Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County say a McClelland man was arrested Sunday night as the result of an investigation into suspicious activity at 2nd and Railroad Avenue. 18-year old Jarett Lee Joldersma was arrested at around 10: 15-p.m., for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $1,300. A Pott. County Deputy flagged down by security working a concert at Harrah’s Casino, Friday night, arrested 32-year old Jeffrey M. Sorenson for Assault Causing bodily injury. Sorensen allegedly struck a 55-year old man in the face and then entered a porta-potty.

Friday afternoon, 26-year old Gary James Utley, of Council Bluffs, was transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail from the jail in Peoria, IL. Utley was wanted on a Pott. County warrant for Violation of Probation. He was also held for being a Fugitive from Justice. And, Friday morning, 53-year old Clyde Austin Perkins, of Papillion, NE., was transported from the Mills County Jail to the Pott. County Jail, where he was held to address a warrant for Assault causing bodily injury. Bond was set at $1,000.

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa man has been sentenced in a second county for an insurance scheme. Clay County District Court records say 41-year-old Scott Leininger pleaded guilty last week to theft. He was given a suspended prison sentence of five years and placed on probation for five years.

He’d already been sentenced to two years of probation for forgery in Plymouth County. Authorities say Leininger fabricated repair quotes and invoices for more than $57,000 in insurance claims for power surge damage to a motorized wheelchair and other devices. He said the damage was caused by lightning.

The Creston Police Department reports four arrests took place over the past few days. At around 3:25-a.m. Sunday, Dennis Speed, of Des Moines, was arrested at Sumner and Ringgold Streets, on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree. Speed was later released on $300 bond. Saturday evening, 54-year old Carmen Borha, of Creston, was arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree. Borha was cited and released on a Promise to Appear in court.

Saturday afternoon, 34-year old Boone Hayes, of Creston, was arrested at his home on a Madison County warrant for Failure to Appear on original charges of Burglary in the 1st Degree, and Domestic Assault. Hayes was transferred to the custody of Madison County Deputies. And, Friday evening, 62-year old Gregory Kaufman, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, for OWI/2nd offense. He was later released on a $2,000 bond.

DEWITT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a pickup truck driver died after colliding with a firetruck in eastern Iowa’s Clinton County. The collision occurred around 9:45 a.m. Sunday at a rural intersection just north of Allens Grove Park. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office says the Donahue Volunteer Fire Department firetruck was heading north on a non-emergency test drive when the driver began turning around to head south back to the station. Its right rear dual wheels were then struck by the southbound pickup.

The sheriff’s office says the man driving the pickup died later at a hospital in DeWitt. His passenger was injured. Their names haven’t been released. The collision is being investigated.