The Page County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a blue and gold 2010 Ford F-150 pickup that was reported stolen following the pursuit of another vehicle. The pickup has Iowa license plate 038 SDQ. The theft occurred following a chase that began with a traffic stop just after 8-p.m. Saturday, north and west of College Springs. The driver of a 2005 Honda Pilot refused to stop for the patrol vehicle’s lights and siren, and instead increased speed. During the pursuit, which lasted less than 5 minutes, the Honda Pilot entered a field of standing corn.  Deputies discontinued the pursuit when the vehicle went into field.

Similar make and model of the stolen pickup (Not the actual vehicle)

When  perimeter was set up around the section that the corn field was in, it was discovered the vehicle had continued through the standing corn, crashed through a fence and through more standing corn before crashing into a ditch.  The vehicle was disabled from the ditch.  With a registration check from the VIN number on the Honda Pilot, it was found to have been stolen from Council Bluffs on or about September 5th, 2017.

The driver then exited the vehicle and went to a residence less than ¼ mile from where the Honda Pilot was in the ditch.  The owners of the residence reported that their pickup, as described earlier in this report, had been stolen from the residence. Anyone with information about the crimes mentioned, is asked to call the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193, or their local Law Enforcement Agency.

An accident investigation Saturday in Montgomery County resulted in a citation for a rural Villisca woman, and minor injuries. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports they received a call about a single vehicle accident having occurred at 190th Street and Q Avenue, but when deputies arrived, there was no vehicle present, but the accident scene was located about one-quarter of a mile north of the intersection, on the west side of the road. Indication were that a vehicle had gone out of control and left the road before traveling airborne, entering a ditch and continuing for about 50-feet into a standing corn field.

A Deputy went to the residence after getting information about the driver, and located 19-year old Megan A. McCall, of rural Villisca, along with a 1998 Mercury Sable, which was in the driveway. The car had damage consistent with the markings located at the scene, and the airbags had deployed. McCall told authorities she lost control of the car and went into a ditch. She suffered a small abrasion on her right forearm from the airbag, and that her neck hurt. A check of McCall’s driver’s license determined her license had been suspended. She was subsequently issued a citation for Driving Under Suspension.

The car sustained about $1,500 damage, and the corn, owned by Roger G. Cerven, of rural Stanton, sustained about $200 damage. There were no further charges, and the investigation is complete.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified a woman who died after she was hit by a sport utility vehicle as she walked across a Des Moines street. Police said in a news release Saturday that 58-year-old Peggy Bragg, of Des Moines, was hit Friday afternoon as she crossed University Avenue on Des Moines’ west side. Investigators say she was hit by a sport utility vehicle driven by a 16-year-old boy, and police believe the SUV was speeding at the time of the crash.

Bragg was taken to Iowa Methodist Medical Center, where she died. Police are investigating, but say no charges had been filed by Saturday morning.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Officials have identified two people killed in a head-on crash in eastern Iowa. The Linn County Sheriff’s office said Saturday in a news release that 22-year-old Kaelonnie Moore and 43-year-old Darla Moander, both of Cedar Rapids, where killed in the late Friday night crash.

Officials say the crash happened on Highway 151 near Cedar Rapids when a southbound vehicle tried to pass another car and hit a northbound vehicle head-on. Investigators say Moore was passenger in the passing vehicle and Moander was the driver and lone occupant of the northbound vehicle.

Deputies say the 22-year-old Cedar Rapids woman driving the southbound vehicle was taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

The crash remains under investigation.

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The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports that 19-year-old Chelsea Leeann Adams of Atlantic turned herself in to the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office on Friday on outstanding warrants. Adams has been charged with 12 counts of Aiding and Abetting the Violation of a No Contact Order. The charges stem from the investigation into a no contact order being violated by an inmate at the Audubon County Jail.

Sheriff’s Officials reported Thursday that a current inmate at the jail, 28-year-old Joseph Dean White of Exira, received additional charges of 15 counts of Violation of a No Contact Order in the same case.

Adams and White are both also being charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia after a search warrant was executed at White’s home at 311 West Washington Street in Exira as part of the investigation.

Adams was booked into the Audubon County Jail and held on $2,300 bond. White was reported on Thursday as being held in the Audubon County Jail on $11,500 bond.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of a Red Oak man on drug charges Friday morning. At 9:00am Deputies arrested 34-year-old Bryan David Sapp Jr. of Red Oak on a charge of Delivery of Methamphetamine, a class C Felony. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $10,000 cash bond. Sapp Jr. was also just arrested the night before in Red Oak for Interference with Official Acts.

A northwest Iowa woman ended a 31-year career as a 9-1-1 dispatcher on Thursday — a career highlighted by a plane crash with nearly 300 people on board. Louise Keleher says she’ll remember many calls, but none more vividly than the emergency summon she answered 28 years ago.

“Probably the biggest call of all was the crash of Flight 232. I was working fire radio that day. I took the call from the tower and I’m the one who sent out the fire rigs and the ambulances that day,” Keleher said. The crash of United Flight 232 in Sioux City on July 19, 1989 killed 111 people. Another 185 survived. The plane’s crew and emergency responders were praised for their actions in the incident that most thought would not be survivable.

Keleher landed the dispatcher’s job after answering a newspaper ad. She noted the technology to dispatch emergency crews has changed dramatically since her first day on the job. “We had one computer. We did not have anything that we have today. So, everything was hand written on cards and dispatched that way,” Keleher said.

Louise Keleher

While Keleher’s calm demeanor has helped many people in need over the years, the job is often stressful and isn’t ideal for just anyone.

“You miss a lot of family time because you work holidays and weekends,” Keleher said. “It’s something you really have to commit to and have your family’s support before you can do this kind of job.” Keleher’s son is a lieutenant with Sioux City Fire Rescue and has been dispatched on calls by his mother. A reception for Keleher was held Thursday at Sioux City Police and Fire headquarters.

(Radio Iowa)

The Adams County Sherrif’s Office reports the arrest early Saturday morning of a Creston man on drug charges. At 1:03am a traffic stop was conducted near the Adams/Taylor County line on a vehicle operated by Paul Lee Albrechsten of Creston.  After investigation Deputies found Albrechsten to be in possession of a white crystalline substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. An additional baggie of the substance was found in his wallet along with a small straw in a cup holder that had residue.  Albrechsten was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense (Methamphetamine) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  He was taken to the Adams County Jail and held on $1,300 cash only bond until seen by the Magistrate.

Taylor County Sheriff’s Officials assisted with the arrest.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports three separate arrests Friday and early Saturday.

On Friday at 7:03pm Deputies arrested 26-year-old Michael Ryan Weeden of Red Oak in the 200 block of East Corning Street in Red Oak. He was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and had a valid Adams County Arrest warrant for Willful Injury-Causing Serious Injury. Weeden was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond.

At 10:47pm Friday Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 23-year-old Diego Miguel Juaquin of Red Oak in the 200 block of West Oak Street in Red Oak. He was charged with Driving While Revoked. Juaquin was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and is being held on $300 bond.

Early Saturday morning at 2:44am Deputies arrested 40-year-old Jason Alan Bills of Atlantic in the 1200 block of Highway 71 for OWI 1st Offense. Bills was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.