Monday, March 22nd

11:46am: A Jefferson parent advised an officer that their juvenile daughter had advised then that students at school had told her she was on a “Kill List.” The parent had advised the Greene County Middle School of the event as well. The officer will work with school officials to investigate the reported event. At this time, the officer has no evidence of a credible threat.

1:16pm: Maurita Aubrey reported an Attempted Scam on Facebook. She received a message from a Facebook friend advising they were working with a charity and wanted to know if she was interested in helping out. They advised they were working with “Lions Club International” on a project. They requested personal information from Aubrey. At first, she did not find this suspicious since it is a local friend of hers. She ended up calling the friend, who advised it was not her who had contacted her by Facebook, and she was not working with the charity.

1:07pm: Gretta Halterman reported she had been assaulted at 802 West Lincoln Way Street and the subjects will not give her children back to her. The officer brought DHS into the situation and made a safety plan for the children to stay with their mother at another residence. The officer is investigating the reported assault.

Tuesday, March 23rd

6:43am: An officer investigated a Car vs. Deer Accident in the 1600 Block of North Elm Street. A 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe, owned and operated by Jessica Wenger of Jefferson, was southbound on Elm Street when she struck a deer crossing the road. The vehicle had a reported $5000.00 in damages.

8:40am: An officer is investigating a reported Hit & Run Accident in the 500 Block of South Olive Street. The 2005 Mitsubishi Galant is owned by Ellen Kelly of Des Moines and was legally parked on the side of the street. A northbound vehicle sideswiped the vehicle as it travelled north. The Kelly vehicle had a reported $3000.00 in damages. The officer is working to locate the other vehicle involved.

1:25pm: Theresa Knowles reported her checks were stolen in 2015 in Rockwell City. Unknown persons attempted to write one of her checks at 606 Hwy. 30 East on 02/14/2021. The check was declined. The officer is investigating.

5:41pm: A female juvenile reported she was at Washington Park and three female juveniles pull a knife on her. The officer could not locate anyone in the area and is working to identify the others involved.

6:19pm: Rose Norgart reported receiving the Social Security Phone Scam Call. The caller requested personal information and Norgart ended the call.

9:10pm: Regency Park requested assistance at 100 Ram Drive for an elderly female who left the facility on her own. The officer located the subject, and she was returned to the facility.

9:40pm: An officer responded to an Alarm Activation at the HyVee Pharmacy, located at 106 West Washington Street. The officer determined the alarm was accidentally tripped by employees.

10:00pm: A deputy requested assistance from a Jefferson officer in watching for a vehicle coming through Jefferson, as it was reported the driver was impaired. The officer did not locate the reported vehicle.

11:04pm: Casey’s reported a Suspicious Vehicle was sitting in their parking lot for several minutes at 508 North Elm Street. The vehicle had left before the officer arrived in the area. He did not locate the vehicle.

Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.