The Española City Council voted at its Jan. 12 meeting to renew a memorandum of agreement with Protos Security, of Daleville, Va., for the City Police Department to provide security
The Española City Council at its Jan. 12 meeting approved a $687,491.07 capital outlay expense to add an additional 1,600 square feet of climate-controlled storage to the fire station at
   The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration of what local law enforcement, funded by taxpayers, must deal with daily throughout the Española Valley.
   Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs deputies or State Police responded to the following calls:
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Jan. 3
   12:07 a.m. A Coyote caller repeatedly tried to get New Mexico State Police to come to his house because he said he had intruders. Dispatch said there were no Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs Office personnel on duty after midnight and State Police had no one in District 5, nor Sandoval County. All District 5 State Police were in Albuquerque.
Española Police Department Officers Monica Salazar and Adam Moya on Jan. 5 responded to a “man down” call at Cooks Trailer Court and found a man later identified as Victor
   A Santa Fe manâs inattention Dec. 29 led to a three-car accident and put the man in the hospital with serious injuries.
   Santa Fe County Sheriffâs Office Deputy Danny Vigil surmised in his incident report that Damon Schuetz, 46, approached the intersection of U.S. Highway 84/285 and State Road 106 (Dreamcatcher Theater) and hit a vehicle from behind with no indication he tried to slow or brake.
   Schuetz was unconscious at the scene and given Narcan, an opioid effects reversing drug. He was taken to St. Vincents Hospital in Santa Fe.
   Schuetzâs 2007 Nissan struck, from the rear, a 2017 Infinity driven by Gerard Nugent, 33, of Austin, Texas. Nugentâs vehicle was subsequently pushed into a 2021 Toyota Tacoma, driven by Billy Vaughn, 47, of Mont Belvieu, Texas.