The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Thursday), said 24-year old Brendyn O’Dell Rutherford Malone, of Council Bluffs, was arrested following a traffic stop at around 4:20-a.m. today (Thursday), in Council Bluffs. He was taken into custody for Theft in the 2nd Degree-Motor Vehicle, as the vehicle he was driving was reported stolen out of Neola on Wednesday. Rutherford Malone was also charged with Violation of Probation. He was being held in the Pott. County Jail on a $5,000 bond.

Wednesday night, 44-year old Kathleen Marie Gerhardt, of Carson, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense – following an investigation into a possible disturbance in Oakland. Wednesday afternoon, 50-year old Scott Thomas Appleton was arrested on a warrant for Burglary in the 3rd Degree/1st offense -Vehicle related, after he turned himself-in the the Sheriff’s Office. Appleton was later booked into the Pott. County Jail. And, a man wanted on a warrant for Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree, was arrested Wednesday afternoon, also after turning himself-in to authorities. 31-year old Darrell Jacob Kackley, of Council Bluffs, was being held in the Pott. County Jail on the Felony warrant.

(Updated 11:30-a.m.) – WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police say a man shot while trying to rob an armored vehicle outside a Waterloo bank branch has died and a suspected accomplice has been arrested. The shooting happened just before 10 a.m. Wednesday outside a U.S. Bank branch. Police and medics who arrived on the scene found a man with gunshot wounds who was taken to a hospital where he died later. He’s been identified as Bryce Miller, of rural La Porte City. The other man also was wounded and was caught later. A manager at Rochester Armored Car says none of the company employees was injured.

Creston Police say a woman complained of pain following an accident Wednesday evening, but did not require ambulance transport to the hospital. Authorities say a 2004 Hyundai Elantra driven by 18-year old Haylee Alexis Morgan, of Creston, was traveling south on Cherry Street at around 6:20-p.m., at the same time a 2018 Chevy pickup driven by 39-year old David Lee Ayers, of Creston, was traveling eastbound on Howard. When Ayers pulled out in front of the Morgan vehicle, his pickup was hit on the left front side.

Ayers told Police he came to a stop at the controlled intersection and looked both ways before proceeding, but did not see the oncoming Hyundai, due to vehicles parked near the intersection. Damage from the collision amounted to $5,000. No citations were issued.