The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department says three people were arrested on drug charges late last month. In their report issued today (Tuesday), authorities said 54-year old Dana DeMambro, of Grand Junction, CO, was arrested Dec. 24th, on charges of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. On Dec. 19th, 23-year old Mitchell Scott Blazek, of Crescent, was arrested on the same charges, and, 21-year old Katrina Marie Fester, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on the 19th, for Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Child Endangerment.

Officials said also, Jenny Bruce, of Hamburg, was transported to the Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, after her vehicle was involved in a crash on Dec. 21st. Bruce was driving a 2004 Chevy Suburban on Washington Street in Hamburg, when the SUV began to swerve. The vehicle went through the intersection of E Street and hit a light pole, before it backed up and continued east. The SUV drove up onto a sidewalk and hit a  metal sign before finally coming to rest.

Charges have been filed or are pending, against an Omaha man and a Council Bluffs woman, following two separate accidents over the holiday weekend. Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, Sgt. Dwayne Riche, says 34-year old Jeremy Jackson, of Omaha, was transported to Creighton University Hospital in Omaha, following a crash Saturday night near Crescent. Riche says Jackson was traveling westbound on Coldwater Avenue at around 11:08-p.m., when he missed a stop sign at the intersection of Coldwater Avenue and Old Lincoln Highway. Jackson’s 2011 Toyota RAV-4 slammed into an embankment, and sustained $15,000 damage. Alcohol is believed to have played a role in the crash, and charges are pending the results of tests conducted following the crash.

The second accident happened Sunday afternoon, in Oakland. Sgt. Riche says at around 12:55-p.m., a 2005 Hyundai Sonata driven by 19-year old Ailish Andersen, of Council Bluffs, was traveling westbound on Highway 6 in Oakland and passing another vehicle, when her car went out of control. The vehicle entered the south ditch and rolled over, coming to rest on a barbed-wire fence. Andersen was charged with Failure to Maintain  Control, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana for Personal Use, and Failure to wear a seat belt. An investigation into the incident continues, and additional charges are possible.

Police in Atlantic report today (Tuesday), the arrest Monday of 24-year old Ryan Juhl, of Atlantic. Juhl was taken into custody on a charge of Criminal Mischief. He was booked into the Cass County Jail and held, pending a court appearance.

And, the A-PD says no injuries were reported following an accident Friday morning on 2nd Street, in front of the Atlantic Bottling Company. Officials say a vehicle registered to Atlantic Bottling was legally parked in front of the business, when a vehicle driven by Michael Vanpatter, of Council Bluffs, clipped the right front corner of the parked vehicle, as Vanpatter was traveling westbound on 2nd Street.  Vanpatter was cited for striking an unattended vehicle.  Damage from the mishap, which occurred at around 7:30-a.m., Friday, amounted to $5,200.