SIGOURNEY — A new sheriff will be elected Tuesday in Keokuk County. Jeff Shipley, who was sentenced to two days in jail for a drunken boating incident on Coralville Lake in 2008 and had 2011 drunken driving charges in Sigourney dropped earlier this year, lost to former Sheriff Ron George in the Democratic primary, 389 [...]
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ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) – A Volkswagen beetle owned by the Carter County Sheriff’s Department became an improvised pursuit vehicle – at about 20 mph. The beetle won. Deputy Shane Watson was leaving the courthouse Feb.2 when a man reported a pickup truck being driven erratically. Watson jumped into the bug and soon caught up [...]
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An Arlington man has been arrested in connection with an anhydrous ammonia incident that sent a Fayette County sheriff’s deputy to the hospital. Authorities arrested Kyle D. Boleyn, 36, on a warrant Sunday. He is accused of trying to steal anhydrous ammonia on Feb. 1 from a tank at a cooperative just north of Hawkeye. [...]
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STEVEN K. PAULSON, Associated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The ex-Colorado sheriff was known for his no-nonsense style, his heroism in saving two deputies and for his concern about teenage drug use. He was even named the nation’s sheriff of the year. Patrick Sullivan, 68, found himself on Wednesday in a jail that was named for [...]
continue »Authorities said it appears speed was a factor in a rollover crash early Monday morning that killed a Tama County man near Marshalltown. Andrew E. Suchanek, 45, of rural Tama County, died after the single-vehicle crash reported around 1:20 a.m. near the intersection of East Main Street Road and Three Bridges Road, according to the [...]
continue »Retirement just didn’t work out for Jones County’s new sheriff. “After your retire, sometimes you think, ‘Wow this is great,’” Harvey DeSotel said Friday morning, minutes after being sworn in. “And sometimes your life takes a turn.” Meeting in special session, county supervisors voted 3-2 Friday morning to appoint DeSotel to serve out the term [...]
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More than $35,000 collected by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office over a four-year period were never deposited in the county’s bank account, according to a report released Tuesday by the state auditor. The report, which also found more than $11,000 in jail board fees were never collected, recommends the sheriff’s office should adopt stricter controls [...]
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The man suspected of killing his wife and fleeing to South Dakota earlier this month told investigators he “lost it and blacked out” during an argument in their Greene home. Thomas J. Petersen, 39, of Greene, now faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the June 4 stabbing death of his wife, Judy [...]
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One person was seriously hurt Monday afternoon when the car he was driving collided with a semi-trailer truck north of Monticello. According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Office, a car driven by Dustin Wink, 23, of Wyoming, Ia., was eastbound on county road D65 near Highway 151, about a mile northeast of Monticello, at 4:28 [...]
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Jones County supervisors will interview candidates to replace Sheriff Mark Denniston, who resigns at the end of the month. Denniston, sheriff since 1996, submitted a brief resignation letter to the county board May 24. He didn’t cite specific reasons for leaving the post, writing only that “my wife and I feel that the timing is [...]
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