Sedalia Police Reports For March 12, 2021

This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department reports.

On the afternoon of February 25th, a motor vehicle was stopped at West 14th Street and South Carr Avenue for no registration. During the stop, a passenger was found to have an active arrest warrant out of Pettis County for Driving While Intoxicated. Don Charles Soriano Palmerin Jr., 21, of Sedalia, was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail for processing, pending a $250 cash bond.

Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Friday, Officers responded to the 600 block of North Quincy Avenue in reference to a disturbance with weapons. Officers arrived on the scene and made contact with the caller. The caller stated that her daughter's boyfriend was inside threatening her with a knife. Charges for Domestic Assault in the 3rd Degree will be requested to the prosecutor. There was no further information in the report.

Tuesday afternoon, Officers were called to the area of 16th Street and Thompson Boulevard on a Careless and Imprudent driver. The driver pulled in front of a Sedalia Fire Truck while on US 50 near Thompson Boulevard, nearly causing an accident. The vehicle pulled into the McDonald's parking lot at a high rate of speed, stopped, backed up rapidly and then pulled onto Thompson Boulevard. The vehicle continued south on Thompson Boulevard, weaving in and out of traffic until the vehicle got behind a semi truck. Sedalia Fire identified the car as they pulled up to the light and got a license plate number. The Sedalia Fire Department is requesting charges for Careless and Imprudent Driving against the driver of the vehicle.

Thursday night, Officers responded to the area of West Broadway and South Grand for a possibly impaired driver. Officers made a traffic stop on the vehicle near West 10th and South Prospect, after it failed to maintain the right half of the roadway. A DWI investigation led Officers to believe the driver was impaired by alcohol. The driver's BAC was later determined to be .218%. Angelica Alejo, 21, of Sedalia, was issued a citation for Operating With a Permit With No License Subject In the Vehicle and a city citation for Driving While Intoxicated.

Early Thursday morning, Officers initiated a traffic stop near South Limit and West Main on a vehicle with defective rear license plate lights. A check through Dispatch showed the driver had two active Pettis County warrants for Failure to Appear on original charges of Failing to Register a Motor Vehicle and Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility. Dakota Skye Criner, 29, of Sedalia, was arrested on the warrants and booked into the Pettis County Jail with a bond of $189 cash only.

Sedalia Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Montgomery Circle in reference to a theft Thursday night. Tammy Whitman reported that on March 9th, a fraudulent debit card transaction for $74.36 hit her bank account. The transaction occurred from PayPal/Ebay. The transaction originated from Massachusetts. Some suspect information was provided by PayPal/Ebay.

Thursday evening, Officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Bristol Lane in reference to found property. Davis Roscoe found a gas cap to a Ford truck in the area of East 16th Street and South Summit Avenue earlier that evening. Officers collected the gas cap as found property.

On the afternoon of February 25th, Officers responded to the Sedalia Police Department lobby, 300 West 3rd Street, for a property damage report. Shawn C. Wiegers reported that his truck was damaged during a rolling disturbance on South Limit Avenue. The suspect is known, and state charges of Property Damage are being requested.

Thursday afternoon, Sedalia Police took a report in the Department lobby for a missing Fed Ex package from the 1600 block of West 10th Street. Officers spoke with Raymond Smith, who stated his package of undisclosed documents, which was valued at $100, was dropped off by Fed Ex in Sedalia on January 27th. The package was never delivered to the recipient. At the time of the report, the location of the package is undetermined. A report was completed for documentation purposes.

Wednesday afternoon, emergency crews responded to the area of West Broadway Boulevard and Winchester Drive for an unknown emergency. Concerned citizens reported a motor vehicle driving erratically and was now stopped with the operator slumped over. When Officers arrived, the operator of the motor vehicle was found to be impaired. Jenishkumar K. Patel, 37, of Lake Lotawana, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated.

Sedalia Police stopped a motor vehicle at West 2nd Street and South Kentucky Avenue Wednesday morning for a hazardous moving violation - unsecured load. During the course of the stop, a consent search was performed of the vehicle, which resulted in the discovery of an illegal drug. The passenger, Robert Paddon Bower, 36, of Sedalia, was arrested without incident and transported to the Pettis County Jail for processing on a charge of Possession of Marijuana.

Wednesday afternoon, Sedalia Police made contact with a suspect at the Harbor Freight store, 1705 West Broadway. The suspect was ran through Dispatch and she showed to have two active warrants out of Pettis County for Failure to Appear. The warrants were confirmed a short time later. Susan D. McNeal, 40, of Sedalia, was arrested for her Failure to Appear warrants on original charges of Operating a Vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility, Failing to Register a Motor Vehicle, Failing to Wear a Seat Belt, and Defective Equipment. McNeal was transported to the Pettis County Jail and bond was set at $310 cash only.