0216010210 - Death Investigation - 07-01-16

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Deputy Assigned: J. Harris                           

Commander Entering: Cpl. R. J. Clark

Location: Puccini Plaza (Tesuque)

Deputies responded to ambulance assist for an unresponsive 82 year old female.  Medics were unable to find any signs of life.  Death appears to be of natural causes.  No foul play suspected.


02165010208 - Burglary - 07-01-16

Deputy Assigned: J. Talache                       

Commander Entering: Cpl. R. J. Clark

Location: Pojoaque

Victim: Dairy Queen

Suspect: Unknown

On 07-01-16 employees of the Dairy Queen found a outside window broken. The broken window allowed access to the manager’s office.   Once inside the office the suspect pried open a locked wooden cabinet that is used to store the cash register drawers.  An inventory showed that $ 500.00 was missing.

The case is under investigation


0216010232-Resisting, Evading or Obstructing an Officer- 7-1-16

Deputy Assigned- E. Eccles

Commander Entering- Cpl. J. York

Location- 100 Block of Camino Debra

Person Arrested- Michael Romero 42 yo Santa Fe, NM

Deputies were dispatched to the above listed residence regarding service of a warrant.  Above listed person pulled into the driveway in his vehicle and noticed deputies  and immediately left the area and parked it a short distance away and fled the area into a nearby residence.  Subject was located and taken into custody.


0216010176 / Criminal Trespass / 6-30-2016

Deputy Assigned: Shannon Coles

Commander Entering: Lt. Michael Martinez

Location: 2323 Casa Rufina  Apt. 101   Santa Fe,NM

Arrested: Marlon Reano   Age: 37    Cochiti,NM

Deputies were dispatched to area reference to a male in the porch area to a home. The male was located and was found to have a court order preventing him from going to the home. The subject was arrested and taken to jail.


0216010187 / Battery / 6-30-2016

Deputy Assigned: Tim Lopez

Commander Entering: Lt. Michael Martinez

Location: Santa Fe County Jail

Arrested: Gary Merino-Ramirez     age: 28     Santa Fe, NM

Inmate reported to Deputy that he was struck in the face by the listed suspect. Deputy spoke to inmate suspect and he admitted to striking the victim inmate. Suspect inmate was rebooked into jail with the additional charge.


0216010178 / DWI / 6-30-2016

Deputy Assigned: Antonio Lopez

Commander Entering: Lt. Michael Martinez

Location: US 84/285 - milepost 183  Pojoaque area

Arrested: Ruben Trujillo    age: 58     Taos,NM

A deputy initiated a traffic stop after observing a vehicle traveling with its lights turned off. Contact was made with the driver and an odor of alcoholic beverage was detected. The diver was asked to submit to testing with the driver complying. The driver was arrested after impairment was detected. The driver was taken to the hospital for a blood draw. The driver was admitted into the hospital for unrelated medical issues.


0216010122 - Larceny (Mail) - 06-30-16

Deputy Assigned: C. Maycumber

Commander Entering: Cpl. R. J. Clark

Location: Seton Village Area

Victims: Several

Suspect: Unknown

A resident in the Seton Village Area found a large amount of mail in his trash can.  The mail was taken from a number of mailboxes in the Seton Village Area.  Deputies are attempting to contact all of the victims to find out how much and what type of mail might be missing. 

The investigation is ongoing.


0216010112 - DWi - 06-30-16

Deputy Assigned: C. Cullison

Commander Entering: Cpl. R. J. Clark

Location: NM-14 & Camino Bajo

Suspect: Charles M. Montoya - 40 - Santa Fe, NM

Charges: DWI - Careless Driving - Immediate Notice of Accident

Deputies responded to the report of a single vehicle crash.  The vehicle had crashed into a culvert and the driver had fled the scene.  The suspect was located lying under a tree in a ditch.  The suspect was found to be highly intoxicated.  The suspect was transported to St. Vincent's hospital were a legal blood draw was taken.  The suspect was then transported and booked into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility.  During his arrest the subject verbally abused the arresting deputy by calling him several names which cannot be repeated in this narrative.


0216010062 - Theft of Identity - 06-29-16

Deputy Assigned: C. Maycumber

Commander Entering: Cpl. R. J. Clark

Location: Cielo Lindo Ln.

Victim: 63 Year Old Female

Suspect: Unknown in Texas

During a credit check the victim learned that someone had opened a Sprint account in her name that had an outstanding balance of $ 848.28


0216010092-Identity Theft- 6-29-16

Deputy Assigned/Entering- Cpl. J. York

Location- 100 Block of Camino Cabo

On this date, it was found that unknown subjects had used the victims social security number to open an online account with the Social Security Administration.  Case is under investigation.