The following incidents were among the 306 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Aug. 31 – Sept. 6. Persons who were cited, charged or arrested by STPD officers are accused of committing a civil violation or of criminal activity, but such accusations should raise no inference of guilt. At 10:21 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, a resident reported the theft of prescription medication from a vehicle parked at Family Dollar, located at 36 Main St. in Snowflake. At 4:57 p.m. on Wednesday, Gilbert Nez, 37, of Ganado was arrested for disorderly conduct and assault/domestic violence after officers responded to Walmart, located at 715 N. Main St. in Taylor following a report of domestic violence. Nez was allegedly arguing with a female companion over a return item, when he then struck the woman twice with a shopping cart then grabbed her in a headlock and threw her to the ground before pulling her head back by her hair and yelling at her. Nez was booked into the Navajo County Jail. At 9:38 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, Ryan Begay, 23 of Tsaile was cited and released for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on 8th South and Centennial Blvd. in Snowflake for no license plate light. At 6:27 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, Darrell Stock, 40, of Taylor was arrested for disorderly conduct and assault/domestic violence after officers responded to a disturbance in the 300 block of West Sierra Drive in Taylor where Stock allegedly assaulted a 69-year-old man. Stock was booked into the county jail. At 8:29 p.m. on Friday, Michael Valandra, 23, of Taylor was arrested for preventing the use of a telephone in an emergency and domestic violence after officers responded to the 100 block of West Cattle Lane following reports of an assault. Valandra was booked into the county jail. At 11:54 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, James Plummer, 19, and Noah O’Riley, 19, both of Snowflake were cited and released for underage drinking following a traffic stop on 3rd West and Main Street in Snowflake on a Ford Explorer with a head light out.
Snowflake/Taylor Police Report Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2022
Printed in the September 21, 2022 edition
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