There were several arrests in Mills County over the past week. Authorities said today (Tuesday), 36-year old Christopher Lee Bradley, of Glenwood, was arrested Monday night for being a Fugitive from Justice. Bradley was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail. Sunday night, Deputies arrested 43-year old Douglas Clark Harris, of Bellevue, NE., for Public Intoxication. Bond was set at $300. Sunday afternoon, 48-year old Tony Dennis Gustin, of Omaha, was arrested in Mills County for Trespassing/1st degree. His bond was $300.

Saturday evening, 60-year old Daniel Swan Anderson, of Papillion, NE., was arrested for OWI/1st offense, Open Container, Speeding, and Failure to Maintain or Use Seat Belts. Bond was set at $1,000. Last that same evening, 33-year old Damon WIlliam Siebe, of Bennington, NE., was arrested on two counts of Assault while displaying a Dangerous Weapon, Carrying Weapons, and Public Intoxication. Bond was set at $6,300. Also arrested Saturday night, was 32-year old Michael Leigh Jones, of Glenwood, for Public Intoxication, with bond set at $300. Saturday morning, 42-year old Cynthia Ann Unger, of Iowa City, was arrested in Mills County for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $300.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say publicity around high-profile child abuse cases in Iowa has caused a surge in such reports. The Des Moines Register reports that confirmed child abuse cases in Iowa increased 26 percent, from almost 8,900 in 2016 to more than 11,200 last year. Child protection workers found more cases of sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and drug-affected children. Lawmakers say they believe media coverage of the starvation deaths of Natalie Finn in 2016 and Sabrina Ray in 2017 increased public awareness of the issue. The state’s child abuse hotline received more calls following media coverage of the deaths.

Republican Rep. Bobby Kaufmann says the higher abuse numbers released this month indicate a need for more resources. Gov. Kim Reynolds cut $4.3 million in March from the Department of Human Services, which oversees child protection.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests over the past weekend. Late Sunday night, Deputies arrested 24-year old Micah Azariah Grider, of Houston, TX for OWI 1st Offense (drugged) and possession of drug paraphernalia. The arrest followed a traffic stop about two-miles east of Shenandoah. Grider was later released on $1,300 bond, pending further court proceedings. Saturday evening, a report of a confused male in Shambaugh, resulted in the arrest of 49-year old John George Peterson, of Shambaugh. The man was taken into custody for Public Intoxication. He later posted bond amounting to $300.

And, Friday afternoon, Page County Deputies arrested 57-year old David Blain Shuffler, of Shenandoah, on a valid 2012 warrant for Probation Violation. Shuffler was arrested at a residence in Shenandoah. He was unable to post the $10,000.00 cash only bond and is being held in the Page County Jail for holding pending further court proceedings. The Shenandoah Police Department assisted the Page County Sheriff’s Office with the arrest.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s office reports an investigation last Friday morning into an incident near Crescent, where threats involving a gun had allegedly taken place, resulted in the arrest of a man on charges of Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, and Violation of a court order. A Deputy dispatched to 23175 Old Lincoln Highway, south of Crescent, led to the arrest of 69-year old Dennis Lorin Collins, of Crescent. He was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Pott. County Jail. A revolver was taken into evidence.

Thursday afternoon, 30-year old Marvell Teaire Wright, of Council Bluffs, turned himself-in to the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office. Wright was wanted on a warrant for Violation of Probation. He was transported to the Pott. County Jail and turned over to Corrections staff. Sunday evening, Deputies arrested 23-year old Brian William Curtis, of Omaha. He was arrested for OWI/1st offense after Deputies responded to a report of an erratic or possibly intoxicated driver just after 7-p.m., Sunday. Curtis was also charged with Interference with Official Acts. A woman from Bellevue, NE., was arrested at around 2-a.m. Sunday, for OWI/1st offense. 43-year old Kristine L. Carpenter was taken into custody after deputies were called to conduct a welfare check on a woman in a vehicle on I-80, at about mile marker 34, Sunday.

An incident at the Pott. County Jail Monday afternoon, resulted in a charge of Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, for an inmate, 25-year old Charles Frederick Pennington, a transient. Pennington allegedly broke a Sprinkler head in the jail. The damage was estimated at $400. The driver of a vehicle stopped for speeding Monday afternoon on I-80 in Council Bluffs, was arrested on drug charges. An investigation resulted in the recovery of 7.1 pounds of marijuana from the vehicle. The driver, 22-year old Christopher Lane Frey, of Madison, WI. Frey was arrested for Drug Possession w/intent to deliver, Marijuana. Later that same afternoon, a Deputy was called to investigate a report of harassment at a residence in the 22,000 block of Pioneer Trail, in Pottawattamie County. Deputies arrested 65-year old Mark Ryan Bellows, of Council Bluffs, for aggravated Harassment in the 1st degree, for the alleged intimidation of a 23-year old female.

