The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying one of the suspects involved in a December 30th carjacking, in which a 53 year old Nebraska man was shot. The unknown male subject, who may possibly use the nickname “KJ”, is a white male, 5’10, 200 lbs., late 40’s to early 50’s in age. He should be considered armed and dangerous.  Anyone with information regarding his identity is urged to contact CBPD Criminal Investigation Division at (712) 328-4728 or Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-STOP (7867).

Suspect KJ at Horseshoe Casino

Suspect in carjacking

The incident occurred at around 4:45-a.m., December 30th, 2017. Council Bluffs Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the Horseshoe Casino on that date, for a report of a male party laying in the parking lot who had been shot. It was discovered the male party had been the victim of a robbery / car-jacking in the parking lot. The victim was shot by a suspect as the victim attempted to flee on foot from the vehicle. The suspect fled from the scene with the victim’s vehicle, a gray 2006 Ford F-150 Super-Crew.

The victim was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The victim’s vehicle was recovered by the Omaha Police Department in the area of the 2000 blk of So 45th St. It had been burned.

The Creston Police Department reports a woman in Creston reported that on Tuesday (Jan. 9th), someone stole a two-banded, white gold, marquise cut wedding ring from her grooming shop at 400 S. Chestnut Street.  The ring was valued at $6,500.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 37-year-old man has been accused of putting the Nora Springs police chief in a chokehold at a Mason City hospital. Court records say Chief David Jesse Dugan had taken Mason City resident Daniel Tyree to Mercy Medical Center on Wednesday but didn’t say why. The criminal complaint says Tyree put his forearms around Dugan’s throat from behind while at the hospital.

Mason City Police Capt. Mike McKelvey says someone intervened to free Dugan, who did not suffer serious injuries. The records say Tyree was put on probation Jan. 2 for burglary. The new charge against Tyree is assault on persons in certain occupations. His next court date is Jan. 19.

Fewer Iowans bought new vehicles in 2017 compared to the previous year. Bruce Anderson is president of the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association. “Sales dipped in Iowa last year, but only by 299 cars,” Anderson said. “It was almost an identical year to 2016.”

Iowans purchased 137,702 new vehicles last year. The most popular vehicle in Iowa remains the Chevy Silverado. “And it’s neck-and-neck with the Ford F-150,” Anderson said. “Iowans just love their trucks.” Of the new vehicles sold in Iowa last year, 34,345 were cars and 103,357 were trucks and SUVs. “That’s a national trend that Iowa is following or maybe even leading – the conversion from driving passenger cars to driving trucks and SUVs,” Anderson said.

While overall sales dipped a bit compared to 2016, the Iowans who did buy new vehicles last year tended to purchase more expensive vehicles. “I think that’s true,” Anderson said. “Prices are competitive and dealers have great deals right now, but credit has eased a bit and you’re seeing banks and funding sources are lending…that has loosened up somewhat, so people are getting qualified and more into the cars they want and need, rather than just the ones they can afford.”

For example, luxury brands like Audi and Jaguar enjoyed a sales boom in Iowa last year. “Jaguar nearly doubled their new sale footprint. There were 84 new Jags sold in Iowa in 2016 and 163 in ’17,” Anderson said. Audi also nearly doubled its sales in Iowa. According to the records kept by Anderson’s group, Iowans bought 44 different brands of vehicles in 2017.

(Radio Iowa)