Navajo Department of Emergency Management

09/14/2026

SAFETY REMINDER | PARADE SAFETY

As you enjoy the parade, please help us keep everyone safe by staying alert and following these important safety reminders.

Please maintain a safe distance from floats and vehicles, stay out of blind spots, and never enter the roadway to retrieve dropped items. Always follow directions from parade staff and emergency personnel.

If someone is injured or in immediate danger, call 911.

For everyone’s safety, please enjoy the parade from the designated viewing areas. Let’s work together to make this a safe and enjoyable event for everyone.

Stay safe. Stay alert. Enjoy the parade.

09/14/2026

09/14/2026

08/25/2026

*** MISSING PERSON***

RAYMOND FUENTES
84 years old
Hispanic Male
5'4"
145lbs
White Hair
Brown Eyes
Clothing When Last Seen
Green windbreaker jacket (no shirt underneath)
Black Levi's jeans
Black shoes
Carrying a black backpack
Circumstances
Raymond Fuentes was last seen on Friday, August 21, 2026, at approximately 1500 hours in the 300 block of West Aztec Avenue, Gallup, New Mexico.
He may have left the area as a passenger in a pickup truck. The make, model, color, and license plate are unknown.
He has not been heard from since he was last seen.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Raymond Fuentes please contact Lt. Timo Molina 505-863-1410

08/25/2026

UPDATE: 8/25/26: Lucia Hayes has been located and she is safe. The flyer has been updated.

‼️UPDATED FLYER‼️

8/24/26: Two photos of Lucia have been added to the flyer.

MISSING ENDANGERED PERSON-SHIPROCK DISTRICT
Lucia Hayes
Age: 16
S*x: Female
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 165 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black (partial red hair)
Last Known Clothing: Lucia was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and black slip-ons.
Other Information/Details: Lucia Hayes was last seen in Shiprock, New Mexico and the date of last contact with Lucia is on Sunday, August 23, 2026. She has braces and a cross tattoo on her right inner arm.

If you have seen Lucia Hayes, or if you have any information on her whereabouts, please call the Navajo Police Department Shiprock District at (505) 368-1350/1351.

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

HAPPENING NOW: Navajo Department of Emergency Management Holds Tracking Training

Twelve participants including officers and civilian staff from the Navajo Police Department, NPD Missing Persons Unit, Navajo Department of Emergency Management, and Apache County Sheriffs Office attend the first day of Tracking Training held by Freddy Osuna, from Greenside Training, LLC.

Osuna, a member of the Pascua Yaqui tribe, is a professional tracker and has 19 years of tracking experience. A former Marine, he believes tracking is part of Indigenous heritage because it is something that is handed down by generations.

“I am an ambassador of tracking. It’s not a dying skill. People have lost interest in it.”