The Red Oak Police Department responded to a call of a fight in progress on Friday, June 27th at 11:15pm in Red Oak.  After a brief investigation officers arrested Todd Allen Gilleland of Red Oak for Domestic Assault First Offense.  Gilleland was taken to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility and is being held with no bond.

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will be in the KJAN listening area next week. The Republican Governor will take a tour of the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, beginning at 8:45-a.m., Wed., July 2nd. At 11-a.m., he’ll be in Harrison County to attend the “Leadership Harrison Class of 2014” graduation ceremony at Smalls Fruit Farm in Mondamin.

Afterward, he’ll travel to Onawa for a tour of Burgess Health Center at 1:30, and from there it’s on to Guthrie Center, where he and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will tour Rose Acre Farm, at 4:30-p.m. The events are open only to the media and select officials.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports a Cerro Gordo County man has entered a plea of guilty to a charge of Theft in the 1st degree, in connection with a break-in and theft at McAlister’s and Son’s, in Bayard. Todd Hambly, of Swaledale, was arrested and charged following a lengthy investigation that began on May 21st 2013,  when the Guthrie County Sheriffs Office was contacted by the Cerro Gordo County Sheriffs Office after a break in at McAlister & Sons at 1924 Hwy 141, Bayard.

McAlister & Sons had been broken into and several brass bushings for heavy construction equipment had been taken. The value of the property exceeded $ 70,000 in replacement cost. The Guthrie County Sheriffs Office worked with the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s office in the tracking of Todd Hambly.
Investigation eventually led to Todd Hambly and his girlfriend taking the stolen items to Inver Grove, Minnesota and selling the property at the scrap yard.

The investigation continued for several months until Todd was arrested on multiple felony charges from several agencies. The agencies include Cerro Gordo County, Hardin County, Butler County, Grundy County, Franklin County and Jasper County who worked with the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office in solving several cases in those Iowa counties. Hambly received a 10 (ten) year sentence consecutive to sentences received from Hardin County, Cerro Gordo County, Franklin County, Adair County, Butler County, Grundy County and Jasper County. Van Buren County has pending charges on him.

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from 5 p.m. on Friday, June 27, 2014, until 8 a.m. on Monday, June 30, 2014, in honor of Marine Corps Corporal Adam F. Wolff, 25, of Ottumwa, Iowa.  Cpl. Wolff was killed following an attack with an improvised explosive device in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan. Two other Marines and a military service dog were also killed in the attack.

The Governor’s directive applies to all U.S. and state flags under the control of the state. H.R. 692, signed in 2007, requires federal government agencies in the state to comply with the Governor’s Executive Order that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces.

Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex, and upon all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.

Fremont County Sheriff’s Officials say they have recovered assault rifles that were reported stolen earlier this month at Holliman Storage Locker in Hamburg.   37-year-old Jeffrey Allen Culley of Hamburg was arrested on Thursday on three counts of 3rd Degree Burglary and one count of 2nd Degree Theft.   Jeffrey Culley was held at the Fremont County Jail on a cash bond of $10,000.   Also, 36-year-old Kevin Culley of Hamburg was arrested on a charge of Accessory After the Fact.  Kevin Culley was held at the Fremont County Jail on $2,000 bond.

Atlantic Police report a local man has been arrested on a charge of 2nd Degree Attempted Burglary.  31-year-old Bryan Kirby was arrested on a warrant  Thursday and taken to the Cass County Jail.

w/ Jim Field

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Montgomery County deputies filed charged against two people after a minor traffic mishap.  Deputies report that on Thursday just after 10:00 pm they were called to the 400 block of Thorn Avenue in Stanton for a hit and run.  When they arrived 55 year old Karen Louise Jones of Stanton said that her 2006 Dodge Stratus was legally parked in the 700 block of Thorn Avenue and that a vehicle had struck the left rear of her car causing damage.  She claimed that she was not able to get a vehicle description because she heard the accident but didn’t see the vehicle.  Deputies determined that the scene did not match what Jones had described.  A short time later, deputies found the accident scene in Anderson Park in Stanton.  After investigation, deputies determined that Jones’ son, 15 year old Christopher Owen Jones of Stanton was driving the vehicle in a reckless manner and struck a tree near the baseball field in the park causing about $3000 damage.  Karen Jones was arrested for filing a false report and permitting an unauthorized minor to drive.  Christopher Jones was cited with a violation of a graduated drivers license and with reckless driving.

Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County report two women were arrested Thursday on suspicion of Dependent Adult Abuse. Deputies arrested 54-year-old Tamara Leigh O’Neil, of Shenandoah, and 72-year-old JoAnn Clark, of Hamburg. Both women subsequently posted bond and were released.

Authorities said the women were arrested following an investigation that was initiated by the Iowa Department of Human Services in June 2013, into a Nishna Productions Waiver home located in the 200 block of D Street in Hamburg that involved a 51-year-old female. Officials said the victim’s injuries were so severe that she had to be placed into hospice care.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department late Thursday afternoon said a scam in which a telephone caller identifies himself as being with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has recently been reported. Sheriff Jeff Danker said two incidents have been reported where the caller identifies himself as Deputy Mark Adams with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office. The caller says the victim has a warrant and that if they do not call within a certain amount of time that Deputies would be sent to arrest them. The number that they appear to be calling from also correlates with actual Sheriff’s Office phone numbers.

Danker said suspects can sometimes create a fake caller ID to make the call appear legitimate. He added that authorities in Pott. County can officially confirm that “No employee with the name Deputy Mark Adams is employed with the Pottawattamie County Sherriff’s Office.” Danker said they have also received reports of several variations of fraud attempts, with some incidents having similarities.
A caller who claims to be with a business, utility company or law enforcement calls and claims that the victim is behind on a payment and will face some problems if they don’t pay immediately. The caller tells the victim to purchase a money card and call back with the card number.

In recent months officials have taken reports where callers claimed to be from MidAmerican Energy, the IRS and a law enforcement official that arrested the victim’s family member. As a reminder Law Enforcement will NEVER demand payment by phone and reputable companies generally don’t demand money card payments.