March 29, 2024

Police blotter

Newton Police Department

Haley M. Esqueda, 21, of Newton, was arrested at 8:12 p.m. April 23 at 902 N. 10th Ave. E. on a Jasper County warrant for failure to appear for a probation violation hearing. Esqueda was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Shawn C. Dobbs, 26, of Newton, was arrested at 6:43 p.m. April 21 at 1326 Crescent Drive on a Jasper County warrant for failure to appear for an initial hearing on a fifth-degree theft charge. Dobbs was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Jason E. Trotter, 43, of Newton, was arrested at 11:19 p.m. April 18 during a traffic stop on a Polk County warrant for failure to appear on a charge of violation of a no contact order. Trotter was taken to the Jasper County Jail.