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Update: Stolen vehicle recovered/suspect arrested in Audubon County

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December 6th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports a suspect wanted in connection with the search for a stolen vehicle, was arrested Wednesday afternoon. 30-year old Joshua Michael Ackerson, of Fort Dodge, was arrested at around 3:45-p.m. and held in the Audubon County Jail, pending extradition to Greene County. Authorities say just before Noon, Wednesday, the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a suspicious vehicle stuck in a field on the 1800 block of 170th Street. The reporting party advised Dispatch the male occupant of the vehicle was walking through his field. When Law Enforcement arrived a short time later, the license place on the car came back stolen out of Jefferson earlier that morning. The occupant or occupants were not around.

The Sheriff’s Office began a search for the male suspect believed to have been driving the stolen vehicle. Help during the search came from Audubon County K9 “Axel,” Audubon Police Department, Iowa State Patrol (foot patrol and aircraft), Iowa DNR, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, and the residents of Audubon County who provided tips. At approximately 2:30-p.m., Officers received a tip that the male received a ride to the Audubon Casey’s Store. Shortly after that, Dispatch received a call from an Audubon resident who said there was a suspicious male sitting in a lobby of a church in Audubon. Officers were dispatched to the Church and the man — identified as Ackerson — was detained for questioning before being taken into custody.