A man who had pulled over to take a business call in Council Bluffs, was robbed at gunpoint this (Thursday) morning. Council Bluffs Police say the incident happened at around 10:38-a.m. in the 3500 block of 14th Avenue. The victim told police while he was parked, a man approached the passenger side of his vehicle, and on the left side of the car was a man who approached his door displaying a small silver handgun. The suspects demanded money and the victim gave them $200 in cash. The suspects then left the area on foot traveling northbound on South 35th St. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate the suspects. The victim was uninjured.

Police described both subjects as black males. The first was five-feet 6-inches tall, 160 pounds. He had a goatee, short black hair, and was wearing a light brown Carhart-style jacket and jeans. The second suspect was about six-feet one-inch tall, 180 pounds. He had a goatee and disheveled hair, and was wearing a light gray zip-up jacket and light black loose-fitting jeans. Both suspects are believed to be in their early 30’s.

If anyone has information relating to this case, please call the Criminal Investigations Division at (712)328-4728. Or, you can remain anonymous by calling CrimeStoppers at (712)328-STOP (7867).

(12:40-p.m. News)

A search warrant executed Wednesday night in Clarinda resulted in the recovery of about 51 grams of a substance believed to be methamphetamine. The occupants of the home at 614 E. Washington Street, were identified as 49-year Roger Schaben, and 52-year old Tina Benkowich. They were taken into custody at around 11-p.m. for felony possession with intent to deliver, more than five grams of methamphetamine and failure to affix a drug stamp. Both Schaben and Benkowich are being held in the Page County Jail without bail pending an appearance before the court.

Police reports have been submitted to the offices of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.

A call to Pottawattamie County authorities Wednesday night about a suspicious vehicle resulted in a pursuit and crash. The vehicle, a 1994 Dodge Ram van, was located in the area of 240th and Mahogany, after a check of the license plates revealed the plates had been reported stolen off a vehicle in Neola. The van was eventually wrecked during the pursuit, and its occupants taken into custody just before 9-p.m. without further incident. The driver, 31-year old Anthony Scott White, of Lexington, KY., was charged with Eluding, Reckless Driving, and Theft in the 5th Degree.

Authorities said also, 30-year old Brandon Ray Nelson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 2:50-a.m. today (Thursday), following a traffic stop on a vehicle whose registered owner was wanted on a warrant. A Deputy made contact with the owner/driver and confirmed his identity. He was arrested on the warrant Violation of a No Contact Order, as well as for OWI/1st offense, after deputies found numerous beer cans inside the vehicle. The man also had bloodshot eyes, and a strong odor of booze in the vehicle and on his person. His breath tested over the legal limit for intoxication. Nelson also received citations for open container and no insurance.

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Law Enforcement Academy is seeking expert guidance on whether to fix its moldy facility or relocate. The academy in Johnston trained more than 11,000 law enforcement personnel last year. It underwent a cleaning after tests in December 2015 showed high levels of mold.

The underlying causes of the mold have not been removed, however. Academy director Judy Bradshaw told The Des Moines Register the sources are the plumbing and HVAC systems. The academy is seeking $10 million from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund, which is funded in part by Iowa gambling revenue.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a 50-year-old man whose body was found by firefighters inside his eastern Iowa home. A news release Thursday from the Clinton police and fire departments identified the man as Donald Loechel. Firefighters who were dispatched a little before 11:30 p.m. Monday found the two-story structure engulfed in flames. They didn’t find the body until the fire could be controlled sufficiently for them to go inside the house.