Crime

A Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Deputy clocked 52-year-old Steven Himes of Ottosen driving 84 miles-per-hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone at the Emmet County border around 8:30pm.

During transport to the O’Brien County Jail, the suspect reportedly slammed his head into the vehicle’s security divider, defacing it and requiring later cleaning by staff.

The suspect turned himself in on March 3 and was transported to the Buena Vista County Jail, where he is being held on a $55,000 bond.

According to the Spirit Lake Police Department, officers conducted the warrant around 8 a.m. on February 26 at a residence located at 912 10th Street

Estherville Police responded to the call to find the victim with severe facial injuries, and he said suspects had fled following attack

According to investigators, Thornton attacked a store employee and began choking them after staff members asked her to leave.

Storm Lake Police say an officer conducted the stop February 24, around 12:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Russel Street after noticing an equipment violation.

A State Auditor’s investigation, requested by city officials, previously identified multiple financial irregularities tied to Bell — including undeposited landfill revenues, improper payroll payouts, and unauthorized credit-card charges.

Sand says the bulk of the money was collected at the city-owned landfill.

There is no parole in the federal system, so Banuelos-Lepe will serve 24 months for the new illegal re-entry and another 24 months for violating his 2023 supervised release.