(Sioux City, Iowa) – Officials with the Sioux City Police Department, Monday (today) released a report on an Office-Involved shooting incident that occurred Sunday night. Authorities report at around 7:22-p.m., a woman called 911 after a man approached her in the 2600 block of Correctionville Road. The man had a loaded pistol and displayed it in a threatening manner before walking away. The woman was not injured.

Officers located the suspect and when confronted by police, the man began to walk away before pulling a firearm from his pocket. After being ordered to stop and drop the gun, the suspect ran from officers. During the foot pursuit, the suspect shot at officers. One officer returned fire, but the suspect continued to flee. After officers lost sight of the man, additional law enforcement personnel were requested. Officers with the Sioux City Police Department and Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area, and a perimeter was established.

SCPD put out messages on social media and worked with local media outlets to request residents in the Greenville area of Sioux City shelter in-place until the event could be resolved. The Sioux City PD SWAT team was mobilized. Based on information obtained during the investigation, officers searched a residence in the 2500 block of East 1st Street. The suspect was found hiding in a crawl space on the second floor of a home.

He refused multiple commands to surrender. SWAT officers fired upon the suspect when he appeared to be reaching for his weapon. Once the man was subdued, officers immediately began life saving measures. The 42-year-old suspect was transported to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. He was last reported to be in critical condition. His name was not immediately released.

No officers were injured during the incident.

(Radio Iowa) = With Halloween just ten days away, a pet expert suggests Iowans start preparing their dogs and cats now for the sights and sounds that will come with trick-or-treating season. Just like how fireworks on the 4th of July can be difficult for some animals, Brittany Baumann says Halloween can be a confusing, frightening time for pets, too, especially if they’re not used to droves of goblins at the door.

“Now might be a good time to try to desensitize your pets to all of that commotion, the doorbell ringing, people shouting ‘Trick or treat,’” Baumann says. “Practice in advance. Have maybe your neighbor come over and knock on the door and give your pet a treat.” When spooked, some pets may dart out the door and run off, so it could be a wise move to just keep them safe in an enclosed space for trick-or-treat night.

“Maybe you don’t have enough time between now and actual Halloween to practice,” she says. “Then maybe you need to come up with an alternative plan, and that would be putting that pet who is shy, fearful or barking a lot into maybe a more confined space in your home, a quiet room.” If you have a costume for your pet and plan to take the animal trick-or-treating, Baumann says it’d be a smart move to not spring it on them.

Keep close tabs on your tabby during trick-or-treat night (Radio Iowa photo)

“So what we don’t recommend is that people buy the costume and the first time that dog sees it or tries it on is on Halloween night,” she says. “You want to get them used to that and practice in advance and creating those positive associations with that costume.”

Baumann, spokeswoman for the Minnesota-based Animal Humane Society, says if you have a jack-o-lantern on the front porch, don’t assume the worst if your pooch takes a big bite out of it. “Pumpkin itself is actually like a low-calorie super food. It has lots of vitamins and nutrients. It has a high fiber content as well, which can be helpful for your pet,” she says, “but I also want to warn people, everything in moderation.”

A pumpkin can make a pet sick, especially if it’s been sitting outside for a few days and got moldy on the inside.

(Radio Iowa) – State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, is calling on the Republican leader of the Iowa House to apologize for accusing Sand and his staff of withholding information about funding issues in the Iowa court system. State Auditor Rob Sand says House Speaker Pat Grassley attacked his staff for partisan political reasons or, Sand says, “ignorance” about when a state fiscal year begins. Letter to Speaker Grassley 10.21.24

Sand’s office was notified during Fiscal Year 2023 about computer programming errors that were incorrectly distributing millions in court fines and fees. Last week, Grassley blasted Sand for failing to notify legislators or note the errors in audits. Sand says his staff hasn’t finished its audit of the state court system for the fiscal year in question — and state law prohibits his office from releasing allegations of non-compliance like the tip his office got about the court system errors.

A spokesperson for Speaker Grassley was not immediately available for comment. Sand is calling on the legislature to repeal the law that makes it illegal for his office to review computer programming infrastructure — like the coding issue that sent 26-and-a-half MILLION dollars worth of court fines and fees to the wrong accounts.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak say no injuries were reported following an accident this (Monday) morning in the 300 block of E. Reed Street. Authorities say an SUV driven by Gary Walters, of Red Oak, backed out of a parking stall and proceeded west on E. Reed Street. At the same time, a car driven by Ramona Wright, of Villisca, backed out of a parking stall and struck the SUV on the rear, passenger side door.

The damage was estimated at $10,000 altogether. There were no citations issued.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office released a report on multiple arrests over the past week. Two people were arrested on separate warrants, two were arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order, four people were arrested on drug charges, and three were arrested for Assault.

The Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested 40-year-old Kristin Nicole Ladd, of Greenfield, on Oct. 14th in Stuart, on four Adair County warrants for: Driving While License Denied or Revoked; Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree; OWI/1st offense, and Violation of Probation. She was being held in the Adair County Jail on $5,000 bond for one of the warrants, and without bond on the other three.  Also arrested on the 14th, was 62-year-old Nicholas Dave Allen, of Des Moines. He was picked-up at the Polk County Jail on an Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation, and was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

Those arrested for Assault include, on Oct. 19th: 21-year-old Wilyer Johan Velasquez-Bermudez, of Chicago, Il; 20-year-old Johan Angel Ramirez-Navas, of Gary, IN, and 26-year-old Yonder Eduardo Sanoja-Mosqueda, of Chicago.  All three were taken into custody by the Iowa State Patrol, following an incident at a motel in Adair. The three were later released on separate bonds.

Those arrested on drug charges include:

• 27-year-old Dante D. Ynoquio Chuqilin, of Hoffman Estates, IL, who was arrested Oct. 15th following a traffic stop on I-80 in Adair County. He was later released on a $7,000 bond.
• 36-year-old Heather Marie Santos, of Des Moines, was arrested on drug and weapon charges during a traffic stop Oct. 16th, on I-80 by Stuart Police. Her bond was set at $25,000; During that same traffic stop, 47-year-old Daniel Pavian-Ramos, of Des Moines, was arrested on drug charges. His bond was also set at $25,000; and, 31-year-old Maximino Mendez-Jarquin, of Des Moines, was arrested on drug, weapon and false ID charges. His bond was set at $25,000. Pavian-Ramos and Mendez-Jarquin were also being held on a detainer for an Immigration warrant through the Department of Homeland Security.
• 50-year-old Jason James Masolini, of Stuart, was arrested Oct. 14th by Stuart Police, on methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia charges. He was later released on a $25,000 bond.

Two men were arrested last week for Violation of No Contact Orders in Adair County:

• 30-year-old Jeffrey Dewayne Ott,of Des Moines, was arrested by Greenfield Police on Oct. 14th. He was later released on a $300 bond, and,
• 58-year-old Ronald Joseph Schaecher, of Greenfield, was arrested by the Greenfield Police at the Casey’s Store on Oct. 14th. He was later released on a $300 bond, also.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests took place last Thursday: 29-year-old Corey James Wentz, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a Mills County warrant for Probation Violation. Wentz was being held in the Mills County Jail on a $5,000 bond; 73-year-0ld James Edward Pontow, of Malvern, was arrested Thursday for Arson in the 3rd Degree. His bond was set at $2,000; and, 48-year-old Lisa Marie Elliott, of Malvern, was arrested for Arson in the 3rd Degree and Public Intoxication. Her bond was set at $2,300. Pontow and Ellliott were arrested at around 5:25-p.m. Thursday, in the area of 8th Avenue in Malvern.