Police Log

FORT DODGE

Wednesday

A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 3500 block of Fifth Avenue South.

A person with a weapon was reported in the 1800 block of First Avenue North.

Criminal mischief was reported near Fourth Avenue Northwest and First Street Northwest.

A suspicious person was reported near First Avenue South and South 20th Street.

Harassment was reported in the 900 block of South 21st Street.

A runaway was reported in the 1300 block of South 21st Street.

Harassment was reported in the 2700 block of North 14th Street.

A person with a gun was reported in the 10 block of Johnson Place.

A car accident was reported at Lainson Avenue and Kenyon Road.

A shoplifter was reported in the 3000 block of First Avenue South.

Harassment was reported in the 700 block of Third Avenue North.

Theft was reported in the 1500 block of 27th Avenue North.

A missing juvenile was reported in the 600 block of North 22nd Street.

A car accident was reported in the 10 block of Triton Circle.

A fight was reported in the 900 block of Central Avenue.

A suspicious person was reported in the 200 block of South 15th Street.

Trespassing was reported in the 100 block of North 27th Street.

Harassment was reported in the 2000 block of Fourth Avenue North.

A burglary in progress was reported in the 200 block of Avenue B.

A suspicious person was reported in the 2200 block of Third Avenue North.

Theft was reported in the 700 block of Westridge Road.

A car accident was reported in the 1400 block of Fourth Avenue South.

Theft was reported in the 700 block of Eighth Avenue North.

Loud music was reported in the 1300 block of Third Avenue Northwest.

A car accident was reported at Kenyon Road and Avenue C.

Magistrate Court

WEBSTER COUNTY

Thursday

Fifth-degree theft — Patrick Timothy McGuire, 40, 2449 Elm Drive, court date set for Sept. 18; Benjamin Michael Kirk, 46, Webster City, 15 days in jail, suspended, plus $195.

Disorderly conduct, fighting or violent behavior — Devin Matthew Glidewell, 19, Moorland, court date set for Sept. 16.

Possession of controlled substance, third offense — Elizabeth Margaret Gull, 35, 1320 Second Ave. N. Apt. 1, preliminary hearing waived.

Possession of drug paraphernalia — Elizabeth Margaret Gull, 35, 1320 Second Ave. N. Apt. 1, continued 180 days.

Providing false identification information — Elizabeth Margaret Gull, 35, 1320 Second Ave. N. Apt. 1, continued 180 days.

Fourth-degree criminal mischief — Duane Carlisle, 52, 1338 Third Ave. N.W. No. 86, preliminary hearing waived.

Domestic assault causing bodily injury — Justin Christopher Hurdel, 43, 1527 Sixth Ave. S., preliminary hearing set for Aug. 7.

Domestic assault, first offense — Justin Christopher Hurdel, 43, 1527 Sixth Ave. S., continued 180 days.

Credit card fraud — Steven Clayton II, no age given, 715 Ave. C, preliminary hearing set for Aug. 13.

Fraudulent practice — Steven Clayton II, no age given, 715 Ave. C, preliminary hearing set for Aug. 13.

Schaller man charged with COVID-19 related mail fraud

SIOUX CITY — A Schaller man was charged with one count of mail fraud, unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Sioux City Thursday.

In May, Alvin Lavon Rex, 61, is accused of fraudulently receiving money in his Storm Lake bank account from unemployment claims made in Massachusetts and Arizona. He allegedly made a series of cash withdrawals from his account and mailed the cash to at least one other person in Maryland after receiving at least $19,000.

The unemployment claims, boosted by the CARES Act signed by President Trump on March 27, included the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Benefits of $600 per week claimed. It is unclear how Rex was approved for unemployment claims in the two other states.

If convicted, Rex faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.