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  • Police blotter - Jan. 30

    Jan 30, 2019

    These calls were made to the Tucumcari Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center Jan. 21-27: Monday • 1:16 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 600 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. • 12:55 p.m.: Harassment in 200 block of West High Street, Tucumcari. • 2:35 p.m.: Theft in 400 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. • 4:32 p.m.: Breaking and entering in 1000 block of East McGee Avenue, Tucumcari. Tuesday • 10:07 a.m.: Traffic accident with damage at milepost 8, Highway 402, Tucumcari. • 11:10 a.m.: Structure fire at Miera Ranch, Tucumcari....

  • Jail log - Jan. 30

    Jan 30, 2019

    These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Jan. 21 to Jan. 28: • Christopher Clifford Collier, 51, Los Angeles, California, speeding. • Bernice Eskeets, 39, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Jack Fredrick Seely, 63, Tucumcari, driving under the influence of liquor (second offense) and driving while license suspended or revoked. • Ramon Fares Jaramillo, 24, Tucumcari, driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to have operating registration plate lamp and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer. • Jamal...

  • Jury selected in daycare worker trial

    David Grieder|Jan 30, 2019

    PORTALES — A jury is in place, and the trial for two former daycare workers charged more than 18 months ago with the death and serious injury of two young girls in their care begins today. “We’re looking forward to getting the trial moving and getting this tried,” said 9th Judicial District Attorney Andrea Reeb, prosecuting for the state. “It’s been a year and a half now; I think everybody, including defense, victims and defendants are ready to resolve this matter in one way or another.” The mother-daughter duo of Mary and Sandi Taylor are be...

  • Daycare trial going to jury

    David Grieder|Jan 30, 2019

    PORTALES - Mary and Sandi Taylor did most everything together while running their daycare. Now they sit together facing trial for the 2017 death of one young girl in their care and the serious injury to another. Since 2013, the duo ran "Taylor's Tots" daycare from their residence in Portales, earning a good reputation for looking after young children. In February 2017, they passed a semi-annual inspection from the state's Children, Youth and Families Department, and five months later a surveyor...