Two males who absconded from the Clarinda Academy, Thursday, were apprehended in Adair County late this (Friday) morning. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was notified by PAGECOM, Thursday, that two black male juveniles were missing from the Clarinda Academy, which is located within the city limits of Clarinda. The Page County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Clarinda Police Department throughout the night in attempting to locate these males in patrol and following alleged sightings on the east side of the Nodaway River.

At approximately 8-a.m. today (Friday), Justin Dammann, rural Essex, reported to the Sheriff’s Office that his black / grey 2017 Ford F-350 Super duty pickup had been stolen from his driveway, sometime between 1:30-a.m. and 6:30-a.m. The vehicle was then entered nationwide into the NCIC computer system as stolen. At approximately 9-a.m., the Page County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Adair County Sheriff’s Office that Dammann’s stolen vehicle had been involved in an a hit and run accident in the city limits of Adair, and Deputies were actively looking for the vehicle as well as the two juvenile males.

At Approximately 11-a.m., the Adair County Sheriff’s Office notified the Page County Sheriff’s Office that they had recovered Dammann’s stolen vehicle, and had apprehended the two Clarinda Academy Students. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post, that the juveniles were caught in Adair, after the stolen vehicle ran out of fuel. Authorities said “After a short game of hide and go seek on the train tracks, the juveniles were apprehended.” The case is ongoing and charges will be filed.

On a possibly related note, at around 10-a.m. Thursday, Wayne Sederburg, of rural Essex, reported that sometime during the night someone had entered his garage (which is just under one-mile east of Dammann’s residence). Sederburg said that a pair of black winter gloves were found in his car. He said also, that the contents of the car had been thrown around and messed up. Sederburg said that nothing else appeared missing at the time of his report.