A traffic stop early Sunday morning in Pottawattamie County resulted in the arrest of a Crawford County woman on drug and other charges. Sheriff’s officials say a Deputy on routine patrol noticed a vehicle with no license plate lamp traveling on Railroad Highway at around 2:10-a.m.  An investigation following the traffic stop resulted in 27-year old Karen Y. Melara, of Denison, being taken into custody for Driving While Barred, Possession of a Controlled Substance (4.1 grams of marijuana) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (a Meth pipe).

Also arrested Sunday, was 61-year old Douglas Edward Leaders, of Hancock. He was charged with OWI/2nd offense, 1st Degree Harassment and Simple Domestic Assault, following an incident involving his wife at around 4:10-a.m. at a home located in the 35-thousand block of Pinoak Road. The call was originally dispatched as an “Armed subject” call. Leaders was said to have suffered minor injuries during the incident.

And, a Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested 32-year old Cassandra Lynn Johannes, of Carson, Friday afternoon at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, in-part, for an incident that took place 11-a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22nd, at the Carson United Methodist Church.

Johannes was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation, and a charge of Harassment in the 3rd Degree, for the incident that occurred Jan. 22nd. She was being held at Jennie Ed for the Harassment charge resulting from a Welfare Check at the church.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office says excessive speed was partially to blame for a non-injury accident late Friday night. 18-year old Kolten Phelps, of Creston, was traveling west on Four Mile Creek Drive at around 11:10-p.m., and failed to slow down for the posted sharp curve ahead in the road. Phelps told authorities when he swerved to miss a deer on the road, the 2007 Ford pickup he was driving left the road and ended up in the west ditch before hitting a tree and a fence. Damage from accident amounted to $10,500.

A traffic stop for speeding this (Monday) morning in Adams County resulted in a man from Villisca being arrested. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year old Justin Donscheski was pulled over for speeding at around 6:20-a.m. He was found to have had a barred Iowa driver’s license, and was taken into custody for Driving While Barred. His bond was set at $2,000.

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Police in Creston say a man from Adair County was arrested at around 1:15-a.m. Sunday, for OWI/1st offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense. 26-year old Dakota Gaulden, of Orient, was later released from the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

Also arrested early Sunday morning, was 32-year old Paul Daniels, of Creston. Daniels was charged with Public Intoxication/2nd offense. He was later released on $1,000 bond, also.

One person was arrested in Creston last Friday. At around 11:30-p.m., 31-year old Tashina Martwick, of Creston, was arrested for Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault. She was later released on a Promise to Appear in court.

And, a Creston resident reported to Police early Friday morning, that sometime between midnight and 2:30-a.m., Friday, someone stole cash from a vehicle parked at her residence. The loss was estimated at $140.