Sedalia Police Crime Reports: Afternoon of February 13, 2014

The following Sedalia Police crime reports are from the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014.

K-9 sniffs out drugs during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon

At 4:41 Wednesday afternoon, Sedalia Police observed a vehicle known to be involved in a felony stealing case. Officers conducted a vehicle stop at Saline and Veteran’s Memorial Drive. A computer check on the driver, 25-year-old Eric Swigert of Sedalia, revealed his driver’s license was not valid. During the traffic stop the K-9 “Charlie” reportedly alerted and a search of the vehicle produced drug paraphernalia. Swigert was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail pending charges.

Woman with four warrants out of Jackson County arrested Wednesday night

Just before midnight Wednesday night, Sedalia police conducted a warrant check on 43-year-old Tammy Sue Brown of Sedalia. According to dispatch, Brown had four failure to appear warrants out of Jackson County. She was arrested and taken to the Pettis County jail pending a total of $5000 bond on the warrants.

Woman’s failure to stop completely at a stop sign leads to arrest on an active warrant

Around 10:40 Wednesday night, Sedalia Police stopped a vehicle at 14th and Kentucky for not making a complete stop at a stop sign. Upon contact with the driver, 26-year-old June Holt of Sedalia, she was found to have a warrant out of Saline County. Holt was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail pending a $500 bond on the warrant.

Video evidence helps Sedalia Police capture a debit card theft suspect

On Feb. 8, Sedalia Police received a report of the theft of a debit card. On Feb. 12, the police received video evidence of the suspect using the debit card. The suspect identified as 22-year-old Debra Swigert of Sedalia was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail and placed on 24-hour hold pending charges of stealing and the fraudulent use of a credit device.