Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports his officers, Monday, arrested an unidentified 13-year old male from Clarinda, in connection with a string of burglaries that occurred during the early morning hours of Saturday, November 28th. Ding’s Honk-n-Holler Liquor Store, the Clarinda Lied Recreation Center and the Clarinda Community Center were all forcibly entered, resulting in damage and the theft on consumable goods and an undetermined amount of cash.

The juvenile was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center pending additional action by the Page County Attorney’s Office and Page County Juvenile Court Services. He is alleged to have committed three counts of burglary in the third degree, theft in the second degree and criminal mischief in the second degree.

An investigation into the burglary and thefts continues.

After being offline for several weeks, the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office is once again issuing reports on arrests and incidents. Authorities say at around 7:30-p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 25), Deputies responded to a report of an armed subject, in Oakland. After an investigation, 55-year old Brian Edward Colvin, of Oakland, was arrested: for Harassment in the 1st Degree/Threaten forcible felony; Assault/use or display of a weapon; and Carrying/transporting a weapon in a vehicle. Authorities say the victim in the case was a 40-year old female.

Friday afternoon, Pott. County Deputies arrested 38-year old Nathan Duane Blue in Council Bluffs, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense – causing injury. Friday night, 47-year old Todd Alan Salmons was arrested following a traffic stop near Avoca. He was charged with OWI/2nd offense. At around 1:50-a.m. Wednesday, 23-year old Sarah N. Gough was arrested in Council Bluffs, on charges that include OWI/1st offense, and Child Endangerment. Wednesday afternoon, Pott. County Deputies arrested 20-year old Isabelle Lyn Chene Narrons, at the Davis County Jail. Narrons was wanted on valid felony warrants through the State of Iowa for: Fugitive from justice; Possession of a controlled substance; Theft in the 1st degree, and Violation of Probation. She was transported without incident, to the Pott. County Jail.

On Nov. 24th, 26-year old Jessica Allouise Simmons was arrested at the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, after she turned herself-in. Simmons was wanted for Violation of Probation. She was read the warrant and turned over to Corrections staff.  Pott. County Deputies were called to the Administrative Offices of the AHSTW High School on Nov. 24th, with regard to a juvenile female and a possible narcotics investigation. The 15-year old was referred to juvenile court authorities on a Possession of Controlled Substance charge.

And, on Saturday, 55-year old Michael Anthony Weltch, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a Felony Theft in the 1st degree charge. His bond was set at $10,000.

(Radio Iowa) – The Christmas shopping season is underway and an Iowa State University logistics expert says finding the items you are looking for is going to get tougher as we get closer to the holiday. Scott Grawe says the pandemic shutdowns earlier this year caused problems with the shipping containers that are key to the supply chain. “It created this great imbalance of containers — so you’ve got containers that normally would be flowing all the time and making their way back to their original points of origin in China and other places overseas. And now they are stuck in other parts of the globe,” Grawe says.

He is an associate professor and chair of supply chain management, and says it could take some time for the container issue to get worked out. Grawe says the imbalance will likely hit later in the season as the store shelves are stocked right now, but as the shelves empty out, the next wave of products may be more delayed. Grawe says the last couple of years there have already been issues with getting final deliveries done on time in the days before Christmas. “This year you are going to see even more that — because as people don’t flock to the shopping malls and to the big box retailers and other stores — they are instead turning online and they’re letting the U-P-S drivers and FedEx drivers, and Amazon drivers and other delivery professionals take care of that job for them,” according to Grawe.

He says online retailers are already trying to deal with the delivery backup. Grawe says companies like Amazon are encouraging customers to go to brick and mortar stores and other hubs to pick up their products to ease the pressure on delivery drivers. Grawe says waiting until the last minute to order gifts and get them delivered this year is really going to be a risky proposition. “I would say shop early and get ahead — because you don’t want to be really counting on that same day, next day or two-day service right before people are getting ready to open up their presents — because they may not happen,” Grawe says.

Grawe says you can always help your hometown merchants by shopping locally and picking up your gifts. And he says if you get too far behind in shopping — you can get a gift certificate or gift card.