ESPANOLA’S POLICE CHIEF HAS BEEN PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. THAT AFTER MATTHEW VIGIL WAS INDICTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ABUSE AND WITNESS INTIMIDATION. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE CHARGES STEM FROM TWO INCIDENTS…ONE LAST OCTOBER AND THE OTHER IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
VIGIL HAS BEEN ESPANOLA’S POLICE CHIEF SINCE MAY OF 2016.
