The following incidents were among the 275 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Oct. 30 – Nov. 5. 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 1:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Reuben Garcia, 20, of Snowflake, was cited and released for criminal speeding following a traffic stop on a gray Corolla traveling south on Highway 77 near Schoen’s Dam. According to officer radar, the vehicle was traveling at a speed of 108 mph.
At 2:13 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, Vernie White, 51, of Whiteriver, was arrested on a warrant following a traffic stop on a red Toyota Tacoma for a taillight violation. White was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 8:34 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, a Snowflake resident reported a mailbox on West 7th South Street was run over.
At 8:17 p.m. on Saturday, a 15-year-old Taylor boy was cited for underage possession of marijuana on North Main Street in Taylor.
At 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, Tyler Larsen, 26, of Snowflake, was cited and released for an open container violation and following a traffic stop on Main Street and Casa Linda in Taylor for speeding and license plate light out. Zumwalt was booked into the county jail.
At 11:14 p.m. on Saturday, Mia Fowler, 18, of Snowflake, and a 15-year-old Snowflake girl were both cited and released for underage liquor in body after an officer responded to the parking lot at Best Western, located at 2055 S Main St. for a report of a female that was intoxicated and laying on the ground.
At 12:20 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, Edwin Dean, 30, of Taylor, was arrested for disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and aggravated assault after an officer responded to South Echols Lae in Taylor for a report of two men fighting. Dean was booked into the county jail.
