(Radio Iowa) — Representatives from an opioid addiction awareness group called RALI (rally) are at the Iowa State Fair with a re-creation of a teenager’s bedroom that shows visitors where drugs can be easily hidden. Nate Passwaters works in law enforcement in Maryland. At the fair, Passwaters shows parents how to spot signs their child may be using drugs.  “Certain indicators that we typically wouldn’t think that there’s nothing to it, but when we look a little harder, it gives parents that edge that they can act sooner,” Passwaters says.

He notes that drug abuse among teens happens in all walks of life and early detection can often lead families to find help. With drug addiction, he says people often don’t know what to look for, especially with young people. “Especially when it comes to heroin use and intravenous use, it’s very clandestine, right?” Passwaters says. “They hide it for a significant period of time and unfortunately by the time parents do find out, it’s a little late.”

RALI stands for Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative. Thirty state organizations have signed on to help “RALI Iowa” bring awareness of drug addiction to the state, including corporations like Meredith, the Iowa Medical Society and the Iowa Farm Bureau.

(Thanks to John Pemble, Iowa Public Radio)

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A man has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for robbing a bank in Davenport and one in Iowa City. The Quad-City Times reports that 35-year-old Tyson Hathaway was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Davenport. He must serve three years of supervised release after he leaves custody. He also was ordered to pay more than $9,800 in restitution.

Authorities say Hathaway admitted robbing a Northwest Bank & Trust branch in Davenport on Dec. 12, 2017, and a U.S. Bank branch in Iowa City on Dec. 29, 2017. No injuries were reported.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports 19-year old Tucker Flynn, of Creston, was arrested Sunday, in the 1000 block of Highway 25, in Taylor County. Flynn was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He is being held at the Taylor County Jail on $1,300 bond. A 16-year-old was also charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, following the same traffic stop. The juvenile was released to the custody of a parent and referred to Juvenile Court.

(7-a.m. News) — Police in Creston report four recent arrests. Saturday morning, 32-year old Jeffrey Drake, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Suspended. He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond. And, at around 1:55-a.m., Saturday, 25-year old Ernesto Escamilla, of Creston, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. He was later released on $1,000 bond.

Friday afternoon, Creston Police arrested 19-year old Joel Blazek, of Creston. He was taken into custody on a Union County warrant for Failure to Appear on a Theft in the 5th Degree, charge.  Blazek was later released on a $300 bond. And, 18-year old Jeremiah Whitney, of Creston, was arrested at his home on a Union County warrant for two counts of Forgery. He remains in the Union County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

A man from Creston reported to authorities Friday night, that sometime during the day, Friday, someone damaged the windshield of his vehicle, as it was parked near his home in the 500 block of N. Chestnut Street. The damage was estimated at $300.