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Chama Valley & Abiquiú Daily Digest Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Ty's Take

There's not much detail in what we know so far about whoever drove into a police officer, but that's the kind of incident that gets everyone's attention in a county this size. You don't have to live here long to understand that our law enforcement works thin on the ground, covering a lot of country with not enough backup, and any time one of them gets hurt it reminds you how exposed that work really is. We'll wait for the full story before drawing conclusions, but today everyone's thinking about whoever was out there doing the job and hoping they come out all right.

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Rio Grande SUN

1 Allegedly Crashed Into Police Officer

A 53-year-old Española man faces trial without bail after allegedly driving head-on into a tribal police officer's cruiser in the Ohkay Casino parking lot on September 22. Jose Eufemio Martinez Jr. was ordered held without bail by a judge in the First Judicial District following his pre-trial...

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