(Des Moines, Iowa) – Officials with the Des Moines Police Department posted on social media this (Friday) morning, that in a span of about “5 short hours,” overnight, their officers recovered two firearms from dangerous offenders, and made arrests in cases that directly impact the safety of families in our community.

The Department said “Shortly after 9pm (Thursday), 3rd Watch officers responded to a shooting incident in the 3300 block of S.W. 7th. The 32-yr-old victim remains hospitalized after being shot several times. Within moments of the incident, officers located the suspect, John Streeter, near the scene and took him into custody without incident.

Streeter

Streeter was found to be in possession of a handgun when he was arrested.” He faces charges that include Attempted Murder, Willful Injury, and Intimidation with a dangerous weapon.

Authorities said also, “A few hours later, just after 2am (Friday), an officer attempted a traffic stop for a registration violation near E. 12th & Boyd. The driver of the vehicle being stopped, Dylan Pettyjohn, sped away, beginning a short pursuit that ended two blocks away when he crashed into a stop sign and disabled his vehicle. As he ran on foot, he attempted to throw a handgun onto a building roof. Pettyjohn resisted being arrested, and attempted to disarm the officer of his firearm. He was successfully taken into custody. He was determined to be a felon, prohibited from possessing a firearm, and in possession of marijuana, fentanyl pills, and a large quantity of meth.”

Pettyjohn faces charges that include: Felon in Possession of a Firearm; Possession of Marijuana, Fentanyl pills, and Methamphetamine; Eluding; and Attempt to Disarm a Police Officer.

Pettyjohn

(Radio Iowa) – Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids is naming Kristie Fisher as its new president, the sixth president in the school’s history. Fisher has served as president of Iowa Valley Community College in Marshalltown since 2019. Fisher says there are multiple challenges facing Iowa’s community colleges.

“Regardless which community college is the fact we have so many students who suffered a learning loss because of the pandemic,” Fisher says, “and just all the immense workforce needs, and trying to figure out the best way to meet those needs both of employers and the students who are coming through our doors.”

Kristie Fisher (Kirkwood Community College photo)

Fisher, who graduated from Kirkwood herself, will replace Lori Sundberg, who is retiring in the fall. Sundberg was named Kirkwood’s first woman president in the fall of 2018.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood report the arrest on Thursday, of a man from Nebraska. 33-year-old Dontavious Easley, of La Vista, NE, was arrested for Driving while revoked. He posted a $1,000 bond, and was released.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Department reports 44-year-old Joseph Earl Smith, of Red Oak, was arrested Wednesday afternoon, following a traffic stop. Smith was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Driving Under Suspension. Bond was set at $600.

And, at around 8:50-a.m. Thursday, 39-year-old Andrew James Arrick, of Glenwood, was arrested on a warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree. Bond was set at $300.

(Manchester, Iowa) – A semi tractor-trailer driver from eastern Iowa was injured in an accident Thursday afternoon, in Delaware County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2015 Freightliner semi driven by 60-year-old Michael Nelson, of Dundee, was traveling south on 130th Avenue, when Nelson attempted to pick-up a GPS unit that had fallen. When the semi drifted onto the right shoulder, Nelson over-corrected, resulting in a loss of control.

The semi entered the east ditch and rolled over. The accident happened at around 2-p.m., Thursday. Nelson -who was wearing a seat belt – was transported by Unity Point Air to the University Of Iowa Hospital. The vehicle was registered to Jensen Transport, Inc., out of Independence.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies, Manchester Fire, RMC Ambulance and Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement personnel.

(Creston, Iowa) – Two men were arrested on separate OWI/1st offense charges in Creston over the past couple of days. Creston Police says 18-year-old Austin James Breuklander, of Eagleville, MO., was arrested at around 11:25-a.m. Tuesday. Breuklander was taken to Union County Jail and later posted a $1,000 bond.

And, at around 2:55-a.m. Wednesday, Creston Police arrested 36-year-old James Nicholas Wilson, of Creston, for OWI/1st offense. Wilson was taken to Union County Jail and later released, after posting a $1,000 bond.