Officials with the Creston Police Department today (Monday), report four arrests took place recently. Three people were arrested on Sunday: At around 9:40-p.m., 39-year old Demion Garrison, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. Garrison was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing; 38-year old Durrell Haynes, of Creston, was arrested at around 1:40-p.m., Sunday, for Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. He was later released from custody on a $2,000 bond; and, 21-year old Paul L. Albrechtsen, of Kent, was arrested early Sunday afternoon in Creston, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Criminal Mischief in the 4th degree. His bond was set at $2,000.

Last Thursday, 38-year old Durrell Haynes was arrested on an Adams County warrant for Contempt of Court – Failure to pay costs. He was later released on a $300 bond.

Creston Police said also, a man who resides in the 300 block of N. Division Street, reported that sometime between the hours of 12-a.m. and 11:25-a.m. last Thursday, someone broke out the rear window of his vehicle, while it was parked near the intersection of Montgomery and Elm Streets. The damage was estimated at $300.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A 64-year-old Dubuque woman who admitted killing her former husband is scheduled to be sentenced Monday. Dubuque County District Court records say Dolores Flynn pleaded guilty last month to voluntary manslaughter, willful injury and assault. Prosecutors dropped the original charge of second-degree murder in exchange for her pleas.

Court documents say Dubuque police found 72-year-old Gary Breckenridge dead on Jan. 4, 2016, at the home he shared with Flynn. Police say Flynn beat Breckenridge with a baseball bat, which officers say they found in a Dubuque ditch.

She’s been examined and treated by psychiatric experts twice since her arrest and had been found competent for trial.

It was an emotional weekend for the members of the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Jeff Danker, some of the deputies and the family of slain deputy Mark Burbridge attended the National Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony in Washington, D-C. Danker attended the state ceremony prior to heading to the national capitol.  “It’s tough,…you know you’ve got to continue with life, but it’s tough to have all the feelings and all the emotions coming back again, “Danker says. “It’s really great that the state recognizes our fallen law enforcement officers.”

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Another Pottawattamie County Deputy who was killed in the line of duty in 1947 was also honored at the state ceremony. Robert McKinley’s name will be on the state memorial along with Burbridge. “It’s great that they are able to recognize these officers that may not have been recognized at the time. They are able to recognize them now and family members can come and the state can show the appreciation for the job that they do,” according to Danker. Its been just more than one year since Burbridge died, and Danker says the department is doing well. “There’s times when you seem like you are doing pretty good and certain things will trigger different memories of Mark and different things like that,'”Danker says.

The man who killed Burbridge was able to use a handcuff key he got from another inmate to free himself. The Pottawattamie County Jail now has a new system designed to find contraband. Sheriff Danker says they just started using it, and so far it has worked well as they try to keep contraband out of the jail. He says trying to keep contraband out is a problem for any facility, whether it be a county jail or state prison. Danker believes this system will help them with the tough job. “It should be able to scan the prisoner coming and hopefully we’ll be able to tell if there is anything hidden on the body that the officers weren’t able to find when they brought them into the facility,” he explained.

He says they are pioneers among the counties in using the system.”We’re the first sheriff’s office to get that. And we are very pleased that the board of supervisors was able to provide the funding for this to be able to do that. Because it really gives us another tool to fight this contraband being brought into our facility,” Danker says.  Danker was presented a flag at the state ceremony in honor of Burbridge.

(Radio Iowa)

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says a reported incident of domestic abuse, Sunday, resulted in the arrest of a Union County woman. Jo Ann Farlow, of Creston, was arrested at around 9-p.m. for Domestic Abuse Assault. No other information was provided.