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Shots rang out in Silver City just before 5 p.m. March 16 on Silver Heights Boulevard at Bennett Street, leaving a tragic aftermath: two vehicles peppered with bullet holes, 18-year-old Bayard resident Jerimiah Mohr on the verge of death, two other young men injured, a suspected shooter nearby and several young women crying and in shock amid the chaos. Not long after the shooting, the missing suspect, 31-year-old Joseph Trujillo, …
Over the course of 2021, struggles within Mining District municipal police departments continued. While these departments have long seen high turnover rates, area officials noted that over the last few years, it has grown increasingly difficult to maintain adequately staffed departments. Whether or not it is even sustainable for these communities to maintain their own departments remained a hot topic throughout the year. As 2021 began, Bayard and Hurley were …