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News of record: July 26, 2025

Police log FORT DODGE Thursday A traffic hazard was reported at Fifth Avenue North and 15th Street. A traffic hazard was reported at A Street and Second Avenue South. A traffic hazard was reported at Avenue C and K Street. A disabled vehicle was reported at Second Avenue South and Third Street. A disabled vehicle was reported at A Street and Second Avenue South. A disabled vehicle was reported at 17th Street and 12th Avenue South. An assault was reported in the 1200 block of 10th Avenue Southwest. A suspicious person was reported in the 2500 block of 10th Avenue ...

News of Record: July 25, 2025

Police Logs FORT DODGE Wednesday A violation of a no contact order was reported in the 700 block of First Avenue South. A suspicious person was reported at North Third Street and Haskell Street. A theft was reported in the 1800 block of First Avenue South. Child neglect was reported in the 2900 block of First Avenue South. An assault was reported in the 700 block of Avenue C. A welfare check was conducted in the 2200 block of Fourth Avenue North. A suspicious person was reported in the 200 block of 21st Avenue South. A parking complaint was reported in the 1800 block ...

News of Record: July 24, 2025

Police Logs FORT DODGE Tuesday A suspicious person was reported in the 100 block of Avenue D. A burglary was reported in the 1000 block of Fifth Avenue North. A vehicle accident was reported in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue Northwest. A parking complaint was reported in the 1400 block of South 28th Street. A vehicle accident was reported in the 3400 block of Fifth Avenue South. A fraud was reported in the 500 block of South 29th Street. A theft was reported in the 800 block of Avenue C. Disabled vehicle was reported at 28th Avenue North and 15th Street. A welfare ...

News of Record: July 23, 2025

Woman sent to prison on fentanyl charge A former Fort Dodge resident is heading to federal prison after pleading guilty to dealing fentanyl, according to court records. Someone died after overdosing on some of the fentanyl pills Braleigh Schossow sold, prosecutors said. Schossow, 25, is listed as a Galva resident by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, but she lived in Fort Dodge at one time. On Feb. 11, she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said that between December 2020 and ...

News of record: July 22, 2025

Police log FORT DODGE Sunday A fight was reported in the 10 block of North Seventh Street. A welfare check was conducted in the 200 block of South Seventh Street. Fireworks were reported at Fourth Avenue South and 18th Street. Water problems were reported at Second Avenue South and Third Street. A theft was reported in the 1800 block of Seventh Avenue South. A parking complaint was reported in the 2000 block of Sixth Avenue South. A suspicious person was reported in the 600 block of South 20th Street. A burglary was reported in the 300 block of South Eighth ...

News of Record: July 19, 2025

Fort Dodge man arrested on drug, gun charges A Fort Dodge man has been charged with possessing multiple illegal drugs and a stolen rifle, according to court records. Kaleb D. Bacon, 20, of 483 N. Second St., was arrested at his home Friday by Fort Dodge police and charged with two counts of intent to manufacture/deliver controlled substance and trafficking in stolen weapons, first offense. According to criminal complaints filed against Bacon, police on Jan. 13 carried out a search warrant at his home. In a safe, officers found 19 grams of a substance believed to be psilocybin, which ...