Lights and Sirens

Sheldon, Iowa — Two men face charges following an altercation that took place in Sheldon early Saturday evening.

According to an Incident Report from the Sheldon Police Department, the incident took place about 5:20 pm Saturday, at 1401 Park Street in Sheldon.  The report indicates that 43-year old Thomas Gregory Kuiper of Sheldon was jailed on charges of: OWI 1st Offense, a Serious Misdemeanor;  Carrying Weapons, an Aggravated Misdemeanor;  Simple Assault, a Simple Misdemeanor;  Assault With Injury, a Serious Misdemeanor; and Open Container In A Motor Vehicle, a Simple Misdemeanor.  According to the report, Kuiper was armed with a .22 caliber revolver at the time of the incident.

Also jailed, according to the report, was 35-year old Jeffrey Allen Fields of Prairie City, Iowa, who faces charges of Carrying Weapons, an Aggravated Misdemeanor.  The report states that Fields was armed with a .45 caliber pistol at the time of the incident.

Police say that Kuiper and Fields were both transported to the O’Brien County Jail at Primghar.

Rock Rapids, Iowa — A Rock Rapids teen was apprehended after leading law enforcement on a pursuit.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office reports that they received a call regarding people trespassing and possibly burglarizing vehicles about six miles northwest of Rock Rapids. A responding deputy observed a vehicle leaving the area.

When the deputy turned his patrol car around to investigate further, the Sheriff’s Office says the driver shut off the vehicle’s head lights and began traveling at a high rate of speed, in excess of 80 miles per hour, on foggy gravel roads.

They say the vehicle was pursued by the deputy for about four miles, when the suspect vehicle entered an acreage site and the driver attempted to conceal the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle fled on foot. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit was called to the scene to track the suspect. The 17-year-old male suspect, from rural Rock Rapids, was apprehended.

He has been charged with eluding law enforcement, a class D felony; operating while intoxicated 1st offense, a serious misdemeanor; a concealed weapons violation, an aggravated misdemeanor; failure to obey a stop sign, and failure to use headlamps when required.

The sheriff’s office reports that at the conclusion of the investigation the juvenile offender was transported to the Youth Emergency Services center in Cherokee.

Inwood, Iowa — A Holstein man’s pickup and a Sioux Falls man’s Semi were damaged in an accident on Thursday, October 13th near Inwood.

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 1:31 pm on Thursday, 52-year-old Eugenio Moncada of Sioux Falls was driving a 2005 Sterling semi-tractor pulling a manure spreader northbound on Highway 18, four miles south of Inwood. Fifty-seven-year-old Timothy McGuire of Holstein was driving a 2001 Ford F-350 northbound on Highway 18 behind Moncada. According to the report, Moncada attempted to turn right onto a field driveway; McGuire was unable to stop, attempted to avoid striking Moncada by passing him on the right side and struck the front of the Sterling.

The Sterling received $4000 damage. The Ford received $10,000 damage.

No injuries were reported.

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Boyden, Iowa — An Orange City woman’s vehicle was damaged after striking a deer on Thursday, October 13th near Boyden.

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 6:16 am on Thursday, 29-year-old Griselda Gonzalez of Orange City was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse eastbound on Highway 18. According to the report, Gonzalex struck a deer on the roadway.

The Chevrolet received $9,000 damage,

No injuries were reported.