Espanola, New Mexico

7:17 p.m. — A woman calling from the Rio Chama Chevron said she didn’t know what her name was or what was wrong with her, but someone gave her brownies and later told her they put something in them. Officers checked to make sure she was okay.

Espanola, New Mexico is a grey zone. I loyally check out their local paper, Rio Grande Sun, for their police blotter because the stories are of a Twilight Zone/David Lynch flavor. The above blotter is a recent from their most recent edition.
I had the pleasure of stopping in the town on a ride from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. My friend advised me that Espanola is a town where many residents are addicted heroin and meth. Sometime after that trip I had met someone out in New Jersey, who grew up near Espanola, who also referred to the town as the "Heroin Capital of New Mexico."

Weird things happen in Espanola and their police blotter helps prove it.

Here are some other ones I've saved for my own future reference...

Monday, Jan. 12

• 7:51 p.m. — A County Road 103 caller said his aunt told him there was a man, who was wearing camouflage, holding a stick and pretending it was a rifle, trying to hide. The aunt told dispatchers she saw some lights a few minutes ago and could see lights again. The hidden man was found and detoxed.

Wednesday, Jan. 14

• 11:59 p.m. — A Private Drive 1625 caller said he was "a gangster rapper that has been all over Albuquerque." He called a second time and asked if the Cold War ended and asked whether someone could take his picture so that he could "be known and be normal." No report was taken.

Thursday, Jan. 15

• 4:07 p.m. — A Shoe Department employee said someone walked out with a pair of shoes. She later advised 911 dispatchers that the man fled in his socks and didn't take anything. The suspect told police that it was his boss who tried to steal the shoes, but they didn't get away with anything. He was arrested for driving under the influence.

Sunday. Jan. 18

• 10:48 a.m. — A State Road 76 caller said a man was trying to steal her doorknob, and he threw something on the door, scratching it. She said he wasn't at the house but goes there at night when he knows she isn't home. Police determined no one was trying to steal the doorknob.

Wednesday, Jan. 21

• 9:25 p.m. — A Ziegler Street caller said when she arrived home she heard some weird noises and her deaf roommate felt something weird. Police checked the residence.