The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information on the person or persons who illegally dumped garbage along side the road near the junction of Hamburg Road and 655th Street. A picture on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page shows a single mattress and other junk. If you saw a vehicle with junk, or persons in the area acting suspiciously, call the Sheriff’s Office at 712-243-2206.

Officials with the Harlan Police Department report 27-year old Justin Lee Stout, of Harlan, was arrested Saturday on an active Shelby County warrant. Stout was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with prohibited acts penalties, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and supplying alcohol to a person under legal age.

On July 3rd, 18-year old Justin Michael Couch, of Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant. Couch was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance and prohibited acts penalties. That same day, 28-year old Kayla Nichole Benson, of Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant. Benson was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with prohibited acts penalties, possession of a controlled substance, and supplying alcohol to a person under the legal age.

On June 30th, Harlan Police arrested 25-year old Trent Allen Wendt, of Elk Horn, following a traffic stop in the 1000 block of Chatburn Avenue. Wendt was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with driving while suspended. On June 27th, 32-year old David Allen Coenen, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop in the 1700 block of Exchange Street. Coenen was taken to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with driving while revoked, operating a non-registered vehicle, failure to prove security against liability, careless driving, and failure to obey stop sign.

And, on June 26th, 57-year old John Veydt, of Harlan, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia following an investigation in the 1300 block of Hawkeye Ave.

Sheriff’s officials in Mills County report five recent arrests. 24-year old Theo Wynn Miller, of Glenwood, was arrested on Highway 34 at around 11:15-p.m. Sunday, for Eluding, Reckless Driving, Failure to Meet Mirror Requirements, Unsafe Passing, Failure to Maintain Registration Plate, Improper Registration Plate Lamp and Failure to Signal By Hand, Arm, Signal Device.  His bond was set at $2,300. Just after 8-a.m., Sunday, 58-year old Raymond Francis Deleon, a homeless person, was arrested in Mills County for Driving while Barred. His bond was set at $2,000.

Saturday night, 25-year old Kerin Osmar Izaguirre, of Columbus, NE, was arrested on I-29 for Public Intoxication and Interference with Official Acts. Bond was set at $600. At around 4-a.m. Saturday, 26-year old Nile Johnathan Packett, of Glenwood, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. Bond was set at $2,000. And, just before midnight, Friday, 55-year old John Casey Davis, of Pacific Junction, was arrested for OWI 2nd offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $2,300.

(Updated) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officers who followed a car zig-zagging down a Des Moines street before it crashed were surprised to find a 9-year-old girl at the wheel with a 7-year-old child riding shotgun.
A 911 caller alerted police to a reckless driver a little before 8:30 a.m. Monday. Officers who spotted the car turned on their flashing lights while following it, but the curb-to-curb excursion didn’t end until the minor crash. Police say neither of the children was hurt.

Sgt. Paul Parizek says the children apparently were just out on a joy ride, and were heading nowhere in particular. Parizek says they won’t be referred to juvenile authorities, telling The Des Moines Register “the punishment to fit the crime is probably going to be in the home.”