An accident in Atlantic late Monday morning caused a total of $6,000 damage, but no one was injured. The Police Department reports vehicles driven by Danielle Lambert, of Kersey, CO, and Virginia Jordan, of Atlantic, collided at around 11:45-a.m. near the intersection of 4th and Poplar Streets, when Lambert Failed to Yield as she entered the roadway westbound from a parking lot, and attempted to turn north on Poplar. Lambert was cited for the offense.

An Atlantic woman was arrested Monday for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Medication. The Police Department reports 32-year old Abigail Lennon was booked into the Cass County Jail and held pending an initial appearance before the magistrate. And, 22-year old Steven Pedersen, of Atlantic, was arrested Monday on a Cass County warrant charging him with being an Accessory after the Fact. Pederson was booked into the Cass County Jail and also held, pending a court appearance.

Three Cass County Sheriff’s deputies and one former Audubon County Sheriff’s deputy have been honored with the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2013 Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC) Award. Deputies Benjamin Bartholomew, Josh McLaren, and Kyle Quist, as well as Quist’s K9 partner, Kane, from Cass County, and Deputy Kent Gries, formerly from Audubon County and currently from Guthrie County, were nominated for the LECC by Chief Jody Matherly from the Des Moines Police Department.  The joint efforts of the Des Moines DEA Task Force and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office allowed the Des Moines DEA Task Force to take down a major methamphetamine drug trafficker in the Des Moines Metro Area and took 24 pounds of liquid methamphetamines off the streets. 

LECC awards are presented to recognize the extraordinary efforts made by law enforcement officers, groups, and task forces, and the successful law enforcement investigations and prosecutions that have been characterized by cooperative and coordinated efforts among various agencies. The LECC is comprised of representatives from local, state, and federal law enforcement across Iowa.

Police in Lenox received a surprise when they pulled over a vehicle late Monday for erratic driving and no headlights. Officers pulled the vehicle over at around 11:50-p.m., at the intersection of Brooks and Iowa Streets, and discovered the car was being driven by a 13-year old. Following investigation into why the  teen had the vehicle, they were released to the custody of their parents.

Charges of operating without owners consent and operating vehicle without a drivers license are being referred to juvenile court.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – MidAmerican Energy has decided against building a second nuclear power plant in Iowa and against building any major power plant for now.  The Des Moines Register reports  that MidAmerican says there is no approved design for the nuclear plant it wanted to build and there are too many questions about limits on carbon emissions from a natural gas plant. Iowa has one nuclear power plant, the Duane Arnold plant near Palo.
 
MidAmerican Vice President Dean Crist told the newspaper that a feasibility study found that 700-acre sites near Thurman in southwest Iowa and Wilton in southeast Iowa would have worked for a new nuclear plant, which was expected to cost around $1 billion.  MidAmerican says it will refund $8.8 million that its customers paid for the feasibility study.

Police in Red Oak tasered a local man Monday night, after he ran from authorities following a traffic stop. The Red Oak Police Department reports 18-year old Shae Daniel Lewis, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 11:40-p.m. in the 900 block of east Senate Avenue, following a brief foot pursuit. Officials say Lewis was a passenger in a vehicle that had been stopped in the City View parking lot, in Red Oak.

Immediately after the vehicle was pulled over, authorites say Lewis jumped out and took off on foot southbound, toward Senate Avenue. Officers chased the man and several times ordered him to stop. When he failed to comply, officers deployed an X-25 Taser, which hit Lewis in the back and caused him to drop to the ground. Lewis was allegedly found to be intoxicated, and under the legal age to consume alcohol.

After being brought to the Montgomery County Jail and booked in, officials discovered Lewis allegdly brought a controlled substance into the facility. He was subsequently charged with a felony count of entering contraband into a jail facility, possession of marijuana/serious misdemeanor, and public intoxication as well as interference with official acts, both of which are simple misdemeanors. Lewis was also cited for being in possession of alcohol under the legal age.

He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 cash bond.

Police in Red Oak cited two people for drinking under the legal age, Monday night. Officials say 19-year old David Anthony Daugherty the 3rd, of Elliott, was cited for driving while suspended and possession of alcohol under legal age, following a traffic stop in the 2400 block of north 8th Street, at around 11:50-p.m., Monday. A passenger in the vehicle, 19-year old Bryce Dalton Uhlenberg, of Red Oak, was cited for Possession of alcohol under the legal age. Both were released on their respective citations.