A non-residential burglary charge has been filed in Farmington after a local business reported a broken drive-through window, missing cash register and damage inside the store, according to court records filed in San Juan County Magistrate Court.

The charge stems from a Feb. 17, 2026 investigation by the Farmington Police Department. A preliminary examination has been scheduled later this month, court records show.

What Court Records Allege

Report of Break-In at Broadway Business

According to an affidavit for arrest warrant filed by Officer Lliam Hoskovec, police were dispatched on Feb. 17 to the Potato Box restaurant on East Broadway in Farmington after employees reported the drive-through window had been broken and items were missing or destroyed.

The affidavit states employees advised they had not cleared the business before discovering the damage. When Officer Hoskovec arrived, he directed employees to move away from the door and cleared the business to ensure no one was inside.

Inside, the officer reported observing broken glass on the ground around the counter area and items that appeared to have been thrown near the counter. A knife was found lying in a doorway, and a drawer in a back-office room was reported open with items thrown out, according to the affidavit.

The back door of the business was open, the affidavit states. Papers near the counter appeared to have been stepped on, and the officer reported seeing clear shoe impressions on those papers. The cash register was reported missing, and a small safe located under the counter was found open.

Officer Hoskovec also reported observing six exterior lights that had been broken. Outside the drive-through window, he observed a broken piece of wood leaning against the building and reported that change had been dropped on the pavement approximately 20 feet west of the drive-through window.

Business Owner and Employee Statements

The affidavit states the reporting party told police the business had last been seen intact the evening before. The employee reported arriving the morning of Feb. 17 at approximately 8:25 a.m., discovering the business broken into and calling dispatch shortly thereafter.

According to the affidavit, the reporting party told police there had been approximately $400 inside the safe and about $20 in change inside the cash register.

Officer Hoskovec reported that the reporting party and two other individuals who entered the business that morning provided the bottoms of their shoes for comparison. The affidavit states the tread patterns of all three were distinct from the impressions found near the counter. The officer reported photographing their shoes as elimination samples.

The owner of the business told police that repairs to the lights and windows would cost approximately $4,000 and that the damage would result in lost income due to closure for repairs, according to the affidavit.

Contact With Suspect and Shoe Comparison

The affidavit states that earlier that morning, at approximately 1:44 a.m., Officer Frazier made contact with a man identified as Juan T. Day on the Riverwalk near the Broadway Bridge. The contact occurred after officers were dispatched to Washington Federal Bank on San Juan Boulevard for an alarm, where responding officers determined the alarm had been caused by a burglary, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit states Officer Ahlgrim later located Day at Buffalo Wild Wings, where he was reported to have been attempting to break into the business. Officer Frazier arrested Day at approximately 3:50 a.m., according to the affidavit.

Based on the timeframe of the reported burglary at the Broadway restaurant, Day’s proximity to the area when contacted, and reports that he had broken into and attempted to break into several businesses, Officer Hoskovec reported making contact with him at the San Juan County Detention Center.

The affidavit states Day was advised of his Miranda rights and agreed to speak with the officer. He denied going to the restaurant but stated he had been on the Riverwalk when contacted by police earlier that morning, according to the affidavit.

Officer Hoskovec reported photographing the tread of Day’s shoes and observing that the pattern matched impressions left inside the restaurant. The officer also reported photographing the damage observed inside the business and uploading the images to the department’s evidence system.

Charges Filed

• Non-residential burglary (NMSA 1978, § 30-16-3(B)) — one count

The charge is similar to a recent Farmington breaking and entering case involving separate allegations earlier this month, according to court records.

Case Status

Court records show a preliminary examination has been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 25, 2026, before Magistrate Judge Stanley R. King in San Juan County Magistrate Court.

Source

Information in this article was obtained from an affidavit for arrest warrant filed Feb. 17, 2026, and a notice of preliminary examination filed Feb. 18, 2026, in San Juan County Magistrate Court in Farmington.

Juan T. Day is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges are allegations. No determination of guilt has been made.