ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities are expanding their search for a man whose last possible whereabouts were at a gas station in Santa Fe about a month ago.
Joel “Deano” Valdez, 36, suddenly went missing Sept. 18 when he was coming home to Coyote from a job site in Silver City. He was driving a white 2015 Chevrolet pickup with the New Mexico license plate “248THP”.
New Mexico State Police began investigating the case Sept. 21 in the Santa Fe and Albuquerque areas. They learned his phone was turned off and that his debit card was fraudulently used at multiple places in Santa Fe…