The Des Moines bowling alley that hosts the Iowa High School State Bowling Tournament was destroyed by fire this (Monday) morning. Firefighters were sent to Plaza Lanes on Des Moines’ west side just after 5 a.m. The fire spread quickly and the roof of building collapsed about 30 minutes after crews arrived on the scene. No injuries were reported. Plaza Lanes opened in 1957 and has served as the site of the Iowa High School State Bowling Tournament for the past 15 years.

A man from Missouri was arrested on drug charges Friday night, in Adair County. Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports 20-year old James W. Savage, Jr., of Macon, MO., was a passenger in a vehicle that had been pulled over for a traffic stop on the Stuart Road at 210th Street. The deputy’s report said an odor of marijuana was coming from the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, a jar of marijuana, a baggie of prescription pills, and drug paraphernalia were found. Savage was taken into custody for two counts of Possession of Prescription Drugs, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 2nd offense. He was released Saturday morning on $3,300 bond.

37-year old Bobby Joe Lee Mumford, of Panora, was picked-up at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Friday on an Adair County warrant for Failure to Appear in court on an original charge of Violation of Probation. He was released later in the day on $2,000 bond. And, 58-year old Debora Sue Linquist, of Waukee, was arrested Dec. 10th by Stuart Police at the McDonald’s Restaurant in Stuart. She was charged with OWI/1st offense and released later that day on $1,000 bond.

Atlantic Police, Saturday, arrested 36-year old Jacob Kern, of Atlantic, on numerous charges. Kern was taken into custody for: two counts of Felony Child Endangerment with Injury; three-counts of Child Endangerment; Assault with Injury; Simple Assault, and Harassment in the 1st Degree. The arrest stemmed from a call about a man who was intoxicated and allegedly being abusive to five children in the home. Kern was booked into the Cass County Jail.

And, last Thursday, 26-year old Morgan Dvorak, of Atlantic, was arrested for Driving While Revoked. She was booked into the Cass County Jail.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests. Friday afternoon, 27-year old Cole Jacob Benton, of Hamlin, was arrested on an outstanding warrant charging him with Possession of Methamphetamine/3rd offense. The charge is the result of an investigation into an incident that occurred at Benton’s residence in Hamlin on Nov. 9th.  Benton was later released from the Audubon County Jail after appearing before the magistrate. His preliminary hearing was set for Jan. 4th. The incident remains under investigation.

And, at around 1-a.m. Sunday, 26-year old Nicholas Allen Augustus, of Carroll, was arrested on a an outstanding warrant for Failure to Appear at a Revocation of Probation hearing on an original charge of Possession of Meth. He was picked-up from Carroll County Authorities and transported to the Audubon County Jail, where his bond was set at $5,000.

Atlantic Police Officers and the Reserves helped area families in need in two ways, this past weekend. On Saturday, Reserve Officers from the Atlantic Police Department held their annual “Family Dream Christmas” program. There was a total of 13 families helped in the program this year. Eight families were taken shopping by reserves to local businesses in Atlantic. This included shopping for all members of their families. They also received a full Christmas Dinner, including a turkey and ham.

Family Dream Christmas 2017 (Photo courtesy Atlantic P-D)

The families also received a gift card to a local grocery store to help with food and meat cost during the holiday season. The Police Department provided five additional families with a trip through the Reserve Departments toy room, which includes new toys that are donated throughout the year. The children in those families were allowed to go through the toy room and pick out a few items each that they would like to have.

Those families were also provided with the same Christmas dinner and gift card. All together, this weekend’s “Family Dream Christmas” and “Shop with a Cop” programs, the Atlantic Police and Reserve Departments were able to help a total of 76 children and 20 adults within 29 families to have a much more joyful Christmas experience. Officials say they would not be able to run those programs without the wonderful donations we receive each year.

Shop with a Cop 2017. A-PD Photo

Chief Dave Erickson and his Officers want to thank all those private individuals who donated, and the following companies and groups: Joe Dirt Memorial Pool Tournament, Cappel’s Ace Hardware, JBG Farms Corp. Kerrie Orozco 5k Memorial Run, The Employees at Fagen Inc., OSI “Oakland Foods” Employees The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Atlantic Hy-Vee, Richter & Son Towing Atlantic Wal-Mart, The Atlantic News & Telegraph, The “Ladies Night Out” Event, Atlantic Carriers Deter Motor Company, Lindeman Tractor, Atlantic Subway, Atlantic BPW Brown’s Shoe Fit, Atlantic NGA Club, Atlantic Boy Scouts, Meyer and Gross Real Estate Agents Mailander Law Firm, United Group Insurance, Golden Rule Chapter #194, R/T Motors T/S Bank, Shiels Family Farm, Mark Phippen Trucking, The Employees at Schuler Manufacturing U.S. Cellular, Beta Sigma Phi, Pelgas, Griswold Coop, and JM Double B LLC

(For more images from these two programs, see the Atlantic Police Department Facebook page)

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports four recent arrests. Friday evening, 34-year old Brent Michael Swisher, of Avoca, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order/Contempt of Court. He was taken into custody after a Deputy on patrol was flagged down by man driving a grain truck, that was pulled over on the side of the road. The truck driver informed the deputy two people in a Toyota Camry were fighting. The deputy noticed the vehicle was on the east side of the road, facing south, parked behind the grain truck. After the deputy turned around, the Camry pull off of the east side ditch and cross both lanes of traffic before continuing southbound. He performed a traffic stop and when he approached, observed Swisher inside, and he could smell the odor of alcohol emitting from him. The deputy ran a records check, which indicated Swisher had a valid protection order in effect and was not to have contact with the woman in the vehicle. Swisher admitted the pair had been arguing, and the woman said nothing had happened. Regardless, Swisher was taken into custody for violating the court order.

At around 3:15-a.m. Saturday, a Pott. County Deputy arrested 22-year old Kevin Murillo, of St. Ann, MO.  Murillo was arrested after he made an illegal U-turn on Interstate 29 at mile marker 44. He was charged with Possession of an Illegal Substance (1 gram of marijuana) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (a marijuana grinder).  A traffic stop at around 10:30-a.m. Sunday, resulted in the arrest of 24-year old Colton Rankin, of Omaha, for Driving While Revoked. And, Sunday night, 30-year old Santana Roth McCauley, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Pott. County Jail, for Possession of Contraband inside a Jail institution, after a small bag containing a white powdery substance was brought into the facility.

(9-a.m. News)