The Page County Sheriff’s Office, on May 1st, received a report from a Blanchard man, who said a person or persons unknown, had burglarized a residence he was moving from in rural Braddyville. The incident happened sometime between April 30, 2018 and May 1, 2018.  An investigation determined a gun safe and freezer were stolen.  The residence was not occupied at the time of the theft.

The Gun Safe was pulled through an outside wall with a tractor, as evidenced from the tire marks, and then removed from the property. The gun safe was recovered, but is damaged.  The Freezer is still missing. Anyone with information about this burglary / theft is asked to contact the Page county Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports five recent arrests. On Monday (today), 26-year old Alyssa Marie Vesper, of Audubon, was arrested in connection with a search warrant executed April 28th. She was charged with two-counts of Child Endangerment, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Failure to affix Drug Tax Stamp, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver, Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine.  Vesper was transported to the Audubon County Jail and held on $5300 bond.

Last Saturday, Audubon Police arrested 18-year old Dakota Rain Toepfer, of Audubon, for Animal Abuse, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Illegal possession of prescription drugs.  Toepfer was transported to the Audubon County Jail where he was released the following day on promise to appear by the magistrate.

On May 3rd, 34-year old Cheryle Ann Knight, of Audubon, was arrested for Simple Assault and Criminal Mischief – 4th degree.  Knight was cited and released and later pled guilty in magistrate court.

On April 28th, 21-year old Zeth Lee Petersen, of Audubon, was arrested as the result of a search warrant executed by Audubon Police. Petersen was arrested and transported to the Audubon County Jail on charges of two counts Child Endangerment, Possession of a Controlled Substance –Marijuana, Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp, Possession with the Intent to Deliver, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Disorderly Conduct.  The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the search.

And, on April 26th, 32-year old Robert Taylor Glidden of Audubon, was arrested for Simple Assault.  Glidden was cited and released on scene and later pled guilty in magistrate court.

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports last Friday, May 4th, Deputies recovered a green 1995 Chevy pickup on P Avenue near 280^th Street (about 2 miles northeast of College Springs).  The vehicle was reported stolen from Mason City.  The pickup was towed as evidence pending release from the agency that entered the vehicle as stolen.  Anyone with information about the vehicle (such as who may have been driving it, etc.) is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193

The same day that pickup was found, another was reported missing in Page County.  At around 10-a.m., 55-year old Richard Leo Humphrey, of rural Clarinda, reported his grey 2013 Ford F150 Extended cab pickup (IA license plate AJC 702),  was stolen from a shed at his residence. Humphrey said that the pickup was stolen sometime between 10-p.m. Thursday and 8-a.m. Friday. Humphrey said that the keys were left in the unlocked vehicle when he parked it.

Anyone with information about the theft or the whereabouts of the stolen pickup, is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193.

The Red Oak Police Department reports no injuries resulted from a two-vehicle accident on Monday morning at 10:50am at the intersection of Highway 48 and West Cherry Street. When officers arrived on scene both vehicles involved were still in the roadway, so pictures were taken and then both vehicles were moved to a safer location.

After investigation it was determined that a 2002 Ford Explorer driven by Jerome Morrissey of Omaha, NE was northbound on Highway 48 and was stopped in traffic at the stop light at West Cherry Street. A 2011 Chevy Impala driven by Julie Ann Newman of Stanton was also traveling northbound on Highway 48 and failed to see Morrissey’s vehicle stop. Newman attempted to swerve to the left but could not avoid a collision. The right front of the Impala hit the left rear of the Explorer.

Damage to both vehicles was estimated at $2,000 each. Newman was cited for Following Too Close.

Investigators have released the cause of a house fire that killed two people in Waterloo last month. According to Waterloo Fire Rescue officials, an accelerate was involved in the deadly blaze (536 Dawson St.) that claimed the lives of 32-year-old Ashley Smith and her 9-year-old son, Jaykwon Sallis on April 22nd. Two others were treated for minor injuries at a local hospital.

Investigators revealed on Monday (today) that a Waterloo Fire Rescue canine was alerted to the presence of an accelerate during the investigation. The city’s fire marshal submitted that evidence to the Iowa State Crime Lab, which determined that a flammable substance WAS involved in the blaze. No charges have been filed in the case, which remains under investigation.

(Radio Iowa)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Early voting is underway for Iowa’s June 5 primary. Monday (today) is the first day Iowans can vote in-person at their county auditor’s office. Absentee ballots can also be requested via mail by May 25. They must be returned by Election Day or postmarked by June 4th.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says he encourages Iowans to vote early. Detailed instructions on how to vote can be found online at www.VoterReadyIowa.org. The June primary is the first time Iowa voters will be asked to show identification at the polls. Identification won’t be required until 2019.

