Officers sweep Valencia County for criminals

DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD START TO THE VALENCIA COUNTY. AT THE CRACK OF DAWN TODAY, NEARLY A HUNDRE...  More »

DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD START TO THE VALENCIA COUNTY. AT THE CRACK OF DAWN TODAY, NEARLY A HUNDRED STATE POLICE OFFICERS SWARMED THE ENTIRE COUNTY LOOKING FOR PAROLE VIOLATORS. OUR ERIC KAHNERT TAGGED ALONG FOR THE STING. THE MOON STILL SHINING BRIGHT THIS MORNING ... STATE POLICE WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE LOOKING FOR PAROLE VIOLATORS IN VALENCIA COUNTY. 43 YEAR OLD RAY GALLEGOS GOT A RUDE AWAKENING. CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING ... GALLEGOS IS ONE OF MANY CRIMINALS IN VALENCIA COUNTY NOT FOLLOWING HIS PROBATION OR PAROLE CONDITIONS. AND IT MAY NOT BE SUCH A MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR 29 YEAR OLD JOSEPH JARAMILLO. JARAMILLO VIOLATED HIS PROBATION ... STEMMING FROM AN AGGRAVATED BURGLARY AND ASSAULT CONVICTION. HE SAID GOODBYE TO HIS WIFE... JARAMILLO WAS ONE OF 50 PAROLE VIOLATORS NABBED BY NEARLY A HUNDRED COPS, PROBATION OFFICERS AND U-S MARSHALS. Eric's standup 25:59 ' one by one state police brought the parole offenders into the national guard armory here in belen. this is also where they're finger printed, and arraigned. it's sort of like a one-stop shop to get criminals back behind bars.-10'25:22 'this is a place that's been identified as having some severe problems, there's a lot of good people here, and we want to make sure that their community is safe.-5'IF PROBATION VIOLATORS WEREN'T CAUGHT TODAY ... STATE POLICE SAY NOW'S THEIR CHANCE TO TURN THEMSELVES IN. 23:53 'wipe the slate clean, get the violation taken care of, you're back on the streets, you're with your family for the holidays and you're starting all over, you're good to go.-7'ERIC KAHNERT, EYWN4. EARLIER THIS WEEK, WHILE PREPARING FOR TODAY'S STING, STATE POLICE ALSO ARRESTED A MURDER SUSPECT.  « Less