The Union County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a rollover accident Thursday evening. Officials say 39-year old Marshall Joseph Weidman, of Creston, was driving a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser northbound on Highway 25 at around 7:30-p.m., when a deer ran out in front of him. Weidman, who was wearing his seat belt, swerved to avoid hitting the animal, and in the process lost control of the car. The vehicle entered the west ditch and landed on its top. The damage was estimated at $4,000.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office said also, that a Creston woman reported late Thursday morning, that sometime over the last month, someone took license plates CAA 875 off a 1991 Ford Ranger, that was sitting on her property. The plates were valued at $50.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — A state audit of a south-central Iowa animal shelter has identified more than $13,000 in improper spending. The audit report released Friday says the special investigation of the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter in Oskaloosa found improper personal purchases by the shelter’s former director, Lindsey Sime, who used shelter credit cards.

Court documents say Sime pleaded guilty to theft and unauthorized use of a credit card. On Oct. 23 she was given a suspended prison sentence of two years, two years of probation and was ordered to pay more than $8,600 in restitution, fines and other costs.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of an employee who was killed at his Cedar Rapids workplace. Police identified the man as 46-year-old Daniel Heeren, who lived in Van Horne. He was run over by a semitrailer Wednesday morning at the DuPont Industrial Bioscience facility. Police say Heeren’s death didn’t result from a crime and say an industrial safety investigation is expected.

An accident in Creston at around 9:30-a.m. Thursday, happened because a driver wasn’t paying attention. According to Creston Police, 47-year old Brian Edward Nelson, of Blockton, was cited for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device, after the 2012 Ford F-150 he was driving went through a red light and struck a car driven by 19-year old Keigan Eugene Armstrong, of Fontanelle. The accident happened at the intersection of Adams and Sumner Streets, in Creston. Damage from the collision amounted to an estimated $1,500. Nelson told Police he had the red light, and “Just was not paying attention.”

Police in Council Bluffs this (Friday) morning, arrested a Nebraska man following the chase of a Ford Escape (an SUV) that had been reported stolen from Lincoln, Nebraska back on Nov. 27th.  Authorities say 25-year old Bukjiok Dobuony, of Lincoln, NE., was apprehended after the vehicle crashed, and a short foot pursuit began. Dobuony was charged with Theft 2nd, Eluding, Possession of Controlled Substance (Marijuana) and No Driver’s License.

Dobuony

According to the Council Bluffs Police Department, at around 2:30-a.m. today (Friday), Bluffs Police responded to the area of Highway 92 (Veteran’s Highway) after a broadcast was made Nebraska law enforcement officers had just terminated a pursuit of a stolen vehicle at the state line on Veteran’s Bridge. The vehicle was observed by a Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputy in the area of Highway 92 and Harry Langdon Blvd.

When the Deputy attempted to stop the vehicle, it fled westbound on Veterans. As the deputy followed the SUV, Council Bluffs Police joined in the pursuit. The stolen vehicle, after striking a set of Stop Sticks, eventually stopped after went out of control, drove over a curb, and struck a small tree in the parking lot of ECHO Electric (4325 Gifford Rd).

The driver (Dobuony) fled on foot and was apprehended by officers.