Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office report, that at around 6:45-a.m today (Monday), Deputies were dispatched to 30907 Coldwater Avenue where a resident reporting an unknown male subject in their home.  The reporting party reported seeing a male with long hair, dressed in a black hoodie.

Deputies arrived in the area just before 7-a.m.  The area was checked with assistance from the Council Bluffs Police Department’s K9 unit.  Nothing was found as a result of the search, however.  Investigators were called to process the residence and area for evidence.

During the investigation, a separate incident was reported in a different jurisdiction.  A male subject was arrested as a result of that incident.  It is believed that male subject was responsible for the incident on Coldwater Avenue. At this time, officials believe that the incident was a random act, and that the male subject responsible has been taken into custody.  Since no criminal charges have been filed in Pottawattamie County, authorities have not released the male subjects’ name.  When/if charges are filed in Pottawattamie County, the man’s name will be made available to the media.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Council Bluffs Police Department, Iowa State Patrol and Pottawattamie County Conservation. The investigation is on-going.