PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he severely beat his roommate. Pleasant Hill Police said officers found 30-year-old Dezrien Vance covered in blood when they responded to a reported fight. Inside the apartment, the victim was lying unconscious on the floor in a pool of blood.

Court documents say Vance threw the victim to the group and kicked the victim in the head. He also hit the victim with a vacuum cleaner hard enough to break the vacuum and hit the victim with a frying pan hard enough to dent the pan.

A Red Oak woman was arrested Sunday on a Theft charge. According to Red Oak Police, 44-year old Kari Lynn Wilkinson was taken into custody on a charge of Theft in the 5th Degree, for allegedly trying to steal four packages of cookies and a jar of honey, from the Red Oak Hy-Vee store. Wilkinson was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond.

Due to the winter weather forecast for Monday, January 25 the City of Harlan has declared a Snow Emergency for Monday, January 25 and Tuesday, January 26. There will be NO parking allowed on the City’s north/south streets from 8 AM until Noon. There will be NO parking on the East/West streets from 1PM until 5PM. In addition, Parallel Parking is required on any streets where the snow is windrowed in the center of the street (primarily in the Downtown Area).

Violators of the snow emergency will receive a $25 ticket and possibly have their vehicle towed at the owner’s expense. The City of Harlan appreciates your cooperation.

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports Jamar Maurice Jackson, who was convicted of Burglary 1st Degree and other crimes in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Residential Correctional Facility as required Saturday afternoon.

Jamar Jackson

Jackson is a 35-year-old black male, height 5’9″, and weighs 213 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on December 21, 2020.  Persons with information on Jackson’s whereabouts should contact local police.

With a significant winter storm forecast for Monday, the Clarinda Police Department reminds the citizens of Clarinda about the snow ordinance. The ordinance states that; no person shall park any motor vehicle or other apparatus upon any street of the city that will obstruct the removal of snow when there has been an accumulation of two (2) inches or more.

Any vehicle left parked on any street in violation of this ordinance may be impounded, and the registered owner of the vehicle will be subject to a $30.00 parking fine, and payment of all applicable towing and storage fee before the vehicle is released.

The parking ban remains in effect until the snow ceases to fall and the streets have been plowed from curb to curb.