Grant County Commission holds work session 040924, part 4
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- Published: 07 May 2024 07 May 2024
[Editor's Note: This is part 4 of the Grant County Commission first work session of the month held April 9, 2024. It continues county reports.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
To continue county director reports at the April 9, 2024 Grant County Commission work session, the new County Fire Chief Roger Groves, presented his first report.
"I've been on the job for just over two weeks," Groves opened his report. "The first 24 hours was a trial by fire, for real. We had a structure fire, an engine was rolled and firefighters extricated from the vehicle. All were fine. The engine sustained significant damage. I was pretty busy!"
Stout Elementary School vandalized
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- Published: 07 May 2024 07 May 2024
By Roger Lanse
Silver City Police Department officers were dispatched to Stout Elementary School Saturday, May 4, at approximately 9:09 p.m. to an aggravated burglary complaint. When officers arrived, they made contact with William Hawkins, Superintendent for the Silver City School District, who advised the air seemed hazy in the first building which is the fifth and sixth grade building. According to a SCPD incident report, officers first cleared all SES buildings then entered Room 108, which Mr. K. Rogers uses to teach, which was "chaotic with broken glass from the window being shattered by approximately five rocks and a green bottle on a student's desk."
Man shot, shooter remains at large
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- Published: 07 May 2024 07 May 2024
By Roger Lanse
On Saturday, May 4, 2024, at about 12:08 a.m., Silver City Police Department officers were dispatched to 2035 Pinos Altos Road in reference to a welfare check. The Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority advised an anonymous caller stated a male, who was bleeding heavily, was seen walking into the residence. According to an SCPD incident report, witnesses contacted at the residence denied anyone injured was in the residence and that everything was okay. Officers did not find any blood while walking around the house. There being no evidence of anyone injured on scene, officers left the residence.
Grant County Commission holds work session 040924, part 3
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- Published: 06 May 2024 06 May 2024
[Editor's Note: This is part 3 of the Grant County Commission first work session of the month held April 9, 2024. It begins county reports.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The first director report at the Grant County Commission April 9, 2024 work session, came from Detention Center Administrator Joseph Andazola. He said they had three officers in training, with four vacancies. "We did have an accreditation council meeting last month, and we did get approval for our application. It will go before the Accreditation Board and I am seeking approval to get our PARS (preliminary arraignment system) going."
Give Grandly held 050424
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- Published: 05 May 2024 05 May 2024
Photos of the Give Grandly event on May 4, 2024 by Mary Alice Murphy
More thefts attached to the Alters who stole a de Kooning painting
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- Published: 05 May 2024 05 May 2024
Seemingly, in addition to the de Kooning painting theft, which is chronicled in the links at the bottom of the article, some other stolen items have now been identified as having been in the possession of Jerry and Rita Alter.
KOB 4 posted this on May 2, 2024 and updated it on May 3, 2024.