(Radio Iowa) – Most Iowans have been in an airport, shopping mall or movie theater, realized their phone battery was low, and plugged it into one of those free public chargers. Now, the F-B-I is warning about what’s being called “juice jacking,” where bad actors use those chargers to infect smartphones, tablets and other devices with malware. Consumer protection advocate Micheal Domke says that malware can be malicious.

Domke says “The perfect way to avoid that is to use your own cable, and if possible, use your own charger box and cable with it.” There are warning signs your device may have already been infected, and Domke says you need to stay vigilant to keep your private data private.  “You’re going to see that maybe you can’t get into some of your apps, maybe the password has changed,” Domke says. “Or unfortunately, a big indicator is maybe you log into one of your bank accounts or a credit card account and you see that there’s new charges or missing funds.”

Skimming devices placed inside U-S-B ports will allow a hacker to quickly access your banking apps, contacts, emails and texts within seconds. He recommends never using a public charger, but to instead, plug your own cord into a separate electrical outlet.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood say no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle collision Wednesday evening on E. Sharp Street. Authorities say a 2010 Ford Focus driven by 18-year-old Frankie Lynn Doner, of Glenwood, was exiting Lake Drive to head west on Sharp Street at around 6:45-p.m., when her car hit a westbound 2018 Ford Explorer, driven by 38-year-old Bryan David Diekmann, of Glenwood. Donor told police she didn’t see the SUV when she pulled-out of Lake Drive.

Damage from the accident amounted to $4,000 altogether. Both vehicle sustained minor damage. No citations were issued.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Four Glenwood residents were arrested Wednesday. According to Glenwood Police:

• 24-year-old Jordan Salmons was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order. He was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail, pending an appearance before the Magistrate.
• 26-year-old Zackary Bond was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault and Child Endangerment. He was also being held without bond in the Mills County Jail, pending an appearance before the Magistrate.
• 56-year-old Joseph Sawyer, of Glenwood, was arrested Wednesday on a Mills County warrant for several charges. He has since posted a $1,200 cash bond and was released.
• 24-year-old Madison Power, of Glenwood,was arrested for OWI/1st offense. She later posted a $1,000 bond and was released.

(Radio Iowa) – A total of 51 films from moviemakers around the planet will be screened at this weekend’s Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival. Eric Dean Freese, the festival’s director, says the films were picked from among 99 entries, the most they’ve received in more than 15 years. Freese says he’s pleased by the quantity and quality of the films, and there’s one thing they all have in common — all have an Iowa connection. Either a cast member or a key crew member was born in Iowa, grew up in Iowa, worked in Iowa, went to school in Iowa, perhaps the film is about an Iowa subject, has an Iowa character, or it was filmed in Iowa.

The festival is Friday through Sunday at the Collins Road Theatres in Marion. On the web at https://crifm.org/2023-festival/