In a unanimous vote, the Hurley Town Council hired former Bayard Chief of Police Cornel Stemley as a police officer for the town at a special meeting Tuesday evening. While the council spoke at length with Hurley Police Chief Steven Gallegos and Stemley during a closed session prior to the vote, Mayor Ed Stevens and council members expressed confidence in the decision to hire Stemley. “We have made the decision …
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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, …
The Bayard City Council, during a special meeting Monday, voted unanimously to terminate now-former Chief of Police Cornel Stemley who was sworn into service a mere two months ago. While Bayard Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Ortiz and Councilor Eloy Medina had both previously reported that Stemley was “under investigation” after a Feb. 8 incident in which Stemley acted in his capacity as chief while driving his personal vehicle neither …
By HANNAH DUMAS Daily Press Staff Two new members of the Bayard City Council made their presence felt at the council’s regular meeting Monday afternoon, forcing 2-2 splits on several votes and tie-breakers cast by Mayor Chon Fierro. The council revisited a tabled motion from the last meeting about a potential time change for council meetings. While new Councilors Jose Diaz and Frances Gonzales pushed for meeting times to change …