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Fayette Sheriff Makes Arrests in Misc. Incidents A one-vehicle accident early this morning (Thursday, May 27) near Sumner, has resulted in the arrest of the driver. Shortly after 12:30am, the Fayette County Sheriff received a report of a vehicle in the ditch on 160th Street, a mile east of Sumner. There were no injuries reported. Responding deputies arrested the driver, 26 year old Katlin Wood of Sumner on charges of Operating While Intoxicated-3rd Offense, Driving While Barred, Failure to Main...

An Iowa City rollover accident has led to the arrest of a Coralville man. First responders were called to the intersection of Highway 6 and Riverside Drive just after 2am Friday for a 2009 Pontiac G6 that had rolled over. The driver and sole occupant, later identified as 24-year-old Gage Meyers of East 7 th Street, fled the scene before officers could arrive. Police say they located Meyers a short distance away, and that he admitted to being the driver of the vehicle. Meyers also allegedly show...

5/22/21 A Kalona man has been arrested after North Liberty Police say he drove his minivan into a ditch while drunk. Officers responded to the accident scene near the corner of Forevergreen Road and Jasper Avenue just after 11:15 Friday night. The 2003 Ford Windstar was found in the ditch with beer cans scattered throughout the vehicle. The driver, identified as 28-year-old Keifer Tadlock of D Avenue, allegedly showed signs of intoxication, admitted to drinking, and showed impairment on field s...

5/12/21 A Parnell man faces charges that he drove his car straight through a T intersection, crashing his car into the ditch in front of him. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Nathan Ramer had been in a verbal altercation with his spouse at the couple’s 305 th Street residence just after 8pm on January 5 th, 2020 when he drove off, despite allegedly being extremely intoxicated. Ramer approached the T intersection down the street from his house and failed to stop at the st...

Oelwein Man Busted for Pot, Another Man for OWI A local man has been arrested by Oelwein Police early this (Monday, May 10) morning, for illegal drugs. At about 2am, officers took 34 year old Joel Young of Oelwein, into custody, following an incident in the 100 block of 1st Avenue SW. Young was wanted on a Fayette County warrant for the original charge of Possession of a controlled substance-marijuana, 3rd or subsequent offense. Get our free mobile app At about 12:15am Saturday, 40 year old Joh...

The Grant County Sheriff’s Department has released details of a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 151 near Cuba City. At around 4pm, a truck driven by 47 year old James Vanvors of Dubuque collided with a vehicle driven by 27 year old Taylor Brandt of Dubuque, who was traveling with her juvenile child. Both vehicles were traveling south on Highway 151 near Exit 1. Vanvors moved from the right lane into the left passing lane. His vehicle left the roadway onto the ...

By Mark Evenstad May 10, 2021 | 1:07 PM The Grant County Sheriff’s Department has released details of a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 151 near Cuba City. At around 4pm, a truck driven by 47 year old James Vanvors of Dubuque collided with a vehicle driven by 27 year old Taylor Brandt of Dubuque, who was traveling with her juvenile child. Both vehicles were traveling south on Highway 151 near Exit 1. Vanvors moved from the right lane into the left passin...

By Dave Bohl May 6, 2021 (Polk County, Iowa) -- A Pleasant Hill man is facing charges in connection with a March crash that left an Illinois man dead. Police say Zachary Willer is facing charges of vehicular homicide by reckless driving as well as Operating While Intoxicated. Investigators say the crash happened on March 9th, when the car Willer was driving hit a semi truck. One passenger died at the scene. Willer and another passenger were rushed to an area hospital with non life-threatenin...

The Weekend Report from the Oelwein Police Department The Oelwein Police Department reports several various arrests over the weekend. At about 1:45am today (Monday, May 3) an Oelwein man was taken into custody following an incident in the 400 block of East Charles. 25 year old Elaxander Wolf was arrested on a Fayette County warrant for the original charges of Violation of a No-Contact Order. Get our free mobile app Also at about 1:45 this morning, Oelwein Police summonsed to court 28 year old B...

5/2/21 Iowa City Police say an alleged drunk driver was arrested after he couldn’t figure out how to exit a parking ramp. An officer reports observing 37-year-old Denton Ward of Marshalltown trying to exit the Capitol Street ramp in his 2015 Dodge Durango around 1:30 Sunday morning. Ward allegedly attempted to exit for about ten minutes, trying to use the pay station unsuccessfully. His headlights were off the entire time. Ward eventually gave up trying to leave and drove back into the ramp a...