A traffic stop at around 2:40-a.m. today (Wednesday), resulted in the arrest on a man on drug and other charges. Creston Police say 21-year old Tyrell James Stucker, was taken into custody near Adams Street and the Spillway Road, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana, and for Driving While Suspended. Stucker was later released from the Union County Jail on a $1,600 bond.

Two people, a man and a woman, were arrested this morning, following the pursuit of a stolen pickup in Council Bluffs.  Authorities say Officers in Council Bluffs began their pursuit at around 12:43-a.m., after the driver of a stolen 2003 Dodge pickup refused to pull-over in the area of S. 16th and 9th Avenue. The pickup fled south on S. 16th St to 16th Ave where it headed east to Harry Langdon Blvd. By that time, the pickup had struck at least one set of Stop Sticks which deflated the front tires on the vehicle.

Kimberly Golden

Adam Wilfong

The vehicle turned south on Harry Langdon and headed south to Highway 92. Upon reaching the highway, the pickup had been driving on its front rims and became disabled at the intersection. The driver opened the door and immediately got out of the vehicle. Officers gave commands to the driver to follow however, he refused to comply. After failing to comply with numerous commands to surrender and follow officers’ orders, a Taser was deployed to incapacitate the suspect. Upon him becoming incapacitated and falling to the ground, officers were able to get him detained and handcuffed. The driver was identified as 31-year old Adam Wilfong, of Council Bluffs.

Officers found Wilfong had an open pocketknife (blade exposed) in his hand while officers had been ordering him to comply with commands to surrender. He dropped the knife on the ground prior to being taken into custody. Wilfong was transported to the hospital for evaluation and then to Pottawattamie County Corrections. The passenger, 27-year old Kimberly Golden, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Disobedience to a Police Officer after failing to comply with lawful orders given by police during the incident. She was transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Omaha on November 9, 2017.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines plans to increase the number of hours it charges for downtown street parking. The Des Moines Register reports that the City Council voted Monday for new parking meter hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Current meter hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. In exchange, parking will be cheaper in the city’s seven garages. The city also will work with private lot owners to allow free parking on nights and weekends.

Meter rates will range from 25 cents an hour on the edges of downtown to $1.75 an hour at the best spots. By the end of January, prices for the city’s seven parking garages will be reduced to $1 an hour with a $10 daily maximum.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports two men and a woman were arrested following an investigation into a burglary on Nov. 28th, in Farragut. 31-year old Marcus Washington, of Clarinda, 36-year old Alfred Mutchler, and 29-year old Mindy Irvin, both of Shenandoah, were taken into custody. Washington and Mutchler are being charged with Burglary in the 3rd Degree. Irvin was charged with Conspiracy. They were being held in the Fremont County Jail on $5,000 cash bonds, only. Additional arrests are expected as the investigation continues.

Mindy Irvin

Alfred Mutchler

Marcus Washington

Aistrope said the investigation began on Nov. 28th, after his department received a call about a burglary in the 4000 block of Manti Road, in Farragut. Several interviews were conducted during the ensuing investigation. The interviews led authorities to Shenandoah. Deputies, assisted by Shenandoah Police, followed-up on the leads, and as a result, recovered most of the items reported as stolen. Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery and Page Counties are also assisting in the ongoing investigation.

Iowa Congressman Steve King will face a Republican challenger in the June primary. Cyndi Hanson kicked off her bid to unseat King on Tuesday with a stop in Mason City. The Mapleton native, who now lives in Sioux City, says she’s frustrated with the “division and gridlock” taking place in Washington, D.C. “I’m solution focused and collaborative in the way that I work, so seeing what’s happening is a great deal of frustration for me,” Hanson said. “I think the only way we can change the current situation is to change the players we have involved.”

Hanson is the executive director of Northeast Community College’s extended campus operation in South Sioux City. Hanson said she’s heard from a lot of people who say King’s “divisive rhetoric” isn’t good for Iowans. “As I’m an Iowan and I talk with a lot of other people from our district, I think very often we are not about dividing people and separating and being divisive, but a lot more about pulling people together and recognizing the strengths in people,” Hanson said. “So yes, that is certainly a piece of it, I think it no longer represents Iowa.”

King is seeking a ninth term in Congress to represent Iowa’s Fourth District, which cover 39 counties. Hanson was also appointed two years ago by then Governor Branstad to the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service. Four others have announced they are seeking the Democratic nomination in the Fourth District race; Webster City transit bus driver Paul Dahl, Spencer city councilwoman Leann Jacobsen, former professional baseball player J. D. Scholten of Sioux City, and Ames pediatrician John Paschen.

(Radio Iowa)