By LISA JIMENEZ
Daily Press Correspondent
With total novel coronavirus cases in Grant County approaching 700, and nine new cases reported last week, Silver City Police Chief Freddie Portillo is once again asking Silver City residents to comply with the town’s public mask ordinance, which requires that anyone aged 13 years and older wear a mask or proper face covering in any public place including while exercising on any of the town’s many trails, or in local parks and other recreational facilities. Face shields alone are not considered proper face coverings under the ordinance. Silver City police officers will be engaged in a proactive enforcement operation just before Christmas, Portillo said, which means officers will be visiting retailers to help ensure compliance with the mask ordinance. To date, 16 citations have been issued, he said, and while officers have discretion whether or not to cite people, the department’s overall recommendation is zero tolerance for violatio
December 23, 2020
Friends, family seek justice in case as Lt. Gov. asks AG to step in Written by Silver City Daily Press on December 23, 2020
(Press Staff Photo by Makayla Grijalva)
Gilbert Ray Madrid, a friend of Daniel Murillo, holds a handmade sign on Bullard Street in downtown Silver City on Tuesday. Several cars honked their horns in support of the sign’s message as they drove by. Madrid also planned a small protest today. Cody McDonald, who has been charged with Murillo’s murder, was released to house arrest last week on a $25,000 bond.
Friends and family of Daniel Murillo, who was shot and killed in Silver Acres last month, are taking to the streets and social media to condemn the decision by District Judge Jarod Hofacket to release Murillo’s accused killer, Cody McDonald, to house arrest pending trial. ※If people want change, they have to pay attention to who they put in office and w