The following incidents were among the 271 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Aug. 14-20. 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 2:46 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, Bongani Ndlovu, 33, of Phoenix, was arrested for fraudulent schemes and artifices, identity theft, and unlawful use of license after an employee of National Bank of Arizona, located at 1290 S. Main St., in Snowflake, reported a subject attempting to cash a fraudulent check in the amount of $3,000. Ndlovu was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 10:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Emilio Johnson, 31, of Pinetop, was cited and released for driving on a canceled license in the 1200 block of South Main Street in Snowflake.
At 1:55 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, Stephen Washburn, 34, of Show Low, was cited and released for driving without a valid license and displaying fictitious plates, and was arrested on two warrants following a traffic stop on North Main Street in Taylor. Washburn was booked into the county jail.
At 8:24 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, a 13-year-old boy was issued a juvenile referral for assault after an officer responded to George Washington Academy, located at 1945 S. 1st E. St. in Snowflake, after a student reported being assaulted.
At 2:12 p.m. on Tuesday, Sheryl Schinke, 65, of Snowflake, was arrested for DUI, driving on a suspended license and no mandatory insurance, following a traffic stop on 9th South Street and Main Street in Snowflake. Schinke was booked into the county jail.
