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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Police say a 79-year-old Omaha woman embezzled more than $1.2 million from her employer and blew it gambling at casinos. The Omaha World-Herald reports Annie Carbullido pleaded no contest Tuesday to two counts of theft by deception and two counts of tax evasion. Her sentencing is scheduled for May 17.
Investigators say Carbullido was a bookkeeper at Travel Faire Inc. and repeatedly wrote checks for cash and hid her theft as expenses so she could obtain money for gambling. A court affidavit says Carbullido had gambled and lost roughly $1.9 million since 2003 at the Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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Creston Police say a Union County man was arrested today (Friday), on an OWI/1st offense charge. 40-year Gabriel George Looney, of Kent, was arrested at the intersection of Highway 34 and Cromwell Road, in Creston. He was later released on $1,000 bond.
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Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon reports the City of Atlantic will resume regular testing of its outdoor warning sirens today (Friday, March 17th), at noon. The sirens have traditionally been tested on Fridays from Mid-March through November, during the severe weather season. The regular siren activation is necessary to ensure to proper operation of the system.
The siren testing is occurring before Iowa Severe Weather Awareness Week, which runs from March 27-31. The National Weather Service will conduct a Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday, March 29th between 10 and 11 a.m.
Residents should remember Outdoor Warning Sirens are intended to alert persons who are involved with outdoor activities. There is no guarantee they will hear an Outdoor Warning Siren when it is activated. Persons indoors should not depend on Outdoor Warning Sirens as their primary way of being warned.
Atlantic residents will also be notified of this initial siren test through the Cass County Emergency Notification System (ENS). To register for the Cass County Emergency Notification System, residents can go to the KJAN home page and look for the sign-up link. You can sign up by entering your cell phone, e-mail and/or pager number, city and zip code.
There are also links located on the Cass County homepage (http://www.casscountyiowa.us/) and the Cass County EMA Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CassCoEMA). If you need assistance, please contact Mike Kennon at 712-243-1500.
Today: P/Cloudy. High near 60. NW @ 15-25.
Tonight: Clear to P/Cldy. Low 28.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 54. N-SE @ 5-10.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 65.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a chance of morning showers. High 57.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 64. Our 24-hour Low was 32. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 59 and the low was 26. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 84 in 1894. The Record Low was -11 in 1906.
A call to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office early this (Friday) morning about a person pounding on the door of a residence near Hamburg, resulted in the arrest of a Shenandoah man. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports Deputies were notified at around 2:45-a.m. about the incident that was taking place at 3027 300th Avenue.
24-year old Steven Thomas Shane, of Shenandoah, tried to hide from authorities when they arrived on the scene, but the K9 unit was deployed and Shane was arrested a short time later without incident.
Shane was brought to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center, where he was charged with two counts of Violating a Protection Order. He was being held in the jail without bond.
Police in Red Oak, early this (Friday) morning, arrested a Cass County man following a traffic stop. 38-year old Chad Allen Sharp, of Griswold, was taken into custody just after 3-a.m. in the 1700 block of N. Broadway Street, for Driving While Suspended and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Sharp was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond.
Ally Disterhoft has gone from a 9-year-old poster child to the greatest scorer in University of Iowa women’s basketball history, when her 21-points pushed her career mark to 2,061. The hometown senior became the Hawkeyes’ career scoring leader Thursday in Iowa’s 95-74 victory over Missouri State in a first-round Women’s NIT game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes, now 18-13, advance to host a second-round game against defending WNIT champion South Dakota on Saturday on Mediacom Court. Tipoff is 3 p.m.
The previous scoring record for the Lady Hawks was held Cindy Haugejorde, who racked-up 2,059 points from 1976-80. Disterhoft wasn’t the only one to establish a record Thursday. Sophomore center Megan Gustafson had her 16th double-double, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds. She set a school record for rebounds in a season with 307. Amy Herrig had set the previous mark of 306 during the 1998-99 season.
Iowa scored 50 points in the paint, to go with 25 bench points. The Hawkeyes also set a WNIT record by shooting 62.3 percent from the field. The Hawkeyes had 23 assists on 38 made baskets. Iowa had five players score in double figures. Kathleen Doyle added 18 points, Makenzie Meyer 14, and Hannah Stewart 10.
Tickets are on sale for the WNIT Second Round game against South Dakota through the UI Athletics Ticket Office at 800-IA-HAWKS or via hawkeyesports.com.
(HawkeyeSports.Com)
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