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Gas Station/Convenience store robbed in Council Bluffs

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs responded at around 9:15-p.m., Wednesday, to an armed robbery at the Nomi Petro Mart, located at 3609 9th Avenue. Upon officers arrival, they determined an unknown white male came into the business with a black handgun and demanded money. The man was dressed in all black, wearing a mask, and there was a red design on the back of the jacket.

The suspect left on foot with an undetermined amount of cash. The case is being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division. Anyone with information about the suspect is encourage d to call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-STOP.

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Police: 7 northwest Iowa teens arrested in sexting case

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Iowa say seven students in the Storm Lake School District have been arrested on criminal charges for sharing nude photos on their phones. Police have not named the juveniles, and The Associated Press doesn’t typically name juveniles charged with crimes.

Assistant Storm Lake Police Chief Chris Cole tells the Sioux City Journal that the investigation began Feb. 6, when police were called to Storm Lake High School about multiple students sending nude photographs via text messages to other students.

Authorities say six Storm Lake High School students and one Storm Lake Middle School student were arrested on suspicion of charges ranging from felony exploitation of a minor to misdemeanor dissemination of obscene material to a minor.

Police say several cellphones were seized in the investigation.

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Relationship therapist offers advice for safe online dating

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A relationship therapist is reminding Iowans on this Valentine’s Day that online dating, while more popular than ever, can also be dangerous. Jennifer Gage, who works at the Cedar Rapids Relationship Center, told KCRG-TV that online dating can be a great tool for meeting people, but there’s no substitute for meeting face to face.

“Talk to the person, get to know them a little bit, but then meet in person,” Gage said. The FBI recently reported, in 2016, the agency received more than 15,000 reports linked to romance scams – with online criminals stealing more than $230 million dollars from unsuspecting victims.

“We hear all the horror stories of people who aren’t always truthful online and so by meeting in person you get to see this person in front of you,” Gage said. Dating websites can help give people confidence online that they may not have in large public settings, according to Gage.

She advises clients, when they’re meeting an online date for the first time, to take a friend and meet in a public place at a busier time. In addition, she warns people to never go to someone’s house they don’t know and they shouldn’t give that person their home address.

(KCRG via Radio Iowa)

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Eastern Iowa man sentenced to 5 years for bomb threat

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for making a bomb threat against a Davenport community college. Federal prosecutors say 39-year-old America Yegile Haileselassie, of Bettendorf, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to interstate communication of a bomb threat.

Investigators say that on Nov. 4, 2015, papers found on a Scott Community College printer read: “There is a bomb at Scott Community College. It will explode at noon today.” A search found no bomb, and investigators traced the threat to Haileselassie’s email address.

Officials say Haileselassie made the threat after learning he was going to be suspended for stealing a book. Prosecutors say Haileselassie’s sentence was lengthened because he sent false anonymous tips naming someone else as responsible for the threat.

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Braddyville man arrested Wed.

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A rural Braddyville man was arrested Wednesday (today) at the Page County Sheriff’s Office. 57-year old Edward Paul Swanson was arrested on a Page County Warrant for Violation of Probation. Swanson posted a $1000 cash bond and was released pending further court proceedings. Swanson was at the Sheriff’s Office on other business at the time of his arrest.

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Montgomery County Sheriff’s report (2/14)

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 10-a.m. today (Wednesday), of 47-year old Shelby JoAnn Olivares, of Red Oak. The woman was arrested in the 200 block of N. 2nd Street, in Red Oak, on two warrants for Contempt of Court. Her cash bond was set at $600. And, at around 10:10-a.m. today (Wednesday), 41-year old Tommy Joe Lovell, of Red Oak, was arrested in the same area as Olivares, on a warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree. His cash bond was set at $5,000.

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Iowa developer, city push for greyhound track demolition

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A developer and city officials are working to demolish an abandoned greyhound track in northeast Iowa and replace it with a business park. The Waterloo City Council voted Monday to add the Waterloo Greyhound Park to the city’s contract with Deer Creek Development. The move could allow for incentives to raze and redevelop the deteriorating structure, which has broken windows, graffiti and overgrown weeds. The track shuttered more than 20 years ago.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the developer will need to cooperate with National Cattle Congress Inc. and the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, who are in a legal dispute over the property’s ownership. Deer Creek official Mike Youngblut is hopeful the groups can reach a solution, but “an infinite number of moving parts” complicate the process.

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Woman denies allegations that she misused clients’ funds

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former support manager has pleaded not guilty to allegations that she stole from clients of a Sioux City organization that helps people with intellectual disabilities. Court records say 29-year-old Jessica Rivera is charged with two counts of dependent adult abuse-exploitation. The records say she submitted the written pleas Tuesday in Woodbury County District Court.

Court records say that between January and July 2017, while she worked for Mosaic, Rivera made unauthorized purchases using gift cards or other funds from the clients and kept the items.

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Mills County Sheriff’s report (2/14/18)

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three people were arrested Tuesday on separate warrants. 23-year old Brittany Nichole Rector, of Allegan, MI, was arrested on a  Warrant for  Theft in the 2nd Degree. She was taken into custody at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $5,000. 48-year old Steven Ray Gooch, of Omaha, was arrested Tuesday night at the Douglas County, NE. Sheriff’s Office, on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $1,000. And, 64-year old Victor Ray Jackson, of Emerson, was arrested on a Mills County warrant for Violation of the Sex Offender Registry. His bond was set at $2,000.

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18-year-old pleads not guilty to 2 Sioux City slayings

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February 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old in northwestern Iowa has pleaded not guilty to charges that he stabbed to death his ex-girlfriend and another young man. Court records say written pleas were filed Tuesday in Woodbury County District Court for Tran Walker, who’s charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The records don’t show that a trial date has been set.

He’s accused of killing 17-year-old Paiten Sullivan and 18-year-old Felipe Negron Jr., who both lived in Sioux City. Police say Walker was in a car with the other two on Jan. 28 when he began to stab Sullivan because he was upset that she had broken up with him. Police say that when Negron tried to intervene, Walker stabbed him, too.

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