The Harlan Police Department reports one arrest was made recently and a few citations were issued. Last Thursday, 18-year-old Daija Suzanne Buttry, of Harlan, was cited for driving while suspended following a traffic stop. On Friday, 41-year-old Anthony Sherman Davis, of Persia, was arrested following at traffic stop. Davis was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with driving while suspended and no proof of insurance.

On Saturday, Selena Elizabeth Gomez Argueta was cited for driving while suspended following a traffic stop. And, on Monday, 34-year-old Heather Kay Scheffler, of Harlan, was cited for driving while suspended following a traffic stop.

There was also one accident to report. On Tuesday (Aug. 24th) vehicles driven by Mallorie Messinger and Shirley Schaben, both of Harlan, collided at 12th and Durant Streets in Harlan. The accident happened when both vehicles, a 2014 Dodge Durango driven by Messinger, and a 2012 Ford Fusion driven by Schaben, met in the middle of the intersection at about the same time.

The SUV was turning east from North 12th Street onto Durant, while the Fusion continuing eastbound on Durant. As Messigner was making the turn, the Fusion accelerated from the stop sign and struck the front driver’s side wheel of the SUV, causing disabling damage to both vehicles.