The following incidents were among the 489 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Jan. 24 – Feb. 6. 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 6:22 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, Robert Walker, 71, of Taylor, was arrested for aggravated assault, aggravated vulnerable adult abuse and domestic violence after allegedly hitting a 78-year-old man over the head with a coffee mug during an argument. The victim was transported to Summit Healthcare in Show Low for treatment of his injuries. Due to health issues Walker was not taken into custody.
At 1:49 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, Leona Curtis, 33, of Leupp and Rendell Yazzie, 29, of Show Low, were each issued a summons for shoplifting, and fraudulent schemes and artifices after an employee of Walmart, located at 715 N. Main St. in Taylor, reported the theft of a grocery cart full of merchandise. Both suspects left the parking lot after being advised by asset protection to not leave. Curtis and Yazzie were contacted and advised they were trespassed from Walmart.
At 9:55 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, Elektra Ozaeta, 18, of Lakeside, was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and four counts of possession of a narcotic drug for sale. The passenger, a 14-year-old St. Johns girl, was cited and released for underage possession of marijuana after an officer was dispatched to East Walnut Lane in Taylor for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Ozaeta was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 4:36 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29, a Snowflake resident reported the theft of a Farm Boss chainsaw from the garage of a residence on West Apple Avenue.
At 9:25 p.m. on Monday, Kellin Parry, 18, of Taylor, and a 16-year-old Snowflake boy were each arrested for burglary, criminal damage and theft, after Don Shumway, 53, the owner of the Curly Girl CBD store located at 34 W. Casa Linda Drive in Taylor reported that he arrived at the business and the front door to the business was shattered. The boy was still at the scene. Parry had fled the scene but later returned and admitted he and the boy had committed the crimes and had stolen items in his bag. Parry was booked into the county jail and the boy was transported to the Navajo County Juvenile Detention Center.
At 3:48 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, Valerie Smith, 49, of Snowflake, was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence and criminal damage/domestic violence after allegedly using a vehicle belonging to Raymond Mauldin, 63, of Snowflake, to ram into the rear of the vehicle being driven by Jeffrey Hunt, 56, of Snowflake. Smith was booked into the county jail.
At 9:29 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, an employee of Napa Auto Parts, located at 821 S. Main St., reported the theft of gloves valued at $40.
At 7:28 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, Marina Whipple, 30, of Taylor, was arrested for shoplifting after an employee of Maverik, located at 730 S. Main St., reported the theft of beer. Whipple was booked into the county jail.
At 1:44 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, a person reported a house under construction on West Heritage Drive in Snowflake was damaged by an arson fire.
At 11:27 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, a person reported the theft of tools from a residence on West 7th Street in Snowflake.
At 9:34 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, Gabriel Merino, 21, of Taylor, was arrested for domestic violence and a warrant after an officer responded to a residence on West Mountain View Drive in Taylor for a domestic violence incident. Merino was booked into the county jail.
At 3:43 p.m. on Tuesday, a 16-year-old boy was issued a juvenile referral for criminal damage, assault and domestic violence after an officer responded to Capps Drive in Taylor for reports of juvenile causing problems for his mother.
