A Council Bluffs Police Officer investigating a reported Burglary in Progress Wednesday night, was slightly injured when the suspect attempted to disarm the officer. Authorities say the incident happened at around 9-p.m. at 2924 Avenue D. When officers arrived and attempted to arrest 51-year old Mike Snyder, of Council Bluffs, Snyder, who was allegedly intoxicated and irate, attempted to disarm one of the officers on the scene. The officer suffered a cut to his hand in the scuffle, but did not require medical treatment.

Snyder was taken into custody after a brief struggle and transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail, where he was booked-in on charges that include Attempting to Disarm a Police Officer, Serious Assault on a Police Officer, and Interference with Official Acts.

A man in his 30’s is being sought in connection with an incident of assault involving a cutting tool, in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police Sgt. Chad Geer, at around 3:50-p.m., Wednesday, officers spoke with a 15-year old male who had been assaulted with a knife. The unidentified victim said he was in the area of 25th Street and Avenue D, when he was approached by a white male subject who struck the teen with a sharp object, thought to be a box cutter.

The assailant, who was described as wearing a dark-colored stocking cap and coat, left the scene following the incident, which remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the assault is asked to call the Council Bluffs Police Department at 712-328-STOP (7867).

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 2:10-a.m. today (Thursday), of 30-year old Montana Wayne Kroupa. The Essex man was taken into custody on a Montgomery County warrant for Probation Violation. Kroupa was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond. Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office assisted in conducting the arrest.