The following incidents were among the 309 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of May 29 – June 4. 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 10:34 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, Sarah Fisher, 20, of Snowflake, was cited and released for underage drinking and underage possession of marijuana after an officer responded to Fredrickson Park, located at 100 W. 9th S. in Snowflake, for an intoxicated person causing a disturbance.
At 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, a woman reported the theft of a license plate from a 2012 Tundra.
At 6:58 p.m. on Wednesday, a person reported damage to a storage shed located at West 8th South Street.
At 7:57 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, Shane Jackson, 29, of Snowflake, was cited and released for DUI while driving on a suspended license after an officer initiated activity at Snowflake Blvd. and 1st East Street in Snowflake.
At 10:06 p.m. on Thursday, Kenneth Forsythe, 45, of Snowflake, was cited and released for displaying a suspended license plate following a traffic stop on Concho Highway and Adair Lane in Snowflake. One of the passengers, Eugene Forsythe, 47, of Snowflake, was cited and released for an open container violation.
At 6:27 a.m. on Friday, May 31, a person reported damage to a residential screen door and vehicles egged at a residence on West 1st South Street in Snowflake.
At 11:01 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, Aaron Merlina, 41, of Phoenix, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a weapon by a prohibited possessor, following a traffic stop on Main Street and 2nd North Street in Snowflake. Merlina was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 4:31 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, Robert Blake, 63, of Saint Johns, was cited and released for DUI at Highway 77 in Snowflake.
