Council Bluffs Police arrested a man on Eluding, Reckless Driving and OWI/1st offense charges, following a pursuit that began at around 12:30-a.m. today (Thursday). 59-year old David Lanegan, of Council Bluffs, was arrested after the vehicle he was driving became stuck as he tried to drive through a median.

The incident began when officers initiated a pursuit on a vehicle after it nearly struck a police cruiser and was driving erratic in the area of N. 16th St and Avenue F, in Council Bluffs. Officials say Lanegan was suspected of being intoxicated.

He failed to yield for officers and continued north on N. 16th St onto Interstate29 north, where the vehicle attempted to drive through the median and got stuck. Lanegan was booked into Pottawattamie County Corrections on the charges mentioned.

Other than damage done to the suspect vehicle upon it attempting to drive through the median, no injuries or property damage are believed to have occurred.

A Sioux City man is jailed in Clarion after he allegedly set a house on fire early Tuesday morning. 21-year old Luis Antonio Huerta Valdez is charged with first-degree arson after setting fire to the house in the 1000 block of South Commercial in Eagle Grove. When police and firefighters arrived, they assisted the residents of the house as they jumped from second story windows.

A total of 11 people, including two police officers and a firefighter, were transported to area hospitals for treatment of injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to severe burns. Bond for Huerta Valdez was set at $100,000. The State Fire Marshal’s office has been called in to assist Eagle Grove authorities to further investigate the cause.

(Radio Iowa)

Red Oak Police say two people were arrested on separate charges, Wednesday. At around 10-p.m., 22-year old Wyatt Kane Bailey, of Red Oak, was arrested on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Probation Violation on an original charge of OWI/1st offense. Bailey was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond. And, Wednesday evening, Red Oak Police arrested 68-year old Raymond M. Olsen, of Red Oak, for Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $300.

This is August 11th, what’s also known as 8-1-1 Day, as Iowa homeowners are reminded about the three-digit phone number they’re required to call in advance before doing any digging in the yard. Ben Booth, spokesman for Iowa One Call, says calling 8-1-1 can help keep you safe and besides, it’s the law to call first.

Booth says, “The reason you do that is so that when you’re digging or doing any kind of excavating, you don’t come in contact with something underground, something you don’t want to hit like a natural gas pipeline or a service line, or a broadband or fiber optics cable or even a high voltage cable.” Failure to comply with the law may mean you’ll face expensive fines and civil penalties if you cause a disruption in service. More importantly, if you don’t call 8-1-1 in advance, you could be badly hurt in an incident that also places the public, property and environment in harm’s way.

“You don’t want to dig into a natural gas line or an electric line, you don’t want to contaminate your city’s water systems,” Booth says. “Here’s the deal, it’s all free. It’s a free notification, a free call or you can go online and do a ticket for free, and the service itself, the actual locating and marking of underground facilities is also free.” Most people don’t dash off and buy trees to plant on a whim and Booth says you -do- need to plan ahead.

“You must make the notification at least 48 hours in advance of digging and that excludes Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays,” Booth says. “If you’re going to do work on the weekend, make sure you call early in the week, your yard will be marked, you’ll know where to avoid and everything’s good.” Learn more at: www.iowaonecall.com

(Radio Iowa)