Two people were arrested Tuesday night following a traffic stop just east of Clarinda, in Page County. The Sheriff’s Office says the driver of the vehicle, 36-year old Joseph Dean Wallace, of Bedford, was operating the vehicle with fraudulent registration. Wallace was arrested and charged with Fraudulent registration, No drug tax stamp, Driving while license is suspended, possession of drug paraphernalia, Possession of a controlled substance (Marijuana) with intent to deliver, and on Page County warrants for simple assault and Burglary 2nd degree. He was processed and is currently being held in the Page County Jail on$15,300 bond.

A passenger in the car, 36-year old Kimberly Ann Briggs, of Clarinda, was arrested on charges of Possession of drug paraphernalia, No drug tax stamp, and Possession of a controlled substance (Marijuana) with intent to deliver. Her bond at the Page County Jail was set at $5000.

Clarinda Police Department Officers assisted with the traffic stop.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The head of the Iowa National Guard says nearly 1,700 positions have been opened up to women this year following a federal policy change.
Major General Timothy Orr told the Iowa General Assembly on Wednesday the spots became available after Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced in late 2015 that women in the U.S. armed forces may serve in any position, including combat roles.

Orr announced the development during his annual “Condition of the Guard” address at the Capitol. The speech included the latest figures on active duty and training. The guard currently has 15 soldiers and airmen deployed around the world. Orr also noted Kosovo will open the first-ever foreign consulate office in Iowa. It is scheduled to open Friday in downtown Des Moines.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say officers have captured an inmate listed as escaped from the Council Bluffs Work Release Facility. Council Bluffs police say Roger Madsen ran from a pickup after it was pulled over Tuesday. The officers caught Madsen after following his tracks in the snow. The Daily Nonpareil reports the 32-year-old was listed as escaped when he didn’t return to the facility after work on Jan. 14.

Madsen is serving a 20-year sentence for prohibited acts involving a controlled substance, two counts of theft, assault with intent to injure a peace officer and assault with a weapon on a peace officer.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Corrections Department says a 26-year-old inmate has been listed as escaped from the work release facility in Sioux City. The department says Jacob Petty didn’t return Tuesday from an outpatient treatment program. In October 2008 Petty began serving a 10-year sentence for robbery in Woodbury County. He was transferred to work release on Oct. 8 last year.