On Tuesday June 25th around 11pm, Council Bluffs Police Officers were attempting to deploy stop sticks at the intersection of N. Broadway and Coit Road to aid in pursuit of a vehicle traveling south on Highway 183. The Sheriff’s Department had terminated their pursuit and Council Bluffs Police were picking up the stop sticks when they observed a vehicle traveling toward them at a high rate of speed. The vehicle swerved around the stop sticks and toward two Council Bluffs Officers forcing them to dive out of the way. Officer Troy McIntosh was struck in the right hip by the passenger side front bumper. The force of the impact threw Officer McIntosh into a utility pole. He was treated at a local hospital for bruises and abrasions and was released a short time later. No other Officers were injured.

After striking Officer McIntosh, the suspect vehicle fled westbound onto Coit Road. Officers located the suspect vehicle, abandoned in the 1800 Block of Grand Avenue. The vehicle had been reported stolen from a gas station in Omaha, earlier in the evening.

The suspect is a white male, 20-30 years of age, average height with a slender build, short light brown hair, a thin beard, wearing a white tank top, jeans and gray shoes. It appears that the suspect may have a tattoo on his back and possibly one on his chest.

The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying this man. The vehicle that was stolen was a black 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. That vehicle is being processed for evidence by the Council Bluffs Police Department. Please call 328-STOP or 328-4728 with any information.

Suspect in car theft and officer assault

The Atlantic Police Department reports the arrest of 27-year old Nicholaus Petty of Atlantic for Theft/5th degree (shoplifting). Petty was transported to the Cass County Jail and booked in.