Police in Red Oak Thursday night arrested a woman who is no stranger to them. Officials say 45-year old Shelby Joann Olivares, of Red Oak, was arrested just before 10-p.m. in the 200 block of W. 3rd Street, on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Probation. Olivares, who has numerous aliases and a long history of arrests, was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $10,000 cash bond.
A Pottawattamie County man faces a combined 20 counts of burglary, identity theft and unauthorized use of a debt card. The Daily NonPareil reports 31-year old Tyler McCreary, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on Wednesday and officially charged Thursday with nine counts of misdemeanor identity theft, nine counts of felony unauthorized use of a credit card, third-degree burglary of a motor vehicle and one count of ongoing criminal conduct.
If convicted, McCreary could face up to 25 years in prison. He remains in custody in Pottawattamie County Jail on $25,000 bond. His next court date will be a preliminary hearing on Friday, Feb. 12th.
According to an arrest affidavit, on Sept. 21st, McCreary reportedly broke into a 2011 Ford Taurus and took a purse, 2 iPhones, checkbooks, a Wells Fargo credit card and the female victim’s driver’s license. He then allegedly used the debit card at Bucky’s on 16th Street on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24. He also allegedly used the card at the Filling Station on Second Avenue, Westlake Hardware on West Broadway, Papa John’s on South Eighth Street and Walmart on 16th Street.
According to investigators, video surveillance at Bucky’s, Westlake Hardware and Walmart showed the same suspect using the card. Council Bluffs Police posted screen shots of the suspect using the card on social media and received three tips that the suspect was McCreary.