The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a Harrison County man was sentenced to prison, Wednesday, following his conviction on a single count of Wire Fraud. Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner sentenced 35-year old Rodney Lee Crosby, Jr, of Pisgah, to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Crosby Jr, was also ordered to pay $45,084 in restitution to the victims of his fraud scheme.

On January 30, 2017, Crosby pleaded guilty to the charge, which resulted from an investigation by law enforcement into Crosby’s scheme to defraud classic vehicle buyers through his business, Hot Rod Classics, in Pisgah. The scheme involved Crosby accepting monetary down payments from classic car purchasers and then failing to deliver the vehicles to the buyers. The estimated loss to the victims was approximately $45,084, based on Crosby’s fraudulent conduct.

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency reports 660th Street, between Hazel and Ironwood Roads, is set to close Monday, May 15th, for a scheduled bridge replacement project. The road will remain closed in that location for about 10-weeks. Emergency responders and other who normally travel 660th Street in Shelby County in that area, should plan to take alternate routes.

A traffic stop on vehicle traveling without its headlights on early this (Thursday) morning in Pottawattamie County, resulted in the arrest of a Council Bluffs man on a charge of OWI. Sheriff’s officials say Deputy Zach Norman saw the Chrysler 300 in the vicinity of Highway 92 and the South Expressway at around 2:45-a.m., and conducted a traffic stop. An investigation resulted in the arrest of 71-year old Dwayne Edward Sanders, of Council Bluffs, for OWI/1st offense.

Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday evening, arrested 19-year old Seth Dewayne Strong, of Elk Horn, following a traffic stop on Highway 173. Strong was charged with Driving with a suspended license, and failure to provide financial liability. He was transported to the Shelby County Jail and released this (Thursday) morning, after being given a date to appear in court.

And, late Tuesday night, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 39 year old Jeffrey Lee Simpson, of Carroll, on outstanding warrants for two counts of Violation of Probation. Simpson was being held in the Shelby County Jail on $50,000 bond.