Police in Red Oak say a Villisca woman was arrested early this (Saturday) morning, following a traffic stop at Highway 34 and Ironwood Road. Authorities say 23-year old Danielle Lynette Archer was taken into custody on an OWI charge a little before 3-a.m., and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center. Her bond was set at $1,000.
A Council Bluffs man is charged with arson after he allegedly set a fire at a facility for the intellectually disabled. The Daily NonPareil says according to a police report, 46-year old Clyde W. Points was arrested on a warrant for third-degree arson Thursday for his role in a trash receptacle fire at VODEC, 612 S. Main Street. A Council Bluffs Fire Department investigator said Points allegedly set a dumpster near the VODEC building on fire on Wednesday.
Police were able to identify Points from surveillance footage at the facility.The fire investigator said authorities are investigating whether the fire could be connected to a string of dumpster fires that occurred in September of 2013.