Monday night, Deputies in Pott. County arrested 27-year old Alex John Rocha, of Council Bluffs, on a warrant for Violation of a Court order, after he was found to be a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 29-year old woman, who was protected from contact by Rocha. And, 36-year old Yoandy Ramos, of Oakland, was arrested at around 12:20-a.m. today (Tuesday), on an OWI/1st offense charge, after a property damage, hit-and-run accident was investigated, in Oakland.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two people killed in a Waterloo collision between a car and motorcycle. Police say the crash occurred around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, when the northbound car turned left into the path of the southbound motorcycle. The car driver was taken to a hospital. She’s been identified as 21-year-old Katie Scarbrough, of Waterloo.

Police say the motorcyclist and a passenger in the car died. The motorcyclist was identified as 42-year-old Courtland VanArsdale, who lived in Waterloo. The car passenger was identified as 20-year-old Tyah Hoskins, who lived in Cedar Falls.

Police in Glenwood report two people were arrested on separate charges over the past couple of weeks. Last Saturday, 26-year old Jose Sanchez-Ayala, of Omaha, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000. And, on May 18th, 18-year old Hunter Hemiller, of Glenwood, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond was also set at $1,000.

UPDATE 10:45-a.m.: AMBER ALERT CANCELLED. The woman and child have been located. No other details available.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety has issued an AMBER ALERT for a 4-month old male child taken from the Waterloo area. The suspect is a white female, 28-year old Sarah Nagy Brown. Brown and the child are believed to be in a gray 2017 Nissan Sentra, Oregon license plate # 067 JYL. It’s believed the pair may be enroute to Texas. The child, Rashaun Graves, Jr., is black, about 19-to 24-inches tall, weighing approximately 12 pounds. He was last seen wearing a diaper. The child has black hair and brown eyes. He has a large dimple on his chin.

The suspect is 28-years old, 5-feet 1-inches tall, weighs about 150 pounds, has reddish-blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a blue sports bra and black pants. Anyone with information about the vehicle or the subjects of the AMBER ALERT, should contact your local law enforcement agency or 9-1-1.

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Clarinda Police, Friday evening, executed a search warrant at 1100 E. Lincoln Street. During their search of the residence, Officers seized approximately 10 grams of methamphetamine and items used in the distribution and sale of methamphetamine. Taken into custody, was 37-year old Eric Brandon Wise, of Clarinda. Wise was arrested for felony possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, failure to affix the required drug tax stamps, gathering where controlled substances are used and trespassing. He was being held in the Page County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond.

Reports concerning the incident have been submitted to the office of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.

Fireworks will go on sale again in Iowa communities later this week and the state fire marshal’s office expects the number of licensed sellers will increase by as much as 20 percent this year. State Fire Marshal Dan Wood says many stands were NOT inspected last year because of the narrow window between passage of the law that now allows fireworks in Iowa and the 4th of July holiday. With as many as 800 licenses expected to be issued this year, Wood’s agency still may not be able to inspect them all. “With the amount that there is and with the amount of staff we have to put at it, we’ll do our best, but I can’t guarantee that every place will get inspected,” Wood says. “I wish they could.

Wood says his office is working hard to approve the plans for all licensees before the permanent stands begin selling on June 1st. Wood says the plans, though, are just a piece of paper. “It’s, you know, what they plan on doing. Sometimes, not always, sometimes when they go to set up, it doesn’t get done the way the plans say they get done and that’s why we do inspections,” Wood says. “And we do inspections because we want them to be safe, too.”

Temporary stands for selling fireworks may open for business on June 13th. Wood advises fireworks buyers to check their local ordinances about when and where to set off the fireworks around the 4th of July holiday.
(Radio Iowa/Reporting by Iowa Public Radio’s Joyce Russell)

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports an Atlantic man was injured during a single-vehicle accident Monday afternoon, near the Atlantic Municipal Airport. Authorities and emergency crews were called to the accident on Highland Road, north of the airport, at around 4:06-p.m. An investigation determined a 2000 Chevy Silverado owned and driven by Donald Lee Murphy, Jr., was westbound on Marne Avenue when it is believed the driver’s side front tire blew, causing the vehicle to enter the north ditch, hit a field entrance, ramp the entrance and go over another field entrance. The pickup struck a utility pole and a fence post before flipping end to end and coming to rest on its top. Murphy was transported to CCMH by Atlantic Medivac, and later transported to the UNMC in Omaha, where he was being treated for head, neck and chest injuuries. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $4,000.