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Farmington Police District Coordinator Ofc. Kris Chavez, top left, and Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahl attempt to wake up a down subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 off East Main Street in Farmington.
Farmington Police District Coordinator Ofc. Kris Chavez, top left, and Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahl attempt to wake up a down subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 off East Main Street in Farmington.
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Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahl talks with an inebriated subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 on East Main Street in Farmington.
Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahl talks with an inebriated subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 on East Main Street in Farmington.
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Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahl gathers medical information on a down subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 found passed out by the Rimrock Lodge in Farmington. The subject was arrested shortly after on an outstanding warrant.
Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahl gathers medical information on a down subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 found passed out by the Rimrock Lodge in Farmington. The subject was arrested shortly after on an outstanding warrant.
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Farmington Police District Coordinator Ofc. Kris Chavez empties a bottle of alcohol found near a down subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at the Rimrock Lodge in Farmington.
Farmington Police District Coordinator Ofc. Kris Chavez empties a bottle of alcohol found near a down subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at the Rimrock Lodge in Farmington.
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Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahll and Farmington Police Department District Coordinator Ofc. Kris Chavez prepare to transport an inebriated person to the Sobering Center, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 shortly after making contact with the individual at the Shell gas station off West Apache Street in Farmington.
Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahll and Farmington Police Department District Coordinator Ofc. Kris Chavez prepare to transport an inebriated person to the Sobering Center, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 shortly after making contact with the individual at the Shell gas station off West Apache Street in Farmington.
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A breath alcohol concentration, BrAC, shows a reading or .403, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 after a breathalyzer test was conducted on an inebriated subject in Farmington.
A breath alcohol concentration, BrAC, shows a reading or .403, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 after a breathalyzer test was conducted on an inebriated subject in Farmington.
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Kris Chavez, a district coordinator officer with Farmington Police Department drops off an inebriated subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at the Sobering Center in Farmington.
Kris Chavez, a district coordinator officer with Farmington Police Department drops off an inebriated subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at the Sobering Center in Farmington.
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Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahl, left, and Farmington Police Department District Coordinator Ofc. Kris Chavez, right, attend to a down subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 off East Main Street Farmington.
Farmington Fire Department Station One Capt. Mike Stahl, left, and Farmington Police Department District Coordinator Ofc. Kris Chavez, right, attend to a down subject, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 off East Main Street Farmington.
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