The following incidents were among the 464 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of July 9-22. 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 3:57 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, Justin Hill, 39, of Casa Grande, was cited and released for criminal speeding following a traffic stop at Pebble Lane in Taylor.
At 12:23 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, Cindy Robertson, 67, of Snowflake, was arrested for assault and Michael Overley, 37, of Show Low, was arrested for interfering with judicial proceedings after officers responded to a domestic incident on South Farr Lane in Snowflake. Robertson and Overly were booked into the Navajo County Jail.
A 5:55 p.m. on Thursday, Tonya Nelson, 45, of Tucson, was arrested for possession of a dangerous drug and driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop on Main Street in Taylor. Nelson was booked into the county jail.
At 10:52 p.m. on Thursday, Emilio Lavender, 19, of McNary, was arrested for underage drinking, assault and a warrant after officers responded to a domestic incident at Peterson Pinetree Apartments located at W 7th S. St. in Snowflake. Lavender was booked into the county jail.
At 4:07 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, an employee of Bashas’, located at 650 N. Main St. in Taylor reported theft of alcohol.
At 8:02 p.m. on Saturday, an employee of Circle K, located at N. Main St. in Taylor reported the theft of alcohol.
At 1:28 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, Brandt Perkins, 32, of Snowflake, was arrested for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on Papermill Road in Taylor. Perkins was booked into the county jail.
At 10:06 a.m. on Sunday, Heidi Durham, 52, of Show Low, was cited and released for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on North Main Street in Taylor.
At 11:37 a.m. on Sunday, Lauren Hayward, 35, of Snowflake, was cited and released for an open container violation and Sage Sandoval, 27, of Snowflake, was cited for an open container violation and arrested on a warrant following a traffic stop on Main Street in Taylor. Sandoval was booked into the county jail.
At 5:19 p.m. on Sunday, Christopher Martinelli, 39, of Snowflake, was cited and released for DUI with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more and driving on a suspended license after an officer-initiated activity at Fredrickson Park, located at West 9th South Street in Snowflake.
At 5:09 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, an employee of Walmart, located at 715 N. Main St., in Taylor, reported the theft of alcohol.
At 7:24 a.m. on Friday, July 18, a resident reported damage to a mailbox on West 2nd North Street in Snowflake after it was run over by an unknown vehicle.
At 10:19 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, McKenna Olson, 20, of Show Low was cited for underage drinking, a 17-year-old boy was cited for underage drinking and a 16-year-old girl was issued a juvenile deflection form for underage drinking at the Taylor Rodeo Grounds, located at 202 W. Center St.
At 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, Joseph Klee, 49, of Snowflake, was arrested on a warrant following a traffic stop on Concho Highway and Old Woodruff Road in Snowflake. Klee was booked into the county jail.
