Shelby County Sheriff Neil Gross says his office has launched a general fund effort to raise money in support of the Sheriff’s Office K9 Program. The Sheriff’s Office is a 501(c)3 non-profit that is accepting tax deductible donations, with receipts being furnished.

Sheriff Gross said in a social media post, “This is a wonderful opportunity to help protect those who protect us.” He said “When the communities need help, they call the police. When the police need help, they call for a K9.”

Gross said that while they will be holding fundraiser activities for the K9 unit in the near future, any monetary donation now, will be greatly appreciated. You can find out more by visiting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office website at www.shco.org, or following them on Facebook by searching for Shelby County Sheriff’s Office – Harlan IA. You can also call them at 712-755-5026.

Sheriff Neil Gross

Red Oak Police report the arrest Wednesday of 47-year-old Mark Douglas Berggren of Red Oak on a valid Mills County Warrant for Probation Violation.  Berggren was arrested in the 2100 block of Hickory Avenue in Red Oak at 2:43pm Wednesday. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 cash bond.

A rural Grant man was arrested on Wednesday by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office after responding to a call of a suspicious subject walking on 115th Street southeast of Grant. 29-year-old CJ L. Richards of rural Grant was arrested at approximately 9:28am at his residence where he was located after the call. Richards had a minor injury and was taken to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for treatment.  He became verbally abusive to staff and physically assaulted 2 Deputies while being seen for treatment. The deputies were not injured and Richards was subdued and taken to the Montgomery County Jail following treatment of his initial injuries. Richards was charged with two counts of Assault of Persons of Certain Occupations and one count of Disorderly Conduct. He was being held on $1,000 bond.

A call to Police in Council Bluffs late this (Wednesday) morning, resulted in a man being arrested for Indecent Exposure. 19-year old Darius Duppry Jimerson, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody after authorities received a call at around 11:15-a.m. from the Public Library at 400 Willow Avenue. The caller reported a man was exposing himself inside the library.

Officers located Jimerson sitting on a bench in front of the library. Employees identified Jimerson as the male party who was exposing himself while in the computer lab. Jimerson was arrested and transported to Pottawattamie County Jail
for booking.

Jimerson

Guthrie County Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Bennett, today (Wednesday) released the statistics from the most recent Special Traffic Enforcement Project (STEP), in Guthrie County. The enforcement project was conducted in the County between July 1st and July 4th.

A total of twenty citations were issued with seventeen being for excessive speed. A total of forty nine warnings were issued with seventeen being for excessive speed. One OWI was processed and one narcotics arrest was made.

Officials thank the deputies who worked the holiday weekend, and thank Guthrie County motorists for doing their part in making the weekend a safe one.

Red Oak Police late this (Wednesday) morning, arrested a man on a warrant charging him with three counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine. 23-year old Alexander Warren Wiechmann, of Red Oak, was taken into custody in the 700 block of E. Nuckols Street and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was being held on a $25,000 cash bond.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Woodbury County sheriff says he intends to obey the Iowa Supreme Court and keep civilian guns out of the county courthouse. The Sioux City Journal reports that Sheriff Dave Drew said during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting that he plans to keep enforcing the courthouse security program, which includes use of metal detectors. On June 20 the high court banned weapons in courthouses statewide, saying it had a duty to promote safety in the courts.

Officials in Woodbury and other Iowa counties have since wondered aloud whether the order conflicts with a new state law expanding gun rights. Board Chairman Matthew Ung said Tuesday the county supervisors’ stance is to ensure that laws passed by the Legislature are followed, to avoid threats of lawsuits by gun owners.

JESUP, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say someone stole around $13,000 raised by Cub and Boy Scouts in Jesup. The Scouts say someone broke into a downtown food booth early Sunday morning and took money they’d raised serving meals during Jesup Farmers Days. Police are investigating. No arrests have been reported.

Scoutmaster Kyle Troyer told Waterloo television station KWWL that he and the boys “are doing our best as we rally together to look on the positive side of what was a wonderful weekend.”

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a man who had active warrants for Probation Violation and Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, turned himself-in to the jail, late Tuesday morning. 24-year old Dustin James Coquat, of Council Bluffs, was accompanied by a bail bondsman when he showed up at the jail. Coquat was turned over to corrections staff and booked into the facility.

Two other men who were already serving time in the Pott. County Jail, 24-year old Jorden Clyde Points, and 26-year old Bradley Aaron Haley, both of Council Bluffs, were served with warrants for Violation of Parole.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests took place, Tuesday. 50-year old Michael Robert Spare, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center for violation of a protective order.  Spare was being held in the Union County Jail awaiting appearance before the Magistrate.

And, 28-year old Tyler Scott Sutton, of New Virginia, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for violation of probation.  Sutton was being held in the Union County Jail without bond, until seen by a Judge.