05/27/2026
Memorial Day Weekend Update:
As with most law enforcement agencies across the state, Page PD officers and civilian staff were busy throughout the holiday weekend. Aside from traffic stops and typical calls for service, our officers responded to the following:
Incident 1:
On 5-21-26, Page Unified School District staff reported a person trying to illegally enter the high school graduation who threatened the officials when they tried to stop him.
When our officers arrived, the suspect began running and almost got hit by a car when he ran into traffic on Lake Powell Boulevard. Officers began chasing the suspect on foot. When they caught up to him, he took a fighting stance and began threatening our officers. An officer deployed his department issued Taser, which was not effective. The suspect began physically resisting arrest, and was eventually taken into custody. The suspect was booked into the Coconino County Jail for Disorderly Conduct, Obstructing a Public Thoroughfare, Threatening, and Resisting Arrest.
Incident 2:
On 5-21-26, Page PD received an alert from a License Plate Reader that a vehicle which had been reported stolen from the Navajo Nation was inside the Page City Limits. Officers began searching for the vehicle and eventually, Officer Brandon Callio located it. Officers learned the operator's driver's license had been suspended by the court in an unrelated case. The driver was charged and the vehicle was impounded. Navajo PD was notified and are attempting to locate the owner of the vehicle so it can be returned to the lawful owner.
Incident 3:
On 5-22-26, officers were dispatched to a restaurant parking lot to investigate a domestic violence incident in progress. While officers were responding, the reporting person told our dispatcher that a small child had been dropped during the argument. Shortly thereafter, the suspect placed the child inside of a vehicle and fled from the area.
Officer Ethan Young located the vehicle on State Route 98 and initiated a traffic stop. Upon contacting the occupants, Officer Young learned the driver appeared to be intoxicated and was operating the vehicle with three children (ages 11 mo., 8 yrs, 12 yrs) inside the vehicle. Officer Young conducted a DUI investigation and arrested the driver. During the investigation, the driver submitted to a preliminary breath test, which showed their BrAC to be 0.161, over two times the legal limit. Blood was later collected and will be analyzed to determine the actual blood alcohol level.
The investigation revealed that the driver had been arguing with another person, who pushed the driver, and then fled the scene. The person our officer stopped gathered up the infant and then fled in a vehicle with a total of 3 minor passengers. Domestic Violence related charges will be filed against the person who fled. The driver was booked for Aggravated DUI, 3 counts of Aggravated DUI with a Minor inside the Vehicle, and 3 counts of felony Endangerment. The infant was transported to the hospital and evaluated. This case is being referred to the Department of CHild Services.
Incident 4:
On 5-22-26, officers were dispatched to the skate park to investigate a report a male was holding a rock while threatening to kill a female. Personnel assigned to the Real Time Crime Center began monitoring the suspect and directed officers to him. When officers arrived, the suspect began to flee on foot. Our officers pushed the suspect to the ground and were able to get him handcuffed without further incident.
The investigation revealed the suspect had been caught looking through the victim's purse when she was not looking. When she confronted the suspect, he picked up the rock and began threatening to kill her. He threw the rock at the victim but thankfully did not strike her. The suspect picked up a second rock and began walking toward the victim but changed directions when he saw the police vehicles. The suspect was booked for felony Disorderly Conduct with a Weapon, 2 counts of Threatening, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest.
Incident 5:
On 5-24-26, Officer Nick Aulston attempted to stop a vehicle for traveling 47mph in a posted 40mph zone. The vehicle immediately fled. Officer Aulston briefly stayed behind the vehicle, which was rapidly increasing its speed. Officer Aulston terminated the traffic stop and ceased following it. Later, we learned the vehicle struck another vehicle on U.S. 89, while it was passing vehicles in a No Passing Zone. The driver then fled the scene. This case is still under investigation.
****All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law****
