Officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department responded to a report of a robbery at 1:24pm on Tuesday in the 200 block of S. 21st Street in Council Bluffs.

The victim reported that he was walking out of his home with a friend when they were approached by two black females and one black male.  The male drew a black semi-automatic handgun and forced the victim back into his home and demanded money.  After taking an undisclosed amount of money and property the three suspects fled on foot until getting into a white car parked on 2nd Avenue.  The victim followed the suspects for a while and the vehicle was last seen traveling westbound on I-480.

No shots were fired and nobody was injured during the robbery which remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division.  The black male suspect is described as being approximately 6’4″ 200lbs 25-30-years-old with shoulder length braided hair with beads.  He was wearing a black shirt with white lettering and black shorts.  The black female suspects were described as being 25-30 years old and 5’8″ or 5’9″ 150-175lbs. One of the females was wearing a brown shirt with jeans.

If you have any information on the crime you are urged to contact Council Bluffs Police at 328-STOP.  You can remain anonymous and could receive a cash reward for your tip.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s transportation department has rejected requests by officials in four cities to keep operating some speed cameras in their areas.

The state Department of Transportation issued the denials in letters dated Monday to officials in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Muscatine. A letter to Council Bluffs was dated May 6.

DOT Director Paul Trombino says in the letters the cameras are not making interstate highways or nearby intersections safer.

The DOT decided in late 2013 that speed cameras on or adjacent to state highways should not be used as long-term enforcement tools and required more justification for their use. The agency later ordered several cities to turn off some cameras. Many communities appealed those orders.

City officials can appeal the decision in district court.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office recently received a report of a mower theft in Afton. An Afton man reported Monday (5/11/15) at 12:45pm that someone had taken his John Deere X300 mower valued at $3,400.00 from his residence. The theft occurred Monday morning and the mower was later recovered in Adair County.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two recent arrests.  On Tuesday at 9:15pm officers arrested 51-year-old Scott Timothy Brown of Grant for Interference with Official Acts following an incident in the 600 block of 2nd Street in Grant.  Brown was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

Early this (Wednesday) morning at approximately 1:16am officers arrested 29-year-old Montana Wayne Kroupa of Red Oak for Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Deliver, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and a valid Montgomery County warrant for Criminal Mischief 4th Degree.  Officers also arrested 25-year-old Jessica Faye Davis of Red Oak for Providing False Identification Information and Driving While Revoked for OWI.  Both arrests came as the result of a traffic stop at Eastern Avenue and 190th Street in Red Oak.  Both individuals were taken to the Montgomery County Jail where Kroupa was held on $5,000 bond and Davis held on $1,000 bond.  The Red Oak Police Department assisted in the arrests.