(Atlantic, IA) – Officials with the Atlantic Police Department report that at around 4:25-a.m. today (Friday, Feb. 13th), the Cass County Communications Center received a call from a security company of door and motion alarms at Nishna Valley Cycle in Atlantic. Officers with the Atlantic Police Department arrived within minutes and found that there was damage caused to the side of the building and there appeared to be missing inventory. A preliminary review of on-site surveillance cameras show a large box truck type vehicle utilized a strap to hook onto the doors and pull them open. Three individuals entered the building and loaded four dirt bikes into the back of the vehicle before the truck left the parking lot.

A Deputy with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office located a box truck matching the description of the vehicle seen on the video, traveling south on Highway 71. When the Deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the box truck began eluding. Several law enforcement agencies assisted with the pursuit of the box truck through multiple counties. The box truck was eventually stopped in Nodaway County Missouri. All three individuals were located and detained. The stolen property is being processed for recovery.

The Atlantic Police Department was assisted by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Page County Sheriff’s Office, Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Clarinda Police Department, and the Nodaway County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office. No other details are being released at this time. If you have information regarding the incident please call the Atlantic Police Department at 712-243-3512.

In July, 2024, the same business (NVC) was damaged and inventory, including six dirt bikes, were stolen. In that incident, a U-haul type vehicle back into the east side doors causing them to break. Three individuals enter the building and loaded dirt bikes into the back of the vehicle. Four months later, a man from Kansas City, KS was arrested in connection with the break-in.