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Iustilation Uninvestigct Contloued from Page ! mutilations, and rwnors kind of a concepi." believe an effort was prove valuable to any are spreading fast. Martinez said a teietype made to contact Rommel investigator. "Eloy Martinez went to received by every affiliate with no success." That doesn't sound like the State Police and told State Police officer of the Of the allegations of : complete investigating" them that Gabe Valdez is state assigned Richard C cover-up, Martinez said. Schmitt said of the not to have any part in this de Baca as iaison between The Only thing.I can omission of.Valdez investigation," one serious officers and Rommel and really state I would Natly participation. Valdez fan told the SUN. that "relates to the notion deny basis for supporting In light of the lack of Another version of that that if there is mute in the contention that there is .investigation..of the :story is that a!muzzle" their responsibility that a cover-up if fo. no other Truchas episode, the SUN has been placed on Valdez. hopetully they will contact reason than it wowld put has received a number of Both stories were denled Rommel.' Tuesday by State Police the grant in jeoparay." reports trom confidential Of Rommel's faure to He advised those with sources about Cniei Martin Vigi and by appear at the Truchas such contentions to "spply dissatisfaction with the the district atorney. suspected mutilation, he to the grantee, the Law course Rommel's in- Aue jno nnd gou aawy I.. said he is "reasonabiy Enforcement Assistance vestigation is taking. orders to that effect. assured that Ken Association." wiih that Persons who have Vigil said. He explained looking into it." complaint. The LEAA, he spoken to the investigator that he has asked that "This. happened on contends, would "support". complain he' is "brusque, information be channelled weekend and its one of the complainant "one or "too ippant," or he to Rommel,but f a state those instances where I policeman should get a hundred per cent." doesn't take their ideas or their reports. seriously, call on suspected and they'd rather not mutilation, he should "go discuss with him turther on over there." mutilation phenomena. The district attorney. Other persons express too, denies the existence of : fears that not only - gag order on any state Rommel, .but the District pollce officer.. Attorney and the State never have, and Police, are working never will, impose any together to cover kind of - zag rule on any up whatever behind the law enforcement officer because I don't have that authority nad even if I did It would be impractical.for me to impose any form of gag rule,' he said. Of the alleged meeting witn Vigll. he satd, he believed that the story grew an .actual Conversation he had with the chief. think that the meeting was only my sincewe now have a designated project director in charge that it would probably be best to have everything relating to mutilations funnelled through that investigator. If for no other reason the grant terms : and conditons