COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Council Bluffs man working on his pickup truck died after a fan blade from the engine broke loose and struck hit him in the neck. 50-year-old Roger Klein was working on his truck on Thursday. Police say he was apparently keeping the motor running with starter fluid and using the choke. When he bent over the engine, the fan blade dislodged and hit him, killing him almost instantly. His wife came home and found him on the driveway next to the truck. Authorities are trying to determine how the blade came loose.

A southwest Iowa man says getting involved in a police chase was like an episode of “Cops.” The man’s pickup truck was stolen from his home on Labor Day and then yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, he spotted the truck crossing the Veterans Memorial Bridge from Council Bluffs into Omaha, so he started chasing it. He  says the truck thief had taken the stickers off the window and changed the license plates, but he recognized other elements and knew it was his vehicle. The man, who didn’t want to be identified, says he called 911 and stayed with the truck until law officers joined the pursuit. The Iowa State Patrol and Omaha police picked up the chase and stuck with the pickup until it crashed into a fence. The driver, 30-year-old Jessica Katz, took off running but was soon in handcuffs. “I followed the cop cars to the scene and she was already in custody by the time I got here,” he says. “It was quite the ordeal. It felt like an episode of ‘Cops’ and I was the cop without a badge.” Katz was booked on charges of theft, hit and run, drug possession and flight to avoid arrest.

(Radio Iowa)

Officials with the Harlan Police Department report today (Friday) that three people, two from Atlantic and one from Audubon, were arrested late last month following a fight at 524 Market Street, in Harlan. The incident happened August 25^th.  Official said 23-year old Justin Patton, of Atlantic, was charged with assault with intent to cause injury, disorderly conduct and interference with official acts. 32-year-old John Knight, of Atlantic, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and interference with official acts. And, 28-year-old Eddie Mack, Jr., of Audubon, was charged with possession of contraband in a correctional facility, and interference with official acts.

All three men made their initial appearances in court August 29th, and have plead not guilty to the charges. They were released from the Shelby County Jail after posting $1,000 bond, each. Preliminary hearings in their cases was set for Sept. 13th.

Police in Shenandoah say three teens were arrested on 3^rd degree burglary and possession of burglary tools charges early this (Friday) morning. Two of the teens, 19-year-old Jesse Powell, 19-year-old Dallas Liable were brought to the Page County Jail. Powell later posted bond. And, a 16-year old allegedly involved in the attempted break-in, was transported to the juvenile detention center in Council Bluffs.

The arrests occurred after Shenandoah Police responded to a reported burglary in progress at the Mt. Arbor Nursery at around 2:30-a.m. Assisting with the investigation and arrests, were deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office.