Tuesday, January 23rd
12:04am: A Traffic Stop in the 300 Block of South Oak resulted in the arrest of a wanted female passenger. Jessica Lynn Waddell, 36 of Jefferson was arrested on an outstanding Dallas County Arrest Warrant for, “Fail to Appear.” Her original charge was, “Driving While Suspended.”
3:02am: Officers checked on a suspicious vehicle at 306 West Reed Street. The property is vacant and bank owned.
8:10am: An officer investigated a Backing Accident in the parking lot at 204 West Harrison Street. A 2016 Ford F250, owned by the City of Jefferson and operated by Thomas Schilling of Jefferson, backed into a parked vehicle while spreading salt/sand in the lot. The 2011 Toyota Avalon, owned by Marvin Book of Jefferson, had an estimated repair cost of $1000.00. The city truck had no reported damage.
11:14am: A Traffic Stop in the 100 Block of North Elm Street, resulted in Tammy Tolsdorf of Jefferson being cited for, “Driving While Suspended.”
12:46pm: A Traffic Stop was performed at South and Maple Streets, resulting in Paige McCarty of Perry being cited for, “Driving While Suspended.”
4:53pm: A Traffic Stop was performed in the 400 Block of North Pinet Street resulting in Nathaniel Biggart of Jefferson being cited for, “Fail to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.”
5:54pm: Officers assisted with a Medical Call in the 500 Block of North Elm Street.
7:29pm: An officer attempted to stop a passenger car in the 300 Block of North Grimmell Road for a headlight out. The vehicle fled from the officer. The officer began to pursue the fleeing vehicle. The vehicle circled back around and dropped of a female passenger at 1003 West Wall Street, before continuing to flee from the officers. Officers lost visual of the vehicle just west of Jefferson. A short time later, a Guthrie County Deputy came across the vehicle in Bagley. After a short chase, the deputy located the vehicle parked in an abandoned farm site just south of Bagley. Officers, with the assistance of a canine, searched the area, but did not locate the driver. The vehicle was towed from the area and placed in the Impound Lot in Jefferson. The female passenger that was dropped off in Jefferson, Karah Brown, refuses to cooperate with officers by providing information about the driver. The officers believe the vehicle may be stolen from the Omaha area, but has not yet been reported as such. The investigation continues. The officers were assisted by the Greene, Carroll, and Guthrie County Sheriff Offices.
8:25pm: Joe Pittman reported a possible Identify Fraud occurring in his name. The officer is investigating.
Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.