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Gallup police: Paul Melvin Jake has been located

Jake, 29, was reported missing by a family member on Aug. 22. The Gallup Police Department said he has since been located.

Gallup Today Staff

Newsroom · August 25, 2026 · 1 min read · Updated

Paul Melvin Jake, 29, who was reported missing to Gallup police on Aug. 22, has been located, the Gallup Police Department said.

Jake was reported missing by a family member a day earlier.

The department had asked anyone who saw Jake to call Metro Dispatch or the Gallup Police Department. That appeal is closed.

Via Gallup Police Department

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