A traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle in Council Bluffs at around 12:30-a.m. today (Friday), resulted in the arrest of five people on theft charges. Authorities say the suspicious  truck was circling the 3100 block of Avenue E. The truck bed was full of Halloween decorations. The  vehicle was occupied by five younger males. Authorities say the suspects were cooperative, and admitted items in the truck bed were stolen, including from two residences that were hit prior to the traffic stop. The thieves were identified as 19-year olds Guy J. Sudmann, of McClelland, Davin M. Woodward, of Blue Springs, MO., and Henry Arenas, of Denton, TX., along with 18-year old’s Jose B. Valdivia, of Glendale Heights, IL., and Gad W. Husemand, of Council Bluffs.  Each was charged with Theft in the 3rd Degree, and were being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail on $2,000 bond, each.

Two victims were identified, and their items, valued at $350, were returned. The residences of seven other items could not be located. The Council Bluffs Police Department’s Property Section is in possession of those items, and is in the process of trying to locate the appropriate owners. If you are missing Halloween decorations in this area, call the Police Dept. at 712-328-4716.