The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five arrests took place over the past week. Wednesday afternoon, 70-year old Stephen Craig Tasto, of Malvern, was arrested at the Cass County (NE) Jail on a Warrant 2nd Degree Theft. And, 26-year old Paul Eugene Whitmore, of Omaha, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a warrant for two counts of Failure to Appear. This past Monday afternoon, 27-year old Brittney Marie Hunter, of Omaha, NE, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and four counts of Child Endangerment. Early Sunday morning, 40-year old Robert Matthew Justice, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving While Barred.

On August 29th, 64-year old Robert Charles Carlson, of Omaha, was arrested at the Douglas County, NE., Jail,  on a warrant for Failure to Appear.

Mills County authorities said also, that on Aug. 30th, 48-year old Meril Naumowicz, of Tabor, was driving a 2018 Dodge eastbound on Highway 34 at around 2:05-p.m.  Mills county dispatch received multiple 911 calls about her vehicle being all over the road, and striking multiple cones in the construction zone. Before law enforcement could find the vehicle, it struck the guard rail at the 8-mile marker of Highway 34, and became disabled. Naumowicz was transported to Jennie Ed by Glenwood Rescue.

Last Saturday, 47-year old Timothy Rife, of Logan, was driving a 2016 Harley Davidson southbound on Highway 59 at around 1:53-a.m. As he approached the intersection with Kroon Avenue, Rife saw a herd of cattle were on the roadway. When he swerved to avoid hitting the cattle, his cycle toppled onto its side. Rife was transported to The University of Nebraska Medical Center, by Red oak Rescue.