Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports that his department has made an arrest in connection with the recent string of residential garage burglaries and theft of property from motor vehicles in Clarinda. Brothers said 31-year old Joshua Jay Martin, of Clarinda, was arrested Friday on a complaint alleging Martin was exercising control over stolen property, in an amount in excess of $1,000.00, but less than $10,000.00.

Martin was found to be in possession of a large amount of property stolen in recent reported garage and vehicle break-ins. A search was also executed at Martin’s apartment located at 901 W. Tarkio, where a significant amount of stolen property was found. Brother’s said two officers suffered minor injuries, when Martin allegedly resisted arrest. Both officers were able to immediately return to duty.

Martin was being held in the Page County Jail on a $5,000 cash only bond. Brothers says an investigation into the burglaries and thefts continues, and he anticipates additional charges will be filed against Martin, once the Page County Attorney’s Office reviews all reports.

The Clarinda Police Department was assisted in the arrest of Mr. Martin and the search of Mr. Martin’s apartment by deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Department.

(12-p.m. News)

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a rollover accident Sunday morning, about 8-miles northwest of Malvern. Authorities say Chad Hancock, of Council Bluffs, was traveling north on 302nd Street sometime before 5-a.m., when his 2005 Ford truck went out of control. The vehicle ended up in the north ditch just south of Gaston Avenue. After it entered the ditch, the truck hit an embankment and rolled onto its top. The sheriff’s report did not indicate if any citations were issued.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Department reports three people were arrested over the past few days. On Sunday, 47-year old Christina Elizabeth Jennings, of Glenwood, was arrested for Possession of Prescription drugs without a valid prescription. She was booked into the Mills County Jail and held on $1,000 bond. And, on Friday, deputies in Mills County arrested 42-year old George Leroy Holmes, of Council Bluffs, on a Possession of a Controlled Suubstance/Marijuana, charge. Also arrested Friday, on a charge of OWI/1st offense, was 46-year old Jeffrey Gerald Neppl, of Glenwood. Bond for both men was set at $1,000 each.

A Council Bluffs man was arrested early Saturday morning after he crashed the motorcycle he was riding, while being pursued by law enforcement. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says 27-year old Richard Killough faces numerous citations, and was charged with eluding (an aggravated misdemeanor). Killough posted a $2,000 bond Saturday and was released from custody. Danker says the incident began when a sheriff’s deputy traveling eastbound on Highway 92 just after midnight, observed a motorcycle coming up behind him. He says the cycle was coming up fast on the deputy, doing about 78-mph in a 50-mph zone. The deputy tried to stop the motorcycle, but it took off at a high rate of speed. 

The Sheriff says he doesn’t know what was going through the man’s mind, but he has an idea. He says he was probably going so fast he was surprised by the deputy and figured after he passed, that he could outrun him. Danker says the cycle exceeded 140-miles per hour at times, and didn’t slow down much, when it passed through the communities of Treynor and Carson. He said it would periodically slow down and speed up. It passed through Treynor at about 120-miles per hour, and passed through Carson at 135-mph. The cycle then continued at speeds greater than 130-mph. 

The Sheriff said the results of the cycle passing through town at those speeds could have been disastrous. Three Cass County(Iowa) Sheriff’s Department deputies were waiting to intercept the cycle at the Cass/Pottawattamie County line. Seeing the sheriff’s lights off in the distance, Danker says Killough turned off onto a gravel road before losing control of the 2006 Honda CDR-600. He says the man turned north onto Cherrywood Roadand crashed about 150-yards north of Highway 92.

A Mills County Sheriff’s Deputy who tried to assist in the pursuit was injured, when the car he was driving enroute to the chase hit a deer and crashed into a ditch. 31-year old Deputy Joshua England, of Glenwood, was transported by Glenwood Rescue to Mercy Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The Audubon Chamber of Commerce reports the Annual Audubon Flight Breakfast held Sunday morning served nearly 660 people. The Chamber sponsored event at the Audubon Airport was held from 6:30 until 10:30-a.m., with ham and cheese omelets, pancakes, coffee, juice and milk being served to 657 people. Officials say 23 planes flew-in to for the event. The weather was a little turbulent in the morning, but that didn’t stop the hungry pilots and others from making the trip to enjoy the good food and conversation. Pilots and their planes came from 17 communities in western, southwest and central Iowa, as well as the towns of Elk Horn, Millard and Omaha, in Nebraska, to partake in the free, Flight Breakfast.

The Chamber thanks all who attended and offered their services and support.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states will continue growing steadily over the next few months.  The overall economic index for the region declined slightly to 56.2 in May from April’s 56.8, but any score above 50 suggests growth.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey. He says the stronger dollar is hurting prices for farm and energy products, but that has only slowed the growth in those businesses.  The survey of business leaders and supply managers uses a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth while a score below that suggests decline.  

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

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FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) – Jury selection is expected to begin today (Monday), for a 21-year-old western Iowa man accused of killing his mother in Early and kidnapping another woman. The trial will be held in Webster County despite a late attempt by the lawyer for Kirk Levin to move it to another county. Levin’s trial had been moved from Sac County to Webster County, but attorney Charles Kenville said Friday that another move was needed because of the abduction of two girls May 20 near Dayton, which is in Webster County.

Kenville says that case would influence Webster County jurors. But Judge Timothy Finn disagreed and said Levin could get a fair trial as long as attorneys take extra precautions during jury selection.

Iowans are being warned about a new crop of scams where the con artists claim to be federal agents. Jim Hegarty, with the Better Business Bureau, says the victims find their computer screens frozen with a message that appears to be from the F-B-I claiming the consumer has done something illegal and the computer was electronically seized. “In some cases, they actually use the camera on your computer to take a picture of you,” Hegarty. “Sometimes, people have reported to us that they’re locked screen includes a photo of themselves.” 

Don’t click on the links provided, he says. Instead, take your computer to a reputable tech support center and have it checked out. Another incarnation of the scam tries to convince people they’ve been hit with a harmful computer bug.  “They’ve either received a phone call or a pop-up on their computer from a supposed IT firm letting them know there’s been viruses detected on their computer, that it’s very important that they be removed,” Hegarty says, “and, of course, they offer their services if the consumers will give them access remotely.” 

If you allow someone unscrupulous to poke around in your computer, he says you could be opening yourself to all kinds of trouble, including identity theft. “Lord knows what sort of malware or bots have been installed on their computers that might be operating in the background, looking for sensitive data,” Hegarty says. “On top of that, they’ve charged them for these theoretical services to remove these viruses.” 

Never allow a stranger access to your computer, he says, and if you do, change all passwords, email and online banking information right away. Hegarty says several people have lost hundreds of dollars to these scammers. The BBB investigations show the crooks use several business names and websites to hide their locations. Phone numbers listed on their websites were changed or disconnected. Learn more at the Iowa Better Business Bureau website at: http://iowa.bbb.org/

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