A man from Nebraska faces Robbery and other charges following an incident this (Wednesday) morning, in Pottawattamie County. Council Bluffs Police say officers were dispatched at around 10:50-a.m. to 350 34th Ave., US Bank, in Council Bluffs, for a bank robbery that had just occurred. Bank employees were able to provide a description of the suspect and the vehicle that the suspect fled the area in.

Brandon N. Bird

As officers were arriving at the scene, a call came in that a subject and vehicle that matched this description were now at an address in the 5100 Block of Gifford Road in Council Bluffs, attempting to break into the residence and garage, in an attempt to steal a vehicle parked there. A short time later officers arrived in that area and observed the vehicle leaving that scene. Officers used stop sticks on the vehicle, causing the tires to go flat.

A short time later the suspect, later identified as 40-year old Brandon N. Bird, of Hastings, NE., lost control of the vehicle, which went off the road into a ditch. Bird was taken into custody at the scene. At this time, Council Bluffs Police along with the FBI are investigating all crimes that took place during the incident. Bird was set to be booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail on charges of Robbery 2nd, Burglary 1st, Theft 1st and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.