On Dec. 13, Ganado police officers witnessed a two-vehicle crash in the 1500 block of South Third Street. Occupants of both vehicles sustained minor, non-lifethreatening injuries. The at-fault driver was identified and found to be driving with a suspended license and had prior convictions for the same offense. The driver was transported to the hospital for treatment. An arrest warrant was later issued for Driving While License Invalid with Previous Convictions, a Class B misdemeanor.
On Dec. 18, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1100 block of U.S.
Highway 59 South Feeder Road for an equipment violation. The driver, Tina Dawn Frausto, age 47, of Palacios, was found to be in possession of a substance suspected to be methamphetamine following a vehicle search. Frausto was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1 (<1 gram), a state jail felony.
