The following are excerpts from reports generated by the Houston Police Department:
•Esther M. Kribble, 38, of 13301 Craddock St. in Licking, was arrested April 12 for having an active Pulaski County warrant for passing bad checks.
An officer arrested Kribble at the state probation and parole office after being advised she was there. She was taken to the Texas County Jail where she posted $1,000 bond and was released.
•Samantha J. Flieger, 21, of 110 N. Friend St., Apt. 12, in Licking, was cited for stealing under $500 after allegedly shoplifting from Walmart on April 8.
•A 38-year-old man came to the HPD station April 7 to report a Husqvarna chainsaw had been stolen from the bed of his pickup truck while it was parked near the Houston library. The man returned to the police station the following day to report he had found the chainsaw in a ditch next to his Bryan Street residence.
•An officer investigated a report of a man and woman trespassing at a Grand Avenue location at about 7 p.m. April 10. The officer made contact with the suspects, and determined the man had three active Stoddard County warrants — two for vehicle theft and one for burglary.
Christopher D. James, 32, of Bloomfield, was arrested and taken to the Texas County Jail to await extradition to Stoddard County.
•Franklin R.J. Pearson, 25, of 807 Dooley St. in Houston was issued citations for failing to stop at a posted stop sign, driving while suspended and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on Lilly Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. March 29.
•Joshua A. Laster, 24, of 725 W. Highway 17 in Houston, was cited for resisting arrest by fleeing after an incident at about 10:45 p.m. March 29.
Laster was cited after an officer initiated a traffic stop in on U.S. 63 on a vehicle in which he was a passenger. When the officer asked for his identification, Laster claimed he didn’t have it with him and took off running.
Two officers located Laster near the Lazy L Motel, and he was taken to the Texas County Jail, where he was served on a warrant for non-support and cited for resisting.
•Charles M. Edwards, 46, of 514 Highway 17 in Houston, was arrested April 3 for having active Texas County warrants for driving while intoxicated and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
An officer made the arrest after investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle parked at Hardee’s that had reportedly been repeatedly flashing its headlights as it faced the restaurant.
After his arrest, Edwards was taken to jail.