(Radio Iowa) – The operators of a Dubuque entertainment venue say they have recovered funds involved in an overseas hack. The Five Flags Center says hackers attempted to initiate a wire transfer of money from the Center’s account at MidWestOne Bank in late June to an account in Hong Kong. Five Flags Center says in a statement they worked with MidWestOne Bank, local authorities and the F-B-I to find the source of the attack and stop the transfer before it could be completed.

Published reports say the attempted hack involved 300-thousand dollars.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report one arrest and one non-injury accident occurred, Monday. Officers arrested 51-year-old Sally Mae Petersen, of Red Oak, for Breach of Peace (a simple misdemeanor). Petersen was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond. And, a woman who told Police she had too much to drink, was involved in an accident Monday evening.

Authorities report 79-year-old Ladonna Marie Peterson-Figley, of Red Oak, told Police she was coming back from a restaurant. While pulling into a parking stall, her depth perception was off due to her state of intoxication. The 2014 GMC Terrain SUV she was driving struck a legally parked 2014 Nissan Altima, owned by Robert Fensterman. The woman told police she didn’t recall hitting the car, but due to her red vehicle and the red paint on the Nissan, Police said there was sufficient evidence to connect the damage to Peterson-Figley’s vehicle.

She was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital and informed about implied consent. Charges are pending the results of her blood test. Damage from the collision amounted to $1,700.00

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report the arrest at around 5:22-a.m. today (Tuesday), of a man wanted on a Council Bluffs Police Department warrant. 42-year-old Jullio Cesar Villapando Castro, of Creston, was wanted for Failure To Appear on an original Probation Violation charge. Villapando Castro was transported to the Union County Jail and held without bond while he awaits extradition to Council Bluffs.

Authorities said also, a man residing in the 500 block of N. Division Street, in Creston, reported Monday morning, that someone had stolen his backpack from his 1998 Jeep Cherokee, while the vehicle was parked at his residence. The backpack contained: a Kline wire stripper; Nebo pen light; 3 sets of Allen wrenches; A set of step bits, and three college text books.

The loss was estimated at $250.00.

(Radio Iowa) – A man who arranged heroin and fentanyl distribution in eastern Iowa that led to a near-fatal overdose was will spend more than 33 years in federal prison. Forty-year-old Derrick Trawick from Chicago was found guilty by a jury in January of aiding and abetting the distribution of heroin and fentanyl near a playground. The trial evidence showed that Trawick was a heroin dealer in Dubuque who was nicknamed “Worm” and “K-G.”

He sold a bag that contained heroin and fentanyl in May of 2019 that caused one of the users to suffer an overdose and she stopped breathing for several minutes. She regained consciousness after being given Narcan. Evidence presented at sentencing also showed that Trawick sold large quantities of ice methamphetamine in Dubuque and had previously been convicted of six other felony crimes, including aggravated criminal sex abuse and domestic abuse assault causing injury.