The following incidents were among the 263 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Oct. 2-8. 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 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Aaron Cogburn, 32, of Show Low, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on Highway 77 in Snowflake. According to the report, a gray Geo Tracker was parked in the middle of the road blocking the northbound lane and Cogburn reportedly was found to have a glass meth pipe in his possession. Cogburn was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 1:39 p.m. on Wednesday, a person reported the theft of $40, identification and a bank card from a wallet that was left behind and then recovered at McDonald’s, located at 380 S. Main St. in Snowflake.
At 2:44 p.m. on Wednesday, Jesus Guillen- Rodriguez, 30, of Taylor, was arrested on a warrant. Guillen- Rodriguez was booked into the county jail.
At 2:05 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, a resident reported that the roundabout on South Frontier Parkway was tagged with graffiti.
At 5:47 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, Nicolai Beaufeaux, 23, of Heber, was cited and released at Old Woodruff Road and Eagar Avenue in Snowflake for criminal speeding after reportedly traveling 60 mph in a 35 mph zone.
At 6:16 p.m. on Tuesday, Joseph Swovick, 64, of Vernon, was arrested for resisting arrest, displaying a fictitious license plate, and cited for no current insurance and no current registration after an officer initiated activity in the 1300 block of South Main Street in Snowflake. Swovick was booked into the county jail.
