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December 1,2023

At 1:20pm on November 28, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested a 16-year-old male juvenile.  The juvenile was arrested on a charge of Interference with Devices, Signs, or Signals - Simple Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made following a report of possible vandalism in the 300 block of 5th St NE.

 

At 10:45pm on November 29, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Madix James Meyer, 19, of Oelwein.  Meyer was arrested on a charge of Driving While License Suspended.  This arrest was made following a traffic stop in the 100 block of S Frederick Ave.

 

At 11:13pm on November 30, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Jade Marie McAllister, 38, of Oelwein.  McAllister was arrested on a charge of Operating While Under the Influence, 2nd Offense - Aggravated Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made following reports of a reckless driver who crashed into a tree.

 

At 1:34am on December 1, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Anne Pauline Moser, 53, of Oelwein.  Moser was arrested on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Bodily Injury, 1st Offense - Serious Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made after a disturbance was reported in the 800 block of 1st St SW.

November 26,2023

At 3:36am on November 25, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Payton Errol Martin, 30, of Mason City.  Martin was arrested on a charge of Driving While License Suspended.  This arrest was made following a traffic stop in the 100 block of Steele Dr.

November 22,2023

At 5:46am on November 19, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Daniel Joseph Hartney, 28, of Oelwein.  Hartney was arrested on a charge of Driving While License Suspended, as well as two Fayette County warrants for original charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense (Methamphetamine) - Serious Misdemeanor, Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Cannabid Oil), and Theft 5th Degree - Simple Misdemeanor. This arrest occurred following a traffic stop in the 1800 block of R Ave.

November 18,2023

At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, the Oelwein Police Department executed a search warrant in the 200 block of 6th Ave SW in Oelwein. During the course of the search warrant, illegal controlled substances were located and seized. The following subjects have been arrested and charged:
 
1) Jack Eugene Dempsey, 65, Oelwein
Possession of Marijuana 2nd - Serious Misdemeanor
Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense- Serious Misdemeanor
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia- Simple Misdemeanor
 
2) James Michael-Riggs Dempsey, 28, Oelwein
Possession of Marijuana 1st - Serious Misdemeanor
Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense- Serious Misdemeanor
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia- Simple Misdemeanor
Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs- Serious Misdemeanor
 
The subjects were taken into custody and transported to the Fayette County Jail pending an initial appearance. Additional charges are pending. The Oelwein Police Department was assisted by the Fayette Police Department K-9 Unit, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, and the Independence Police Department.

 

At 3:29am on November 18, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Anthony James Taylor, 41, of Oelwein.  Taylor was arrested on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 3rd or Subsequent Offense - Aggravated Misdemeanor, Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Injury or Mental Illness - Serious Misdemeanor,  and Interference with Official Acts - Simple Misdemeanor.  This arrest occurred following a report of a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of 12th Ave NW.

November 13,2023

At 3:47pm on November 12, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Jacob William Jeanes, 34, of Westgate.  Jeanes was arrested on charges of Burglary 2nd Degree - Class C Felony and Possession of Burglars' Tools - Aggravated Misdemeanor.  This arrest occurred in the 800 block of 1st Ave NE following reports of a suspicious individual entering a garage.

November 12,2023

At 2:42am on November 11, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Mitchell Andrew Gordish, 60, of Hazleton.  Gordish was arrested on a charge of Operating While Under the Influence 1st Offense - Serious Misdemeanor.  This arrest occurred following a traffic stop in the 1500 block of Rock Island Rd.

 

At 7:55pm on November 11, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Kyle Joseph Conner, 28, of Oelwein.  Conner was arrest on a charge of Driving While License Suspended.  This arrest occurred following a traffic stop in the 10 block of 11th St SW.

 

At 9:36pm on November 11, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Jason Lynn Burkey, 35, of Oelwein.  Burkey was arrested on a charge of Driving While License Suspended.  This arrest occurred following a traffic stop in the 300 block of 13th Ave NW.

November 10,2023

At 12:01pm on November 8, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Penny Lashae Montgomery, 43, of Oelwein.  Montgomery was arrested on several Black Hawk County warrants for original charges of two counts of Violation of Probation and one count of Failure to Appear.  This arrest occurred in the 1300 block of S Frederick Ave.

 

At 9:38pm on November 8, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Bobby Joe Meyer, 55, of Fayette.  Meyer was arrested on a charge of Reckless Driving.  This arrest occurred following a traffic stop in the 100 block of 7th St SW.

November 8,2023

At 1:10am on November 5, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Lakesha Shantell Hicks, 40, of Oelwein.  Hicks was arrested on two Fayette County warrants for original charges of Arson 1st Degree - Class B Felony and Assault with Bodily Injury - Serious Misdemeanor.  This arrest occurred in the 400 block of 4th Ave SE.

November 4,2023

At 6:37am on November 3, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested William Jefferson Wilson, 34, of Oelwein.  Wilson was arrested on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault, 3rd or Subsequent Offense - Class D Felony.  This arrest occurred following a report of a domestic disturbance in the 600 block of W Charles St.

November 3,2023

At 6:23 pm on October 31, 2023 Oelwein Police arrested Travis Lee Russell, 19, of Oelwein.  Russell was arrested on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance - Serious Misdemeanor and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia - Simple Misdemeanor.  This arrest occurred when police detected the odor of marijuana in the 200 block of 3rd Ave SE.

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