Red Oak Police report two people were arrested on separate charges overnight Wednesday into early this (Thursday) morning. At around 12:20-a.m., Red Oak Police arrested 32-year old Matthew Daniel Sloan, of Red Oak, for Theft of a Motor Vehicle. Sloan was transported to the Montgomery County Jail where he was charged with felony Theft in the 2nd Degree. His bond was set at $5,000. Sloan was also cited for Driving without a valid driver’s license.

And, at around 8:30-p.m., Wednesday, Red Oak Police arrested 48-year old Raymond Lee Briggs, of Red Oak, for Public Intoxication, as Police were following-up on a call involving Briggs’ spouse. When the couple appeared at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, authorities say Raymond Briggs had blood-shot and watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. He submitted to a Preliminary Breath Test, which indicated his Blood Alcohol Content was .271, or more than three-times the legal limit for intoxication. Briggs was booked into the jail and held on $300 bond.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says two people were arrested on drug charges Wednesday night. 31-year old Cody Chance Day, of Nodaway, faces charges that include Possession of Marijuana, 3rd or subsequent offense, and two counts of Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $2,600. And, 22-year old Kory Allan Schmelzer, of Corning, was charhed with Possession of Marijuana/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

Authorities say their arrests happened a little after 8-p.m. Wednesday, following a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Schmelzer. In the vehicle, Adams County Deputies observed a small baggie of marijuana in plain view.

One person died and four others were injured during an accident in Adair County that took place at around 9:35-p.m. Wednesday, south of Orient. The Iowa State Patrol says a passenger in one of the vehicles, 88-year old Dawn Christensen, of Adair, died at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston from injuries she suffered in the crash that happened during a head-on collision on Highway 25, near 330th Street.

Officials say during the crash, a 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue driven by 30-year old Derek Eugene Ueligger, of Creston, was traveling south in the northbound lane, when it collided head-on with a northbound 2012 Chevy Impala driven by 82-year old Betty Jean Schultz, of Greenfield. Following the crash, the Oldsmobile came to rest in the ditch, while the the Chevy came to rest on the highway.

Ueligger, and Schultz were injured in the crash and transported by ambulance to the hospitals in Creston and Greenfield, respectively. A passenger in one of the vehicles, 85-year old Norma Caltrider, of Adair, was flown to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Another passenger, 89-year old Marilyn Ehrsam, of Greenfield, was transported by Adair Rescue to the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield. It wasn’t clear if any of the victims were wearing their seat belts. The accident remained under investigation.

The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 11 year old Kyle Walding, who is a missing child from the Children’s Square USA Facility located at 500 North 7th Street in Council Bluffs. Walding is described as a white male 4’8” tall and 73 lbs. with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen at Children’s Square at 7:30 pm, he was wearing a black and gray hooded sweatshirt, dark colored sweat pants, and a yellow and gray beanie cap with a ball on top.

Kyle Walding

Walding left the facility with several other runaways, who are all older children.
If anyone locates this child, you are encouraged to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department (712) 328-5737 or the Criminal Investigations Division at (712) 328-4728.

A Pottawattamie County man was arrested late Wednesday night on two counts of Attempted Murder. Council Bluffs Police say 21-year old Zachary Ratliff of Council Bluffs, had fled the scene of the attack in the 100 block of Glen Avenue at around 10:44-p.m., but was apprehended several blocks away. Ratliff refused to speak with a detective, and was transported to a local Hospital for treatment of injuries he received during the altercation.

When officers initially arrived on the scene of the incident, they were informed by witnesses that the victims, 18 year old David Combs and 21 year old Timothy Black, both of Council Bluffs, had driven themselves to a local Hospital to seek treatment for the injuries they suffered during the incident. An investigation determined Ratliff had arrived at Combs and Black’ residence with another male, and an altercation ensued outside of the residence on the sidewalk.

During the altercation, Ratliff was said to have produced a type of cutting instrument and used it to cut the two victims before fleeing the scene. The victims’ injuries were not considered to be life threatening. The investigation into the incident is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728 or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a white man with a history of racial provocations and confrontations with police ambushed and fatally shot two white officers. The separate attacks happened early Wednesday in the Des Moines, Iowa, area. The suspect identified as 46-year-old Scott Michael Greene surrendered hours later.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The two Iowa police officers shot and killed in separate ambush-style attacks are being remembered as friendly public servants. Des Moines police Sgt. Tony Beminio was a dedicated and popular officer who seemed to always have a smile. Urbandale officer Justin Martin is recalled as a “kind, gentle, compassionate” person who was just beginning a law enforcement career.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Police have arrested an Ames woman on suspicion of killing her husband in a shooting death that authorities had originally reported as an accident. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that 35-year-old Candace Cummings has been charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 21 shooting death of 36-year-old Harland “Jesse” Cummings.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man says he had two recent confrontations with the man police believe ambushed and fatally shot two Des Moines-area police officers. Ardis Gardner, who is black, says Scott Michael Greene, who is white, waved a Confederate flag during the national anthem at the group of black parents he was sitting with at an Oct. 14 high school football game and intimidated them again a week later at another game.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman on Wednesday afternoon for shoplifting.  The arrest was made at 3:01pm after officers were called to the Family Dollar store on North Broadway Street for a report of a female that had taken items without paying. Officers arrested 38-year-old Joanie Lynn Mohn of Red Oak after she admitted to taking a smartphone lens replacement/repair kit that was valued at $5 without paying. The theft deterrent alarm sounded, alerting store employees to the theft. Mohn was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 cash bond for  Theft 5th Degree.