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February 28, 2020

At 9:22 A.M., on February 28, 2020 Oelwein Officers were called to the 100 block of 1st ST SE for a report of a Theft.  This incident remains under investigation

At 9:26 P.M., on February 28, 2020 Oelwein Officers were called to the 100 block of 5th AV NE for a report of a Burglary.  This incident remains under investigation

 

February 24,2020

Oelwein Officers cited Samatha Jo Culbert, age 28, of Oelwein for Failure to Abate As Ordered. This citation stems from violations at a residence in the 200 block of 3rd Av SE.

 

On February 25, 2020 at 12:50 a.m., Oelwein Officers performed a traffic stop in the 100 block of 7th St SE.  Officers arrested Carson Marie Larson, age 19 of Fayette on charges of Possession of Marijuana, a Serious Misdemeanor and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Simple Misdemeanor.  Larson was also warned for excessive speed.

 

 

February 23, 2020

On February 23, 2020 at 5:46 P.M., Oelwein Officers cited Christian Henry Opperman, age 24 of Oelwein for Driving while License Suspended and Failure to Provide Proof of Liability Insurance.  This citation resulted from a traffic stop in the 100 block 7th ST SE.

 On February 23 2020 at 9:40 p.m., Oelwein Police arrested Andrew Scott Lien, 32, of Oelwein.  Lien was arrested on a Fayette County warrant on an original charge of DWLB.  This arrest came after an officers interaction with the subject in the 100 block 1st AV NW.

February 22, 2020

On February 22, 2020 at 1:55 P.M Oelwein Police arrested Raquel Virginia Bowser, 31, of Oelwein.  Bowser was arrested for Driving while Suspended- Simple Misdemeanor as well as a Fayette County Warrant on original charges of Driving while License Suspended and Theft 5th Degree.  Bowser was also arrested on a Blackhawk County Warrant on for driving offenses.  This arrest followed a traffic stop in the 10 blk 1st AV NW

February 21,2020

On February 21, 2020 at 6:35 p.m., Oelwein Officers responded to a report of an assault that happened in the 200 block of 6th Avenue SE.  After an investigation into the incident, officers arrested 23 year old James Dillon Owens, of Independence, on charges of Willful Injury, a Class "D" Felony and Assault with a Weapon, Aggravated Misdemeanor.

February 18, 2020

At 6:50 P.M., on February 18, 2019 Oelwein Officers were called to the 1300 block of Oak ST for a report of a Theft.  This incident remains under investigation

February 14, 2020

At 11:44 A.M., on February 14, 2019 Oelwein Officers were called to the 2100 block of South Frederick for a report of a Theft.  This incident remains under investigation

At 2:33 P.M., on February 14, 2019 Oelwein Officers were called to the 10 block of North Frederick for a report of a Theft.  This incident remains under investigation

February 13, 2020

At 12:33 P.M., on February 13, 2019 Oelwein Officers were called to the 800 block of 1st AV SW for a report of a Theft.  This incident remains under investigation

February 10,2020

On February 10, 2020 at 7:07 p.m., Asa Benjamin Brewer, age 20, was arrested for unlawful possession of prescription drug serious misdemeanor, possession of controlled substance- marijuana serious misdemeanor, possession of drug paraphernalia simple misdemeanor, and cited for possession of alcohol underage first offense. Brewer was arrested by Oelwein officers after a traffic stop on S Frederick Ave.

February 08,2020

On February 08, 2020 1:48 a.m., Matthew Wade Stacey, age 25, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia simple misdemeanor, possession of controlled substance methamphetamine and marijuana both serious misdemeanors. Oelwein police officers arrested Stacey at the 10 block of 2nd Ave NW.

On February 8, 2020 at 4:37 P.M., Oelwein Officers cited Jerry Wendell Bass, age 47 of Oelwein, for Failure to Abate as Ordered, a property in the 300 block 5th AV SE.  This citation stemmed from abatement served in September 2019.

On February 8, 2020 at 6:28 P.M., Oelwein Police arrested Andrew Lee Heth , 33,  of Oelwein.  Heath was charged with Domestic Abuse -2nd – Aggravated Misdemeanor.  This arrest occurred following an incident in the 200 block 1st AV NW

 

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