Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports two people from Nebraska were arrested on drug charges, Tuesday afternoon. Deputies conducting a traffic stop in the 2100 block of Waubonsie Ave., near Bartlett, arrested 35-year old Craig Casey and 33- year old Anh Phan, both of Omaha, and both of whom were found to be in possession of Methamphetamine. Casey and Phan were transported to the Fremont County Jail, where Casey’s bond set at $1,000 cash and Phan’s bond set at $5,000. Deputies were assisted by the Fremont County K9 Unit.

Earlier in the day, Tuesday, deputies in Fremont County arrested 30-year old Isaac Hayes, of Hamburg, for driving revoked. Hayes was transported to the Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

Police in Council Bluffs report six people were injured, one critically, during a rollover accident Tuesday evening in the 3400 block of Veterans Memorial Highway (VMH). Two others escaped injury during the crash. The accident happened at around 6:22-p.m., as 29-year old Anna Sanchez, of Omaha,  who was driving a 2004 Ford Explorer was eastbound on the VMH, approaching 35th Street.

Sanchez told police a red Isuzu Rodeo with a spare tire on the back pulled out in front of her. To avoid striking the Rodeo, Anna attempted to swerve around the vehicle. The Explorer began rotating clockwise and entered the south ditch facing nearly westerly. The vehicle rolled at least one time before coming to rest on its roof.

Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue and Bluffs Police responded to the scene, where there were a total of eight accident victims, all of whom are from Omaha. One of the victims, 16-year old Rosa Sanchez, suffered critical injuries. Seven-year old Gendri Ramirez Sanchez suffered a non-life threatening injury. Both were transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

The driver, and three other passengers ages three, 15 and 17, suffered minor injuries ranging from a bumps and bruises to a broken arm.

The Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit is conducting an investigation into the crash. Anyone with information regarding the Isuzu Rodeo is asked to contact police at 712‐328‐4948 or 712‐328‐STOP.

Firefighters from Harlan and Westphalia battled a garage fire Monday evening, in Harlan. The blaze at 1711 6th Street was reported at around 5:25-p.m.  Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen said there was significant damage to the structure, but no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Photo from our sister station KNOD, in Harlan.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports a Nebraska man was arrested Monday afternoon on a warrant for Eluding. 37-year old David Thomas Forbes, of Bellevue, NE, was arrested Monday afternoon at the Mills County Jail, where his bond was set at $2,000.

Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department, Tuesday, said a Nebraska man is charged in connection with a pedestrian, fatal hit-and-run accident that took place on the Interstate 480 bridge in Council Bluffs, March 10th, at around 2:15-a.m. 44-year old Tracy Peniska, of Omaha, turned himself-in to the Pottawattamie County Jail, on Monday. He was subsequently charged with Leaving the scene of a fatality accident, and Obstructing Prosecution. His bond was set at$10,000.

The investigation has led the police to believe that more than one vehicle was involved in the incident.  As a result of the investigation, a second driver, 25-year old William Jones, of Omaha, was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident, having no driver’s license, and no insurance. He was released from custody after receiving his citations.

Authorities issued warrants for Peniska, after an investigation determined Peniska was operating the vehicle that struck the pedestrian, 29-year old Brett Jensen, of Council Bluffs, who was found laying in the far left hand lane of west bound traffic during the early morning hours of March 10th. Officials say Peniska left the scene without rendering aid to Jensen, and after the accident, had falsely reported his vehicle was stolen, in an attempt to obstruct prosecution.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests on Monday, May 23rd.  At 10:30am Deputies arrested 26-year-old Mark R. Griger of Red Oak on a charge of 2nd Degree Theft for being in possession of a 2004 Pontiac Gran Prix that was reported stolen from Nebraska.  Griger was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $5,000 cash bond.

At 7:20pm the Sheriff’s Office arrested 39-year-old Billy R. Hunter of Red Oak on two valid Montgomery County Warrants for Violation of Probation.  Hunter was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 cash bond.

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa announced today (Tuesday) the former city clerk in Casey has entered a plea of guilty to charges associated with a scheme to defraud the City and cover-up the evidence. 61-year old Dorothy L. Dillinger Tuesday (today) pled guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of malicious use of fire.

Dillinger admitted to engaging in a scheme to defraud the City of Casey from around 2009 until August 2014, while serving as the City Clerk. As part of that scheme, she admitted that she used the City’s credit card and funds to purchase items for personal use without the knowledge or approval of the City Council. Dillinger used the United States Postal Service to mail City checks to pay the resulting credit card statements.

Dillinger also admitted to making unauthorized payments to herself for personal expenses without City Council approval or knowledge. She failed to disclose these expenditures to both the City Council, as well as in minutes from City Council meetings.

Dillinger also admitted to maliciously destroying the City of Casey Community Building, which was used in activities affecting interstate commerce, by means of fire. The city building was destroyed by fire from the late night of August 19th into the morning of August 20th in 2014.

Dillinger faces a statutory sentence of at least five (5) years and up to twenty (20) years in prison, as well as financial penalties and a term of supervised release. As part of the plea agreement, Dillinger agreed to pay restitution in an amount to be determined by the court at sentencing.

Sentencing is scheduled for at 10:30 a.m. on September 26th at the United States Courthouse in Des Moines.