The following incidents were among the 559 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of July 29 – Aug. 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 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, Ronelle Lomayaktewa, 29, of Second Mesa was arrested for driving on a revoked license for DUI on Main Street in Snowflake. Lomayaktewa was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 11:31 p.m. on Thursday, a 13-year-old girl was issued a juvenile referral for assault and disorderly conduct after an officer responded to South Crestview Drive in Snowflake.
At 11:56 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, a person reported his 2015 Dodge Ram 150, parked at South Main Street and Pinedale Road in Snowflake was shot through the door.
At 8:12 p.m. on Saturday, Damien Lee Jones, 27, of Heber was arrested on a warrant on South 7th Street and 7th West Street in Snowflake on a warrant. Jones was booked into the county jail.
At 9:35 p.m. on Saturday, an employee of Walmart reported three juveniles climbed the garden center storage shelving and climbed onto the roof. Two of the juveniles, later identified as 15-year-old boys, fled the scene but were identified through witness statements and store video and were located at their respective residences. Both boys were advised they were trespassed from Walmart and were referred to the Navajo County Juvenile Probation Office for disorderly conduct.
At 9:44 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, a woman reported that she was driving on South Main Street in Snowflake when someone through something at her windshield, breaking it.
At 7:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, an employee of Taylor Truck & Auto, located at 122 N. Main St. in Taylor reported that an unknown vehicle ran into and tore down a back gate.
At 1:07 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, David Williams, 86, of Ganado was arrested on a warrant on North Main Street in Taylor. At 1:54 p.m. on Wednesday, an employee of The Western’s Mercantile on Main, located at 101 Main St., in Taylor reported the theft of two leather belts.
At 6:32 p.m. on Wednesday, a 17-year-old girl was issued a juvenile referral for disorderly conduct and trespassing following a report of an incident on West Willow Lane in Taylor.
At 9:29 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, Larry Norman Jr., 44, of Snowflake, was arrested for driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop on South Main Street in Snowflake.
At 4:56 p.m. on Friday, Erickson James, 36, of Rock Point, was arrested for DUI, DUI with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more, extreme DUI with a blood alcohol content of .15% or more, reckless driving and two open container violations following a traffic stop on Highway 77. James was booked into the county jail.
