The Atlantic Police Department says there were a dozen arrests that took place between November 16th through December 9th:

• On December 9th, 33-year old Erin Larson, of Red Oak, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Assault with Intent to Inflict Serious Injury, Possession of Contraband in a Correctional Institution, and Harassment 2nd Degree.
• Two people were arrested Dec. 7th: 51-year old Dana Charles, of Atlantic, was arrested on two Cass County warrants for Failure to Appear, and 56-year old David Charles, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Failure to Appear.
• On Dec. 6th, 18-year old Rachael Stanley, of Atlantic, was arrested on Cass County warrants for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, three-counts of Theft 5th, and two counts of Failure to Appear. And, 31-year old Casey Sampson, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Controlled Substance.
• On Dec. 4th, Atlantic Police arrested 46-year old Dan Christensen, of Atlantic, for Violation of a No Contact Order and Public Intoxication.
• 41-year old Todd Glade, of Atlantic, was arrested December 3rd, for Domestic Abuse Assault and Simple Assault.
• 25-year old Bryce Baker, of Atlantic, was arrested November 25th, for Interference with Official Acts.
• 54-year old Lee Ann Hansen, of Atlantic, was arrested November 21st, for Operating While Under the Influence.
• on Nov. 20th, Atlantic Police arrested 32-year old Aaron Ihnken, of Atlantic, on a Cass County warrant for Burglary 3rd Degree.
• On Nov. 18th, 19-year old Devon Lentz, of Eagle Grove, was arrested on a Shelby County warrant for Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree.
• And on Nov. 16th, 33-year old Trevor German, of Corpus Christi, Texas, was arrested by Atlantic Police, for Operating While Under the Influence.

Authorities say a military K-9 detected a suspicious package Wednesday morning at an Air Force base near Omaha. The U.S. Air Force said in a news release that the dog alerted security personnel to the package inside a vehicle that was undergoing a routine check at an Offutt Air Force Base gate. Military and civilian investigators are checking into the incident. Officials have not released any information about the package or the person or people in the vehicle.

FORT MADISON, Iowa —  The Iowa Department of Public Safety reports that just before 11-p.m. Tuesday, the Fort Madison Police Department was called to a local manufacturing warehouse in reference to an individual armed with a handgun.  Upon arrival, law enforcement encountered the individual who was subsequently shot by a Fort Madison police officer.  The subject was transported to the Fort Madison Community Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The name of the person shot was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The Fort Madison Police Department contacted the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to request an independent investigation into the southeast Iowa shooting incident.  Per protocol, the name of the police officer is being withheld pending an interview with the DCI. Departments responding to the incident consisted of the Fort Madison Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Corrections-Probation and Patrol, Iowa State Fort Madison Penitentiary, West Point and Donnellson Police Department, Fort Madison Fire Department and the Lee County Ambulance Service.

No additional information will be released at this time.

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County arrested a woman Tuesday evening in rural Honey Creek, following a report of an assault involving an armed person. The incident took place in the 18,700 block of Leisure Avenue, at around 6:35-p.m.  Deputies arrested 31-year old Ashley Jo Sullivan, of Council Bluffs, on aggravated misdemeanor charges of Assault/use or display of a weapon, and Harassment in the 1st Degree by threat or forcible felony, and a Felony, Possession of a Firearm or Offensive Weapon by a Felon, charge. Sullivan was being held in the Pott. County Jail on $4,000 bond.

And, Tuesday morning, 36-year old Tressa Dawn McQuiston was arrested at the Pott. County Courthouse, on a Pott. County warrant for Violation of Probation.

(A-P) The superintendent of Iowa’s care center for people with intellectual disabilities has been placed on paid leave amid a federal investigation into the facility. The director of Iowa’s Human Services Department told Glenwood Resource Center workers Monday about the action taken against Jerry Rea. The Des Moines Register reported that Rea was placed on leave “in light of” a federal investigation. Associated Press efforts to reach Rea on Wednesday were unsuccessful. The newspaper reported earlier this month that the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating whether the state was providing adequate medical care and employing “needless and harmful restraint practices.”

A data center that could employ up to 10 people is being built in Council Bluffs. The Daily Nonpareil reports that CyrusOne broke ground Tuesday on the $60 million facility. The first building phase is expected to be finished in fall 2020. CyrusOne chief technology officer Kevin Timmons said Council Bluffs was an ideal site for several reasons, including the site’s attributes, reliability of fiber optics and affordable power. CyrusOne is based in Dallas and provides information technology infrastructure for about 1,000 customers.