The following incidents were among the 196 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Sept. 30 – Oct. 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 5:01 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, an employee of W&Z Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar, located at 725 N. Main St. in Taylor reported the theft of services.
At 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Patti Estes, 50, of Tempe, was cited for driving on a revoked license, no registration and no mandatory insurance following a traffic stop on Snowflake Blvd. and Otto Drive in Snowflake on a Chevrolet Suburban after observing it following another vehicle too closely. The vehicle was impounded.
At 11:14 p.m. on Wednesday, a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy were each cited for possession of marijuana and use of marijuana and Robert Santos, 18, of Snowflake was cited for possession of marijuana and for possession of a vape after an officer made contact at the McDonalds parking lot located at 380 S Main St. in Snowflake.
At 1:57 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, Jeremiah Flake, 20, of Taylor was arrested for burglary, trespassing, theft and underage drinking and a 16-year-old boy was issued a juvenile referral for burglary, criminal trespassing and theft after an officer responded to Fredrickson Park on West 9th South Street for suspicious activity. Flake was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 8:29 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, Emiliano Ramirez Fuentes, 18, of Lakeside was cited and released for driving on a suspended license and speeding following a traffic stop on Main Street in Snowflake.
At 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, Russell Pete, 20, was cited and released for public intoxication and underage possession of alcohol after an officer responded to Peach Blossom Lane in Snowflake for a heavily intoxicated male.
