In a report issued Wednesday (Today), the Harlan Police Department announced several arrests occurred and citations were issued from mid-to-late January. On Jan. 26^th, 19-year old Ryan Corder and 15-year old Nicholas Haner were taken into custody in connection with a wallet reported missing from a vehicle in the 300 block of 5^th Street.  Corder was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with theft in the 5^th degree, possession of a controlled substance, credit card fraud, and unlawful possession of prescription drugs.  Haner was charged with credit card fraud and joint criminal conduct.  Haner was released to his parent and will be referred to Juvenile court.

On Jan. 30^th, 18-year old Rosalynn Horner of Tacoma, WA, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia when the owner of the residence where she was staying reported her drug use.  Horner was cited, given a court date, and released. On Jan. 21^st, 44-year old Steven Weber was arrested following an investigation of a stolen vehicle allegedly in his possession. The vehicle had been reported missing from LaPorte City. Weber was served with a warrant for possession of stolen property, made his initial appearance and was released with a court date.

On Jan. 22^nd, 31-year old Katherine Hayes and 44-year old Steven Weber, both of Harlan, were arrested when officers were called to a domestic disturbance at the Lincoln Pines apartments.  Hayes and Weber were both transported to the Shelby County Jail where they were both charged with domestic abuse assault.

And on Jan. 31^st, 34-year old Daniel Grabill of Harlan, was arrested when staff at the Big House Bar told officers that Grabill was asked to leave and refused.Grabill was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with Public Intoxication.

Police in Harlan arrested six individuals over the course of the past week. On Sunday, 20-year old Dylan Hansen, of Harlan, was taken into custody on an active Shelby County warrant for delivery of a controlled substance. He was being held in the Shelby County Jail on $50,000 bond.

On Saturday, two juveniles were arrested following an investigation in reference to checks that were stolen from a residence in the 1400 block of Onyx Drive. 16-year old’s Brenden Ballantyne  and Justin Dickinson, both of Harlan, were taken into custody. Dickinson was charged with theft 5th and five counts of felony forgery. Ballantyne was charged with seventeen counts of felony forgery. The teens were cited and then released to a parent. Their cases will be referred to Juvenile Court.

On Feb. 6th, 28-year old Justin Beck, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic accident at 6th and Victoria. Beck was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. And, on Feb. 5th, 23-year old Jeremy Bias and 35-year old Jeffrey Simpson, both of Harlan, were arrested when officers were investigating a fire under the Highway 44 bridge east of Harlan. As a result of the investigation Bias and Simpson were located and found to be in possession of several articles reported stolen from four Harlan churches. Bias and Simpson were transported to the Shelby County Jail. Simpson was charged with 4 counts of burglary 3rd, 2 counts of criminal mischief 5th degree, criminal mischief 3rd degree, possession of stolen property, ongoing criminal conduct, and trespass. Bias was charged with possession of stolen property.

Authorities report also, 50-year old Janis Scheffler, of Harlan, was cited last week for allowing a dog to run at large, 5th offense, when animal control officers found the dog running at large in the area of 8th and Willow.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested this week for violating the terms of their probation. 35-year old Dayton Ernest Tuper II, of Malvern, was arrested Monday night in Malvern, and 35-year old Antwan Darnail Hunt, of Glenwood, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office. Hunt was being held in the Mills County Jail on $5,000 bond, while Tuper was being held without bond.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a man was arrested Tuesday night for violating the terms of Iowa’s Sex Offender Registry.

Robert Andrew Hall (photo from the IA Sex Offender Registry)

25-year old Robert Andrew Hall, of Coin, was arrested in Amity Township at around 7-p.m. for the offense, which is an aggravated misdemeanor. Hall was being held without bond in the Page County Jail, pending an appearance before the magistrate.

Hall was convicted in Decatur County in June 2008, on two counts of Assault with the intent to commit sexual abuse.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports an incident about a suspicious good Samaritan motorist occurred earlier this week. Sheriff Lyle Palmer says at around 4-p.m. Tuesday, his office received a call from a southwest Iowa resident, who reported that on Monday, February 10th at around 5-p.m., they were traveling north on Highway59 just north of Shenandoah, when a cream colored car got behind them.  The car was flashing headlights from bright to dim attempting to get them to stop. 

The caller said they pulled their vehicle to the shoulder, stopped and locked the vehicles’ doors.  They went on to say that a male in his early 20’s approached their vehicle and told the driver their front tire was about to fall off.  The caller reached for their cell phone at which time the male ran back to his cream colored car and sped off.  The caller told authorities that there was nothing wrong with their vehicle. 

The only information given about the suspect is a male in their 20’s driving a cream colored car.  Sheriff Palmer said the incident should serve as a reminder to motorists about situations that can be avoided by doing just what the caller did with their cell phone and locking their doors.  If the suspect had truly been a good citizen telling the caller about a possible issue with their vehicle’s safety, they probably wouldn’t have minded the caller using their cell phone to call for assistance. 

Palmer says this is the only case that has been reported to the Sheriff’s Office at this time.  He reminds residents and motorist to ALWAYS report these types of incidents WHEN they occur, as a Law Enforcement broadcast can be made and it is more likely that the suspect can be stopped and questioned.