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Council Bluffs man arrested Tuesday night thought to be armed & wearing body armor

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March 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Council Bluffs Police and the Emergency Services Team, along with Police negotiators, were dispatched to 114 S. 7th Street in Council Bluffs, late Tuesday evening, for a wanted party who has been reported to be armed and in possession of body armor. Officers developed information to believe the subject, 21-year old Ozzie Palen, of Council Bluffs, was inside of an apartment.

Shortly after 8-p.m., Officers secured the apartment and the Emergency Services Team was activated, along with police negotiators. After a short negotiation, Palen surrendered to police without incident. Seven other people inside of the apartment were questioned and released.

Palen was arrested on a warrant for Domestic Abuse, an aggravated misdemeanor. The scene was being processed by the Criminal Investigation Division. The incident took about 1 and ½ hours to peacefully resolve.