Highland area police briefs for June 27-July 3

Editor’s note: The following incidents were listed among the official reports of local law enforcement agencies and court clerks. Readers are reminded that an arrest or charge does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

HPD warrant arrests

▪ A juvenile, 17, of Highland was arrested on June 29 on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a curfew violation charge and was additionally charged by HPD with possession of drug paraphernalia. The juvenile posted bond.

▪ Joshua D. Crawford, 38, of Highland was arrested by HPD on July 2 on a warrant from Montgomery County for failure to appear in court on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. He posted bond.

HPD misdemeanors, tickets, citations

June 27

▪ Nathan Walter, 29, of Highland was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

▪ A juvenile, 15, of New Baden was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly throwing a smoke ball firework into a Dumpster in the 1000 block of Broadway, which caused a fire and prompted several 911 calls.

June 28

▪ No tickets issued.

June 29

▪ Danielle Patzius, 29, of Staunton was charged with having an expired vehicle registration and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

▪ A juvenile, 17, of Highland was charged with theft for allegedly taking two Four Loko malt beverages from Schuette’s Market.

June 30

▪ Heather Potthast, 27, of Highland was charged with driving while having a suspended/revoked license and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

July 1

▪ Matthew K. Fox, 38, of Highland was charged with criminal trespass for allegedly entering property of the Circle K after having previously been told by the business he was forbidden to be there.

July 2

▪ Logan Runge, 21, of Highland was charged with driving while having a suspended/revoked license and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

▪ Beverly Huelsmann, 44, of Highland was charged with improper lane usage and driving without a valid license.

▪ Shayne Ferguson, 19, of Highland was charged with driving too fast for conditions.

July 3

▪ Jason Zappia, 33, of Highland was charged with discharging fireworks.

▪ Matthew K. Fox, 38, of Highland was charged with criminal trespass for allegedly entering property of the Circle K after having previously been told by the business he was forbidden to be there.

This story was originally published July 8, 2016 at 7:58 AM with the headline "Highland area police briefs for June 27-July 3."