The following incidents were among the 288 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of May 20-26. 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 11:57 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, a 15-year-old boy was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia after an officer responded to Northern Arizona Academy, located at 1300 N. Centennial Blvd., in Taylor.
At 4:24 p.m. on Wednesday, Natsha James, 22, of Taylor, was cited and released for no driver’s license following a traffic stop for running a red light on South Main Street in Snowflake.
At 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday, a resident reported the theft of a license plate from a vehicle parked on North Main Street in Taylor.
At 7:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Thomas Miller, 73, of Concho, was arrested for disorderly conduct, trespassing and assault after an officer responded to a man refusing to leave McLaren’s Auto & Service, located at 6 N. Main St. in Taylor. Miller was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 12:02 a.m. on Friday, May 22, an employee of Circle, K, located at 615 N. Main St., in Taylor, reported the theft of alcohol by three male juveniles.
At 3:25 p.m. on Friday, a 15-year-old boy was cited for driving without a driver’s license, no insurance, no registration and riding an off-road vehicle without a helmet following a traffic stop on Rodeo Road and Centennial Blvd. in Taylor. The dirt bike was impounded for 20 days.
At 6:39 p.m. on Friday, a 12-year-old boy was cited for driving without a license following a traffic stop on 7th South Street and 7th West Street in Snowflake. The quad was impounded for 20 days.
At 2:18 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, two 10-year-old boys were each cited for driving without a driver’s license, improper eye protection/helmets, no insurance and no registration following a traffic stop on Flake Avenue in Snowflake. Both of their off-highway vehicles were impounded for 20 days.
At 2:34 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, Darrell Lachar, 41, of Show Low, was arrested for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on Snowflake Blvd. and 2nd West Street in Snowflake. Lachar was booked into the county jail.
At 12:33 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, Ronald Bristow, 56, of Snowflake, was cited and released for driving in violation of an ignition interlock device following a traffic stop on Center Street and 3rd West Street in Snowflake. The vehicle was impounded for 20 days.
