Two Suspects Arrested After Lingerie Store Robbery and Police Pursuit
3258 Cerrillos Rd
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Summary
- A man and a woman were arrested in Santa Fe after allegedly stealing merchandise from a lingerie store called 'Love Etc', assaulting an employee, and injuring a bystander during their escape on January 28th. The suspects, Du Huyah and Heather Martinez, fled in a vehicle but were apprehended following a police pursuit. Huyah faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault and battery, while Martinez is charged with aggravated battery and larceny.
Timeline
Both Huyah and Martinez were arrested and booked into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center. Huyah faces charges including battery, aggravated assault, fleeing a police officer, larceny, and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Martinez is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and larceny.
According to the report, Huyah then entered a vehicle driven by Martinez. The vehicle reversed, knocking the intervening person to the ground, and then fled the scene. Officers later located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but Huyah, who was then driving, sped away. The pursuit ended when an officer used a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver to stop the car.
Officers responded to the Love ETC store at 3258 Cerrillos Road, where they learned that Du Huyah, 49, of Albuquerque, and Heather Martinez, 45, of Taos, had taken merchandise without paying. A store employee attempted to recover the items, and police say Huyah struck the employee multiple times in the back with his fists and then pointed a gun at him. Another person stepped in to help and became involved in a physical struggle with Huyah.
Per various news articles sourced from SamDesk man and a woman were arrested on Wednesday, January 28, after allegedly stealing sexually oriented merchandise from 'Love Etc', threatening employees, injuring a bystander, and fleeing in a vehicle, according to a Santa Fe Police Department news release.
Incident reported at 3258 Cerrillos Rd.
Both Huyah and Martinez were arrested and booked into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center. Huyah faces charges including battery, aggravated assault, fleeing a police officer, larceny, and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Martinez is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and larceny.
According to the report, Huyah then entered a vehicle driven by Martinez. The vehicle reversed, knocking the intervening person to the ground, and then fled the scene. Officers later located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but Huyah, who was then driving, sped away. The pursuit ended when an officer used a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver to stop the car.
Officers responded to the Love ETC store at 3258 Cerrillos Road, where they learned that Du Huyah, 49, of Albuquerque, and Heather Martinez, 45, of Taos, had taken merchandise without paying. A store employee attempted to recover the items, and police say Huyah struck the employee multiple times in the back with his fists and then pointed a gun at him. Another person stepped in to help and became involved in a physical struggle with Huyah.
Per various news articles sourced from SamDesk man and a woman were arrested on Wednesday, January 28, after allegedly stealing sexually oriented merchandise from 'Love Etc', threatening employees, injuring a bystander, and fleeing in a vehicle, according to a Santa Fe Police Department news release.
Incident reported at 3258 Cerrillos Rd.
Both Huyah and Martinez were arrested and booked into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center. Huyah faces charges including battery, aggravated assault, fleeing a police officer, larceny, and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Martinez is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and larceny.
According to the report, Huyah then entered a vehicle driven by Martinez. The vehicle reversed, knocking the intervening person to the ground, and then fled the scene. Officers later located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but Huyah, who was then driving, sped away. The pursuit ended when an officer used a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver to stop the car.
Officers responded to the Love ETC store at 3258 Cerrillos Road, where they learned that Du Huyah, 49, of Albuquerque, and Heather Martinez, 45, of Taos, had taken merchandise without paying. A store employee attempted to recover the items, and police say Huyah struck the employee multiple times in the back with his fists and then pointed a gun at him. Another person stepped in to help and became involved in a physical struggle with Huyah.
Per various news articles sourced from SamDesk man and a woman were arrested on Wednesday, January 28, after allegedly stealing sexually oriented merchandise from 'Love Etc', threatening employees, injuring a bystander, and fleeing in a vehicle, according to a Santa Fe Police Department news release.
Incident reported at 3258 Cerrillos Rd.
Both Huyah and Martinez were arrested and booked into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center. Huyah faces charges including battery, aggravated assault, fleeing a police officer, larceny, and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Martinez is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and larceny.
According to the report, Huyah then entered a vehicle driven by Martinez. The vehicle reversed, knocking the intervening person to the ground, and then fled the scene. Officers later located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but Huyah, who was then driving, sped away. The pursuit ended when an officer used a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver to stop the car.
Officers responded to the Love ETC store at 3258 Cerrillos Road, where they learned that Du Huyah, 49, of Albuquerque, and Heather Martinez, 45, of Taos, had taken merchandise without paying. A store employee attempted to recover the items, and police say Huyah struck the employee multiple times in the back with his fists and then pointed a gun at him. Another person stepped in to help and became involved in a physical struggle with Huyah.
Per various news articles sourced from SamDesk man and a woman were arrested on Wednesday, January 28, after allegedly stealing sexually oriented merchandise from 'Love Etc', threatening employees, injuring a bystander, and fleeing in a vehicle, according to a Santa Fe Police Department news release.
Incident reported at 3258 Cerrillos Rd.
Both Huyah and Martinez were arrested and booked into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center. Huyah faces charges including battery, aggravated assault, fleeing a police officer, larceny, and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Martinez is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and larceny.
According to the report, Huyah then entered a vehicle driven by Martinez. The vehicle reversed, knocking the intervening person to the ground, and then fled the scene. Officers later located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but Huyah, who was then driving, sped away. The pursuit ended when an officer used a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver to stop the car.
Officers responded to the Love ETC store at 3258 Cerrillos Road, where they learned that Du Huyah, 49, of Albuquerque, and Heather Martinez, 45, of Taos, had taken merchandise without paying. A store employee attempted to recover the items, and police say Huyah struck the employee multiple times in the back with his fists and then pointed a gun at him. Another person stepped in to help and became involved in a physical struggle with Huyah.
Per various news articles sourced from SamDesk man and a woman were arrested on Wednesday, January 28, after allegedly stealing sexually oriented merchandise from 'Love Etc', threatening employees, injuring a bystander, and fleeing in a vehicle, according to a Santa Fe Police Department news release.
Incident reported at 3258 Cerrillos Rd.
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