The following incidents were among the 297 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of May 6-12. 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 8:37 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, Rodney Pete, 57, of Show Low, was arrested for an open container violation, failure to appear and four counts of failure to comply with a court order after an officer responded to a report of a man lying on the side of the road on Main Street in Taylor. Pete was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 7:29 p.m. on Wednesday, Ron Begay, 38, of Snowflake, was cited and released for driving on a suspended license after an officer initiated activity at 11th South Street and Main Street in Snowflake.
At 6:01 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, a 13-year-old boy was cited for driving on a road with no license after an officer observed the boy driving an Orion dirt bike on 7th South Street and Centennial Avenue in Taylor. The dirt bike was impounded.
At 6:02 p.m. on Friday, May 8, Sanchez Wuintero, 29, of Whiteriver, was cited and released for driving on a suspended license after an officer initiated activity on South Main Street in Snowflake.
At 9:43 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Omar Bustillos, 39, of Phoenix, was cited and released for criminal speeding on 3rd North Street and Snowflake Blvd. in Snowflake.
At 7:03 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, Jonathan McCray, 20, of Taylor, was arrested on a warrant after an officer initiated activity on South Main Street in Snowflake. McCray was booked into the county jail.
