The following incidents were among the 449 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of May 14-27. 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 11:28 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, a resident reported the theft of a stall on North Main Street in Taylor.
At 12 a.m. on Friday, May 16, Tauna Mellor, 50, of Snowflake, was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia after methamphetamine, pipes with residue and cash were found in her vehicle during a traffic stop on Main Street in Snowflake. Mellor was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 7:35 a.m. on Friday, Marcus Bazan, 34, of Show Low, was arrested for driving on a suspended license and a warrant following a traffic stop on South Main Street in Snowflake. Bazan was booked into the county jail.
At 6:27 p.m. on Friday, Anthony Butler, 34, of Snowflake, was cited and released for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on Highway 277 and Freeman Hollow Road in Snowflake.
At 11:07 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, Lane Miller, 29, of Snowflake, was arrested for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on 7th South Street and 1st West Street in Snowflake.
At 5:06 p.m. on Saturday, Chester Manymules, 63, of Sanders, and Lousie Manymules, 64, of Sanders, were both cited and released for shoplifting after an employee of Walmart, located at 715 N. Main St., reported the theft of items.
At 12:55 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, Wade Johnson, 43, of Taylor, was arrested for assault/domestic violence after officers responded to a domestic incident at a residence on West 8th South Street in Snowflake. Johnson was booked into the county jail.
At 1:07 p.m. on Sunday, a resident reported that a windshield of a vehicle parked on East Center Street in Snowflake was damaged by a bb gun.
At 4:08 p.m. on Sunday, Ann Gonsalves, 42, of Snowflake, was arrested for reckless driving, disorderly conduct/domestic violence and criminal damage/domestic violence after officers responded to a domestic incident on West Brown Street in Snowflake. Gonsalves was booked into the county jail.
At 6:02 p.m. on Sunday,
a 15-year-old boy was issued a juvenile referral for runaway juvenile after he ran away from his mother while at the Burger King, located at 697 N. Main St. in Taylor.
At 6:21 p.m. on Monday, May 19, Jesse Dunn, 34, of Snowflake, was arrested for driving on a suspended license and a warrant following a traffic stop on South Main Street in Snowflake. Dunn was booked into the county jail.
At 11:02 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, Joseph Banuelos, 41, of Costa Mesa, Calif., was cited and released for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on North Main Street in Taylor.
At 8:04 p.m. on Wednesday, an employee of Arizona Public Service reported damage to company property on West Snowflake Blvd.
At 7:31 p.m. on Friday, May 23, Ygnacio (Luis) Delgado, 55, of Lakeside, was cited for driving on a suspended license and arrested on a warrant following a traffic stop for failing to stop while entering a highway from a private drive. Delgado was booked into the county jail.
At 10:59 p.m. on Friday, Nathaniel Bejarano, 21, of Show Low, was arrested for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop for someone driving erratically on Main Street passing Center Street in Snowflake. Bejarano was booked into the county jail.
At 3:47 p.m. on Monday, May 26, Michael Hutchinson, 51, of Taylor, was arrested on a warrant after an officer responded to a call of a man walking down Main Street who allegedly attempted to strike a vehicle with a bat. Hutchinson was booked into the county jail.
At 7:27 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, a resident reported that someone has been throwing food and other items on their vehicles parked on South 2nd East Street in Snowflake.
At 12:14 p.m. on Tuesday, a 14-year-old boy was issued a juvenile referral for shoplifting and underage possession of alcohol after an employee of Circle K, located at 615 N. Main St. in Taylor reported the theft of alcohol.
At 5:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Darryl Begay, 51, of Snowflake, was arrested for driving on a suspended/revoked/ cancelled license following a traffic stop on South Main Street in Snowflake. Begay was booked into the county jail.
