Police in Creston, Tuesday afternoon, arrested a man on an assault charge. Authorities say 25-year-old Malik Lambert, of Creston, was taken into custody on a Taylor County warrant for Assault Causing Serious Injury. He was transferred to the custody of Taylor County.

The Iowa State Patrol said a man from Dallas Center stole a cruiser Tuesday afternoon and led authorities on a chase that ended in Madison County. State Patrol Trooper Alex Dinkla says 31-year-old Brandon Eugene Doerring, of Dallas Center, is charged with Eluding, OWI, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, and Assault on an Officer.

The pursuit started on Interstate 80 in Dallas County and ended at around 1:45-p.m. in the 1400 block of Tree Line Ct in rural Madison County. Several law enforcement agencies participated in the chase. Doerring who was alone at the time he was apprehended, was transported to the Dallas County Jail and charged with numerous criminal offenses.

Photos via the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

The stolen State Patrol vehicle and a Dallas County patrol vehicle sustained moderate to severe damage during the pursuit. There were no injuries were reported. According to Iowa State Patrol Trooper Alex Dinkla, the incident began when a trooper checking on a disabled vehicle on Interstate 80 near Dexter, saw Doerring walking along the roadway. Dinkla said the trooper found drug paraphernalia on Doerring and took him into custody, but the man was somehow able to steal the trooper’s vehicle.

Authorities were investigating how Doerring managed  to take control of the Patrol’s unmarked Dodge Charger. They say Doerring was still handcuffed as he exited the car.

A man from Avoca pulled two people from a fiery crash on Interstate 80 and McPherson Avenue in Council Bluffs,Tuesday morning. Those people are recovering in the hospital. KETV reports Runk Wood was driving to work from Avoca to Lincoln, NE. when he came upon the scene near mile marker 7. Council Bluffs Police say the car was stopped in the middle of the interstate when when it was hit by a truck at around 5:27-a.m., Tuesday.

The impact sent the vehicle across the lanes of traffic before it hit a metal barricade and caught fire. Wood stopped and heard a girl screaming. He pulled the driver to safety first. Then he realized there was someone else in the car, so he rescued that person too. Both the driver and passenger were transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for treatment. They were reported to be in critical but stable condition.

Wood suffered from some minor burns during the rescue.