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IN THE PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS MARION COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO 21 CALLS FOR SERVICE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: FIVE EXTRA PATROL REQUESTS, FOUR MOTORIST ASSISTS, THREE ACCIDENTS, ONE SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE, ONE THEFT, MET WITH ONE SUBJECT, ONE INCOMPLETE 911, ONE DOG CALL, ONE RESCUE, ONE RECKLESS DRIVER, ONE GRASS FIRE, AND ONE CIVIL CALL.
OTTUMWA, Iowa — An Ottumwa man accused of committing arson while on probation for a previous crime has been temporarily released from custody. The court released George Dennison from the Wapello County Jail to be hospitalized in Iowa City earlier this week. Dennison is charged with first-degree arson, and...
An intoxicated Ottumwa man, who has his license revoked, allegedly fled from a hit and run with an individual protected under a no contact order as his passenger. 44-year-old Patrick Weaver was charged with violation of no contact order, possession of drug paraphernalia, drunk driver revocation, OWI – 2nd offense.
APPANOOSE COUNTY, Iowa — Two people were injured in a crash involving a car and a tractor Thursday evening in southeast Iowa. It happened just before 8:30 p.m. near Highway J3T and 286th Ave. in Appanoose County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a car driven by Rachel Lawrence,...
A Bloomfield woman was reported as a suspicious person and searched by a K-9 unit. 21-year-old Michaella Brandt was charged with conspiring intent to manfacture/deliver methamphetamine over five grams, a class B felony, and failure to affix drug tax stamp – seven or more grams, a class D felony.
On August 28, 2024 at approximately 11:30pm the Jefferson County Communications Center received a call regarding a structure fire located at 51 S 12th St, Apartment Number 2, in Fairfield, lowa. Units from the Fairfield Fire Department, Fairfield PD, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Jefferson County Ambulance responded to...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa — First responders in southeast Iowa were called to a fatal structure fire on Wednesday. Around 11:30 p.m. the Fairfield Fire Department, Fairfield Police Department, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, and Jefferson County Ambulance responded to a report of a fire at 51 S. 12th Street in Fairfield.
APPANOOSE COUNTY — A 2-vehicle accident in rural Appanoose County last night resulted in injuries to both drivers. Traffic records show that at around 8:26pm yesterday evening, a Chevrolet Cobalt driven by 36-year-old Rachel Lawrence of Moravia was going northbound on Highway J3T near 286th avenue when the vehicle struck the rear of a tractor that was being driven by 35-year-old Blake Smith of Ottumwa. The accident resulted in undisclosed injuries to both Lawrence and Smith, and they were each transported to MercyOne Centerville by the Centerville Fire Department. The crash remains under investigation.
A Promise City, Iowa, man pleaded guilty in federal court to the armed robbery of a Princeton bank. Phillip Michael Blink, 67, entered his plea before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count of armed bank robbery and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
An Ottumwa man attempting to evade his arrest, fell, and was found in possession of drugs. Joshua Taylor was charged with interference with official acts, possession of a schedule II drug, and possession with a drug paraphernalia. On August 28 at 4:12 a.m, court records say officers approached Taylor related...