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2 accidents and 3 arrests in Atlantic

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May 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department reports three arrests and  two accidents took place over the past few days. Saturday afternoon, a vehicle driven by Erica Klever, of Atlantic, was traveling north at the stop light from the Wal-Mart parking lot, waiting to turn left onto 7th Street. A vehicle driven by Jackson Heithoff, of Anita, was traveling east on 7th Street and failed to obey the stop light before striking Klever’s vehicle. Klever was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Damage to the vehicles amounted to $14,000.

No serious injuries were reported following an accident Friday morning at the intersection of Highway 6 (7th Street) and 22nd Street. Officials say a vehicle driven by Richard Anstey, of Cumberland, was traveling south on Highway 6 at around 8-a.m., and yielding to northbound traffic to make a left turn onto 22nd Street, when his vehicle was struck from behind. The driver of the other vehicle was identified as Edward Burton, of Littleton, CO. Burton was cited for Failure to Maintain a Reasonable and Proper Speed. Damage from the collision amounted to $8,000.

Atlantic Police arrested 48-year old Kevin Scott, of Madisonville, KY, Saturday. Scott was taken into custody on a Kentucky warrant for Failure to Appear. He was booked into the Cass County Jail. 21-year old Angel Knowles, of Atlantic, was arrested Friday, in Atlantic. Knowles was taken into custody on a Cass County warrant for OWI and booked into the Cass County Jail. And, 47-year old Craig Griffin, of Atlantic, was arrested April 26th in Atlantic, on a Cass County warrant for Failure to Appear in Court in a Child Support matter. He was also booked into the Cass County Jail.