The voter ID law, signed last year by then-Gov. Terry Branstad, shortened the time period for early voting. It also eliminated an option for straight-ticket voting for one political party.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two women from Georgia were arrested Friday evening on charges of Burglary in the 2nd Degree, and Child Stealing. Taken into custody at around 7:15-p.m., was 32-year old Alice Mae Blackwell and 25-year old India Leigh Gaston, both of Atlanta, GA. Their bonds were set at $20,000 each. No other details were immediately released.

Arrested Saturday in Mills County, was 63-year old Randall Ray Williams, of Omaha, for OWI/1st offense, and Failure to Maintain Control. Williams was driving a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle and attempting to merge onto northbound Interstate 29 from mile marker 35 at around 11-p.m. Saturday, when he lost control of the cycle and crashed. The machine came to rest on the road. Williams suffered minor injuries during the accident. He was being held in the Mills County Jail on $1,000 bond.

57-year old Russell David Rule, of LaVista, NE., was arrested at around 11:40-p.m. Saturday, also for OWI 1st offense, and Failure to Maintain Control. Rule was driving a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle on the northbound on-ramp to I-29 from Highway 34, along with 49-year old David Newton, of Council Bluffs. Both drivers were looking at the crash involving Randall Williams, when Rule failed to notice Newton had slowed down. His Harley hit Newton’s Harley Davidson from behind, causing both cycles to crash and slide on the pavement. Both drivers suffered from “road rash.” Newton also had a possible broken ankle. A female passenger on Rule’s cycle was thrown from the bike and suffered face and head trauma. She was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Both drivers refused medical treatment. Rule was subsequently arrested for OWI. His bond was set at $1,0000.

Authorities say 25-year old Daniel Joseph Polan, of Glenwood, was arrested at around 8:20-p.m. Saturday, for OWI 1st offense, Child Endangerment and Speeding. He was taken into custody on I-29 at Highway 34 eastbound. Bond was set at $3,000.

On Sunday, Mills County Deputies arrested 20-year old Jordan Edward Thompson, of Glenwood, on two counts of Possession of Controlled Substance. He was arrested on I-29 at mile marker 42. Bond was set at $1,000. And, 34-year old Theodore William Blaske, of Bellevue, NE was arrested at around 6:50-a.m. Sunday on I-29 at the same location. He was charged with OWI 1st offense. His bond was also set at $1,000.

31-year old Billy Dee Croffer, Omaha, NE, was arrested at around 10:50-p.m. Sunday, on a Pottawattamie warrant for Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree. He was taken into custody on I-29 at the 29 mile marker. Bond was set at $1,000. And, today (Monday), 33-year old Rashaunda Nicole Jones, of Omaha, NE was arrested on I-29 also at mm 29, on a Pott. County warrant for Criminal Mischief 4th. Bond was set at $1,000.

Two Atlantic residents were arrested on drug charges, Saturday. The Atlantic Police Department reports 28-year old David Fredericksen and 24-year old Catherine Charles, were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. They were booked-into the Cass County Jail.

On Friday, 54-year old Dick Cook, of Atlantic, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was also booked into the Cass County Jail. And, on Sunday, 36-year old David Richman, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI. He was also booked into the jail here in Atlantic.

A school bus carrying students on a band trip drove into a ditch and rolled onto its side in eastern Iowa on Saturday afternoon, injuring nearly everyone on board. Northeast Community School District Superintendent Neil Gray says the accident happened in Clinton County near the town of Charlotte as the band members were being carried from an event Tipton back to Goose Lake. “It was a single-vehicle accident,” Gray says. “There were a total of 21 people on the bus, 19 students and two adults. Of those 21 people, 15 were transported to area hospitals in Maquoketa, DeWitt and Clinton and one was flown by helicopter to Iowa City.” Gray says most of the injuries were relatively minor, bumps and bruises.

“Of the students that were hospitalized, as of this morning, we still have three people in the hospital,” Gray says. “Two students are in Iowa City and the bus driver is in Davenport.” A full school assembly was planned this morning to fill in everyone, students and staff, on what happened. “Also, I’ve communicated to teachers on what to look for and how different students express their feelings differently,” Gray says. “It was a very traumatic experience. It looks like everyone will be okay. Emotionally, the trauma of this event is going to be with us for quite a while.” The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

(Radio Iowa)

NORA SPRINGS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old boy was fatally struck and killed by a falling safe in northern Iowa The accident occurred around 4:40 p.m. Sunday at a home in Nora Springs. Police Chief Jessie Dugan said Monday that Karson Ott and his father, Larry Ott, were loading the safe onto a trailer when the safe fell and struck the boy.

Dugan declined to comment further about what happened.