An investigation into an incident early this (Thursday) morning resulted in the arrest of a man charged with Impersonating a Police Officer. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says officers arrested 20-year old Brian Lewis Frey, of Clarinda, at around 1:30-a.m.

Officials were notified that at approximately 1:00 a.m. Frey allegedly used red/blue lights while operating a red 1998 Ford Mustang registered to him, to pull over a vehicle on State Street.  Frey and his car were located in the Clarinda Lied Recreation Center parking lot on East Main Street.

The man was taken into custody without incident and later released after posting a $2,000 bond. All reports have been forwarded to the office of Page County Attorney Jeremy S. Peterson for review and decision regarding the filing of formal charges in Page County District Court. Police Chief Keith Brothers stressed there was no danger to the public and this appears to have been an isolated incident.

The Creston Police Department received two reports of recent thefts, this week. On Wednesday, a resident on North Lincoln Street told authorities someone took several electronic items from her home, including a Dell tablet, RCA tablet, an Ipod Touch, and Ipod Shuffle. The loss was estimated at $382. The items were taken sometime between March 11th and 25th.

And on Tuesday, a resident in Creston reported to police that someone had taken his backpack that contained a Leatherman tool, Interline jacket, Eye glasses, and carabiners. The items were taken from 107 N. Division Street, sometime between 8-and 8:15-p.m., Tuesday. The loss was estimated at $200.

A Central Iowa man was arrested late Wednesday afternoon, in Afton, for allegedly exposing himself to children. Afton Police Chief John Coulter reports 51-year old Walter Scott Sutton, of New Virginia, was charged with two counts of Indecent Exposure and one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 

Sutton was arrested after authorities received reports that the man was in the Afton Park allegedly pleasuring himself in front of children ranging in ages 4 to 13. The incident was witnessed by at least one adult.

Sutton was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting an initial appearance before the magistrate.