BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – A man has been charged after police say he ran naked up and down a hotel hallway while high on cocaine and caused more than $25,000 in damages. A police affidavit says 46-year-old Gary Stanley got high on cocaine and stripped naked before running around the second floor of the Courtyard by Marriott in Bettendorf. Police said Stanley set off the fire alarm, forcing an evacuation, and sprayed two fire extinguishers throughout the floor, which caused an estimated $25,000 in damaged. Officials say an officer was injured while trying to place Stanley under arrest.

Gary Stanley

Officers later put Stanley in full-body restraints because he was kicking the back windows of the squad car. A small plastic bag of cocaine was found in Stanley’s sock, according to the arrest affidavit. Stanley is charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and interference with official acts causing injury. He is in the Scott County Jail on a $15,000 cash-only bond.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Oct. 10.

(Toldeo, Iowa) – The Tama County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two asphalt crew scams, including one that led to a homeowner’s injury. The Tama County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning on social media to residents about a fraudulent scam involving asphalt crews. The sheriff’s office responded to two incidents in the past day.

A homeowner was injured when they confronted the individuals who then ran away. The sheriff’s office stated in a Facebook post, “We respect the many legitimate asphalt companies that serve our area. This message is not about them. It is about protecting residents from individuals who mislead, overcharge, or cause harm. If someone offers you asphalt work, call the Sheriff’s Office before agreeing to anything. If you have already been approached, let us know. Please share this post so others in our community are aware. The faster this information spreads, the less chance these crews have to take advantage of anyone else. The sooner we can identify who is legitimate and who is not the clearer it will be which businesses are doing honest work.”

If anyone has information regarding this scam, contact the Tama County Sheriff’s Office.

(Black Hawk County, Iowa)  – A pursuit late Friday night in northeast Iowa ended with a head-on crash that sent two people to the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol reports a car driven by 24-year-old Cory Devries, of Grundy Center, was being pursued by law enforcement at around 10:35-p.m. and was traveling south in the northbound lane on Highway 63 near Hudson, when the vehicle struck a fully-marked law enforcement squad car with its emergency lights activated.

Following the head-on collision, both vehicles came to rest on the road. Devries, and the driver of the squad car, 45-year-old Joshua Meggers, of Cedar Falls, were transported to separate hospitals. Devries was flown by AirMed helicopter to Iowa City, while Meggers was taken by Hudson Ambulance to Mercy One Hospital.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by Black Hawk and Grundy County Sheriff’s Deputies, Hudson Police, and Hudson EMS/Fire.

(Radio Iowa) – First District Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks says Senate Democrats are to blame for the federal government shutting down. Miller-Meeks says proposals from Democrats to continue enhanced premiums under the Affordable Care Act would be a bailout for insurance companies.  “I think it’s interesting that, on one hand, the Democrats said that we gave tax cuts to the rich in the Working Families Tax Cuts, which, most of the cuts go to lower and middle-income people, but yet here, they’re directly trying to extend a tax cut to higher income individuals,” she says.

She says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries refused to vote for a continuing resolution because they are facing pressure from members of their party. “Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies refused to support it because the radical left wing of their party, like AOC, threatened them. Schumer is more afraid of being primaried by his own left flank than he is of real consequences that his constituents and all Americans are facing,” she says.

The Kaiser Family Foundation says Marketplace premium payments could, on average, more than double after the enhanced premium tax credits expire at the end of the year.

(Rock Rapids, Iowa) – The driver of a pickup truck died Friday afternoon, after his vehicle was struck by a semi about three-miles east of Rock Rapids, in Lyon County.

The Iowa State Patrol reports 64-year-old Steven Cuperus, of George (IA), was traveling east on Highway 9 at around 2:25-p.m., when his pickup was struck by the semi, which was traveling south on Indian Avenue.

Cuperus died at the scene of the crash. The driver of the semi, 28-year-old Matthew Wieber, of Benson, MN, was injured, and transported to a local hospital by ambulance.

The accident remained under investigation.

AVOCA – A man who has served as the City Administrator in Avoca for the past two-years, is leaving to accept a similar position in northeast Iowa’s Charles City. Tyler Trout announced his departure this past week. His last day in Avoca is Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Trout was hired in July 2023 to serve the Avoca community. In a news release, he was hired to “serve with dedication and vision, playing a key role in guiding city operations, strengthening community partnerships, and advancing projects that have contributed to Avoca’s continued growth and vitality.”

Mayor Tom Bruck noted that Trout was a tremendous leader for the community. During his tenure, Trout played a role in a number of transformative initiatives, including the development of a comprehensive 30-year capital improvement plan, the construction of a new public safety station and the renovation of the Avoca Veterans’ Community Center.

He also advanced innovation in code enforcement through the implementation of cutting-edge acoustic camera technology to address the city’s compression engine break ordinance.

The Avoca City Council is starting the transition process immediately, and an interim may be appointed to serve during the search for Trout’s successor.