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A local community leader is looking to share his expertise in law enforcement to better enable women to defend themselves against unwanted advances.
Zach Allman had previously worked with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and county prosecutor’s office, and is currently a magistrate judge for the county. Allman is pulling from his years of experience to instruct a freelance class on preventing sexual assault, stalking and date rape. Allman is offering to give a roughly hour-long lesson on cultivating a safety-oriented mindset, meant to keep women less vulnerable to predation.
Allman said he was approached by members of some sororities at Bethany College, where he is a teacher, who asked him to teach a self-defense class. Rather than focus on physical defense, Allman thought it more prudent to teach women to be more mindful in avoiding danger and to react quickly in a crisis, a mindset he developed in the military.
Marshall County Sheriffâs Office receives $20,000 donation The Marshall County Sheriffâs Office received a 20,000 donation from Joel and Monica Todd on January 28. (Source: Marshall County Sheriff s Office) By Stefante Randall | February 1, 2021 at 4:00 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 10:16 AM
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - The Marshall County Sheriffâs Office received a $20,000 donation from Joel and Monica Todd on January 28.
They have been very proactive in helping with Project Lifesaver for Marshall County. The program provides a tracking system and arm band for people who may suffer from Dementia, Alzheimerâs or Autism and locates them if they were to get lost.
Couple donates $20,000 to Marshall County Sheriff s Office reserves and Project Lifesaver
Photo is courtesy of the Marshall County Sheriff s Office
The donation will be split between the sheriff s office s reserves and Project Lifesaver.
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 3:03 PM
Updated: Jan 29, 2021 4:28 PM
Posted By: Sierra Phillips
A local couple donated $20,000 to the Marshall County Sheriff s Office.
Monica and Joel Todd donated the money Thursday morning to be split between the department s reserves and Project Lifesaver. They raised money through selling merchandise like T-shirts and collecting donations.
Sheriff Phil Sims is awarding them “Citizens of the Year.”
The program, Project Lifesaver, works with the families of people who have dementia, Alzheimer’s or autism. The patient is given a transmitter bracelet so law enforcement can find them if they wander off.
Marshalltown woman struck, killed by train Thursday morning Andrea May Sahouri, Des Moines Register
A Marshalltown woman was struck and killed by a train early Thursday morning, according to the Marshall County Sheriff s Office.
Union Pacific Railroad notified law enforcement that a train traveling westbound had struck someone along the train tracks at around 6:15 a.m. in the 2300 mile of Marshalltown Boulevard, which is about a half-mile southeast of the Marshall County Landfill, according to a news release from the Marshall County Sheriff s Office.
Deputies responded to the scene and discovered Teresa Hannam, 55, of Marshalltown unresponsive, and pronounced her dead.
Jan 28, 2021
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office announced a Marshalltown woman – Teresa Hannam, 55 was killed by a train at 6:15 a.m. Thursday.
The Marshall County Communications Center was notified by Union Pacific Railroad a train traveling westbound had struck a person along the train tracks in the 2300-mile of Marshalltown Boulevard approximately one-half mile southeast of the Marshall County Landfill.
Marshall County Deputies and EMS were dispatched to the area. A search was conducted by law enforcement and emergency responders where an unresponsive female was discovered. The victim was identified as Hannam and declared deceased on scene.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Marshalltown Police Department, Marshalltown Fire Department, Unity Point Ambulance Service, Iowa State Patrol and the Marshall County Medical Examiner.