In an update to our story Tuesday evening, with regard to an accident Monday evening in Council Bluffs, involving an SUV and a van, the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s office has informed officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department, that a three-year old male who was a passenger in the SUV has been located, and is safe in the care of relatives. The child has also received appropriate medical care since the crash. His name will not be released. The Council Bluffs Police Department still has active arrest warrants for both females involved in the incident, which began with a reported theft.

Michelle Kuhl

Amanda Wilson

The warrants were issued for the arrest of 52-year old Michelle Kuhl and 27-year old Amanda Wilson, both of Council Bluffs. The nature of the charges have still not been publicly released. Both women fled with the child from a Council Bluffs hospital they were transported to, before police arrived. They had been taken to the facility following an accident that took place late Monday evening, after one of the woman allegedly took a package off the front porch of a residence, sometime before 9-p.m., Monday. When the homeowner confronted the suspect, she jumped into an SUV occupied by a female driver and the child. The SUV was struck broadside at the intersection of 25th and Avenue E by a Chrysler Minivan. The impact flipped the SUV flipped onto its top.

The driver of the the van, 63-year old Dianne Tuttle, of Council Bluffs, and the occupants of her vehicle, were transported to Mercy Hospital’s E-R. None of the injuries were considered life threatening. Police say if you know where Kuhl and/or Wilson are, notify your local law enforcement agency, or call Council Bluffs Crime Stoppers at 712‐328‐STOP (712‐328‐7867).