SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say the owner of dozens of dogs rescued from a farm in rural Sac County has relinquished ownership of the animals, clearing the way for them to be made available for adoption. Eighty-seven dogs, mostly cocker spaniels, and one cat were rescued two weeks ago. Some of the dogs are pregnant.

Sac County Attorney Ben Smith says the owner gave up ownership to the sheriff’s office on Friday. The sheriff’s office, in turn, gave the animals to the rescue shelters caring for them. A court order says the owner will reimburse Sac County for expenses for the animals’ care since their removal on January 25th, which total over $25,000. Smith says he expects charges will be filed in the case sometime this week.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Some argue that a bill now in the Iowa Legislature could infringe on privacy rights.  The measure would let police attach a device to a suspect’s car that uses global positioning system technology to track its movement if a judge approves a warrant. The device could be used for 30 days.  Supporters say they want to apply new technology to traditional police work.
 
Des Moines legislator Rick Olson says the bill would let government intrude on private lives. Olson says tracking vehicles for a month could give officers plenty of information that would have nothing to do with an investigation. Representative Clel Baudler, of Greenfield, is pushing for the measure but thinks it might not be approved because lawmakers are eager to adjourn the session early this year.

Authorities in Page County report two people were arrested Saturday night on burglary charges, following the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Shenandoah. Sheriff Lyle Palmer says 30-year Sara Jeanine York, of Shenandoah, and 35-year old Christopher Lee Jones, of Essex,  were each arrested on charges of Burglary in the 3rd Degree (class “D” felony), Trespass (simple misdemeanor), and Theft 5th (simple misdemeanor). Both subjects are currently being held in the Page County Jail on $5,600 bond.   

Their arrests occurred at around 11:40-p.m., Saturday, after members from the Page County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 407 1/2  West Lowell Avenue in Shenandoah. The charges against the pair stem from a year long, ongoing investigation, into the Burglaries of farm houses and buildings in rural Page County.  The Sheriff says additional charges are pending against York and Jones.  Charges against other suspects are also pending at this time.

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report a Prescott woman was arrested Saturday night. 43-year old Julie Adsit was taken into custody following a traffic stop on a charge of Driving While Suspended, after authorities determined she was driving with a suspended license. Adsit was being held in the Adams County Jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A former Las Vegas body guard arrested on Interstate 29 in Iowa has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and fraudulent use of bank cards. Ken Siebert was sentenced Friday and ordered to pay more than $400,000 in restitution.  Siebert was stopped north of Council Bluffs last February, and more than $4,500 in cash and 209 bank cards in various names were found in his car. Siebert told authorities he was working for a tax return company that paid him to file federal income tax returns based on stolen identity information.  Authorities linked Siebert to a Las Vegas theft ring suspected of stealing at least $2.7 million from the U.S. government via improper tax returns.