Robin Fornoff New Mexico State Police on Thursday said a procedural breakdown resulted in no response to a call for help from a Quay County couple whose home was invaded by a stranger. “Somebody should have been here,” said Fay Edwards, 68, who placed two calls to 911 after a man barged through her back […]
Police bust cockfighting operation
March 28, 2010
New Mexico State Police police Sunday morning animal control officers euthanized 53 roosters they said they seized while smashing a cockfighting operation in southwest Clovis. By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer Police said the scene of an illegal cockfighting event in Clovis on Saturday night was littered with about 100 dead birds and many more […]
Police investigating domestic dispute that resulted in shooting
February 3, 2010
CNJ staff Clovis police are investigating a domestic dispute that resulted in a woman being shot Wednesday night. Just before 6 p.m., police were called to an apartment in the 900 block of Jones Street for a report a woman had been shot. Police Chief Steve Sanders said the woman was transported to Plains Regional […]
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October 2, 2007
Sadoth Chavez pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Felix Bass, a former sailor from Littlefield, Texas, after a fight that resulted from a crap game near Melrose. … The Clovis News-Journal reported that U.S. Sen. Dennis Chavez was urging Curry County residents to go after federal funds when the federal government announced it was […]
