There were several arrests in Pottawattamie County this past week. At around 2:30-a.m. Sunday, 29-year old Kaylo Jo Mackland was pulled over for speeding west of Carson at Highway 92 and 385th Street. Upon further investigation, she showed signs of impairment. Mackland was arrested for OWI/1st offense. A little after 3-a.m. Sunday, 37-year old Nathan Duane Blue, of Council Bluffs, was arrested after Deputies responded to Mercy Hospital with regard to a reported assault of a 38-year old female that took place outside the Council Bluffs city limits. Blue was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/Strangulation, Harassment in the 1st degree/threatening by forcible felony, and Kidnapping in the 2nd degree/armed with a dangerous weapon. He was being held in the Pott. County Jail on a total of $30,000 bond. And, 35-year old Justin Ray Wicker, of Neola, was arrested Sunday morning at a residence in Neola, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense – causing bodily injury, in reference to an incident involving a 28-year old female. His bond was set at $1,000.

Saturday night, 36-year old Lindsey R. Fox was arrested at a residence in Council Bluffs, for Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Bodily Injury/1st offense (using a blunt object), in connection with an incident involving a 41-year old male. Friday evening, 59-year old Mark Andrew Korngiebel was arrested west of Council Bluffs for OWI/1st offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense, after he nearly collided head-on with another vehicle while passing a Sheriff Deputies’ vehicle. The incident happened while the Deputy was traveling east on Highway 6 near 238th Street. Korngiebel was also cited for unsafe passing.

On April 9th, 35-year old Mathew Allen Kochen, of Council Bluffs, was arrested following an investigation into a domestic assault that occurred in a vehicle on Old Lincoln Highway and involved a 36-year old female. Kochen was charged with Kidnapping in the 3rd degree, Domestic abuse assault w/a dangerous weapon – 1st offense. His bond was set at $12,000. That same day, 71-year old Michael Ray Christensen, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Driving While Barred/Habitual offender, after a deputy was dispatched to assist a motorist at Honeysuckle and McClelland Avenue. The vehicle was stuck in the soft gravel in the middle of the road.

There were also warrants served on several individuals, including: 33-year old Patrick Ryan Daniels, of Carter Lake, whose bond was set at $10,000; 34-year old Ivan Alexander Woods, of Omaha; 45-year old Jason Thomas Thacker, of Council Bluffs (Total bond $2,495), and 30-year old Ronald Shane Hoschar, who was being held in the Pott. County Jail on other charges.

CRESCO, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa woman has been given two to five years of probation for stealing thousands of dollars from a hospital auxiliary. Howard County District Court records say 58-year-old Rebecca Creger, of Cresco, was sentenced last week. She was given a deferred judgment and ordered to pay restitution of $20,275. A deferred judgment allows Creger’s conviction to be removed from court records if she fulfills her probation terms.

She’d pleaded guilty to ongoing criminal conduct. Prosecutors dropped a theft charge in return. Authorities say Creger wrote checks to herself in 2017 while she was treasurer of the Regional Health Services of Howard County Hospital Auxiliary. She told an investigator that she needed the money for medical bills and that she wanted to pay it back.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two people inside a sport utility vehicle died when it was struck by a train in Cedar Rapids. The crash was reported around 4:20 p.m. Sunday near Tait Cummins Memorial Park. The names of the deceased and other details about the crash haven’t been released. The crash is being investigated.

Five people were arrested on separate charges over the weekend in Creston, and two property owners reported incidents of vehicle vandalism. Creston Police say 24-year old Collin Zachary Wilber, of Bay City, Michigan, was arrested early Saturday morning, for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000. Saturday afternoon, 47-year old Anita Ruth Michael, of Creston, was arrested for Assault. She was being held in the Adams County Jail before being released on a $300 bond. Saturday evening, 32-year old Brodie Lee Pingree, of Creston, was arrested at his home for Violation of a Protection Order. He was released after seeing the magistrate.

27-year old Clara Margaret Winfrey, of Prescott, was arrested Saturday night for Violation of a Protection Order. She was held in the Adams County Jail until seen by a magistrate and then released. And, 49-year old Randy Eugene Overholtzer, of Creston, was arrested Saturday evening for Driving While Revoked. He was later released on a $1,000 bond.

A pickup truck was vandalized sometime late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, in Creston. Two tires on the Ford F-250 were punctured while the vehicle was parked at the Creston Supertel motel. The loss was estimated at $200. And a man residing in the 700 block of W. Adams Street in Creston, reported someone vandalized his vehicle while it was parked outside of his home. The loss was estimated at $4,000.