Benavidez
Beravidez
Daylight burglar busted in Taos thefts at Kit Carson Lot
Taos police arrested 25 year old Fernando Henio Montez of Española and Ranchos de Taos after a daylight auto burglary spree. Officers observed a suspect in the Kit Carson lot as he smashed a car window with a rock and fled. He faces two fourth degree felony counts of auto burglary and burglary tools and one misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property. Arraignment set for Wednesday. Investigation continues.
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Kit Carson Road
Storyteller Theater
Robert Salazar
Kit Carson
Salazar
Fernando Henio Montez
Espafiola
Ranchos de Taos
Montez
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