A teenager from Union County suffered minor/non-incapacitating injuries during a rollover accident Sunday afternoon. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 14-year old Rachel Ann Boyer, of Kent, who was wearing her seat belt, was transported by a private vehicle to the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston. Officials say Boyer was traveling eastbound on a gravel road…the Ringold-Union County line, when the 2009 Chevy Sebring she was driving went out of control as it passed over a small rise on the road.

When Boyer over-corrected, the car skidded across the roadway and entered the north ditch, where it rolled over and came to rest on its wheels, next to a culvert. Damage from the crash amounted to $3,000. No citations were issued.

UPDATE – Vehicle located at around 12:17-p.m. today. NO further details at this time.

Creston Police are asking for help in locating a stolen pickup truck. A Maroon 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with a Hawkeye sticker in the back window was reported stolen. The vehicle has Iowa license plate DPW 150.  If you see this vehicle please call 9-1-1 or 641-782-8402.

Police in Creston report seven arrests took place from early Friday morning through early this (Monday) morning. At around 2:40-a.m. today (Monday), 62-year old James Reese, of Bridgewater, was arrested following a traffic stop at Highway 34 and Laurel, in Creston. Reese was arrested for Driving While Barred, and later released on a $2,000 bond.

Sunday evening, 18-year old Michael Kauzlarich, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a charge of Simple Domestic Assault. His bond was set at $300. And, at around 3:45-a.m. Sunday, 28-year old Mitchell McKee, of Oskaloosa, was arrested in Creston for Public Intoxication. He was later released on a $300 bond.

Saturday evening, 20-year old Quintin Chumbley, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Violation of Parole, on an original charge of Lascivious Acts with a Child/Solicitation. His bond was set at $5,000. Last Friday, 19-year old Isaiah Foster, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County LEC on a Union County warrant for Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree. He was later released on a $5,000 bond. At around 11:40-a.m. Friday, 18-year old Sebastian Sweat, of Creston, was arrested by Creston Police for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was later released on $300 bond. And, 20-year old Ranaya Folks, of Des Moines, was arrested Friday morning at the Union County LEC in Creston, on charges of Willful Injury and Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury accident. She was being held in the Ringgold County Jail on a $7,000 bond.

Creston Police report also, a woman living in the 1200 block of N. Poplar, informed authorities Saturday, that sometime between 11-p.m. Friday and 7:30-a.m. Saturday, a window was broken out at her residence by means of a rock. The damage was estimated at $400.

Red Oak Police arrested a man at around 4:30-a.m. today (Monday), on drug charges. Officers arrested 60-year old Charles William Taylor, of Red Oak, at the Cubbies Convenience Store on charges that include Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance/Meth – 3rd or greater offense, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Taylor was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A teenager has killed a mountain lion on a hunting trip in northwestern Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports that 17-year-old Jacob Altena of Rock Rapids was hunting deer Saturday about a half-mile west of Akron when he encountered the animal. The mountain lion is believed to be the sixth killed in Iowa in recent history. Five previous kills have been reported to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR says there have been three confirmed mountain lion sightings in Iowa in 2017.

Mountain lions generally come from western South Dakota and Nebraska, which both have natural populations. The animals are uncommon in Iowa. They are not listed as a furbearer and have no protected status in Iowa.