Nov. 16, 7:22 p.m. – Officers were called to Casey’s on a report of a vehicle fire.
Nov. 16, 8:45 p.m. – The police department received a 911 hang-up call coming from 1608 Ninth Avenue. It was determined that the person was having phone problems.
Nov. 17 – Nathan Thill, 17, Belle Plaine, was referred to juvenile authorities on 20 counts of forgery, a Class D felony and one count of third degree theft, an aggravated misdemeanor, in an illegal check writing scheme that was first reported on Nov. 12.
Nov. 17, 3:15 p.m. – A trespassing complaint was filed when the resident at 704 Eighth Avenue reported that someone was driving in the alley and onto the complainant’s yard.
Nov. 18, 4:15 p.m. – Police went to 1518 Fifth Avenue on a complaint of harassment at the high school. The subject was referred to school authorities.
Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m. – Officers investigated a two-vehicle accident in the 1000 block of Third Avenue. A 2005 Chevrolet Colorado was backing out of a driveway when it struck a legally parked 1996 Jeep Cherokee, owned by Leonard Steinford, Keystone, Damage to the Steinford vehicle was listed at $1,000 and $200 to the Willey vehicle.
Nov. 20, 8 p.m. – Ruth Ann Wheeler, 21, Belle Plaine, was cited for driving while under suspension following a traffic stop in the 1300 block of Seventh Avenue.
Nov. 21, 6:54 a.m. – Officers assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Department at the scene of a one-vehicle accident at 13th Avenue and 77th Street Trail.
Nov. 21, 7:44 p.m. – Officers responded to 801 Ninth Avenue on a complaint of speeding and reckless driving in the area.
Nov. 22, 9:10 a.m. – Tim Pudil, 39, Oxford, was cited for driving while revoked after a traffic stop in the 800 block of 12th Street.
Nov. 22, 10:59 a.m. – Criminal mischief in the form of a broken window in a house was reported at 1609 12th Avenue.
Nov. 23, 12:56 p.m. – Ronald Lee Mumby, 47, Chelsea, was arrested for driving while under suspension in the 400 block of Eighth Street. He was transported to the Iowa County Jail.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.