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****Press Releases****
January 4, 2007- At approximately 7:43AM Donald Moser, 66, of Colesburg was traveling east on Garber Road when he lost control of his vehicle causing it to spin around and enter the ditch backwards causing approximately $1000 in damage. Donald and his passenger Bonnie where transported to the Guttenberg Hospital by Guttenberg Ambulance and treated for minor injuries.
January 5, 2007- At approximately 8:24am the Clayton County Sheriffs Office received a call of a one vehicle accident 1 mile east of Hwy 18 on Eagle Drive. The driver Jordan Kuenster, 16 or Farmersburg was traveling east on Eagle Drive when he lost control going into a curve. Kuenster partially entered the ditch and became stuck. Kuenster was operating a 1999 Ford Escort. The vehicle sustained $400 in damage and Kuenster was cited with Failure to Maintain Control.
January 15, 2007- At approximately 420pm the Clayton County Sheriffs Department received a call of a motor vehicle accident on Pleasant Ridge Road east of Monona. Garth McNutt 43, of Monona was operating a 1993 Cadillac Deville east bound on Pleasant Ridge Road when he lost control on the snow covered road and struck a 1994 Chevy Camaro operated by Joshua McKinzie 32, of West Des Moines. McNutt left the scene of the accident and was later located by the Monona Police Department. McNutt was charged with Failure to Maintain Control, No Proof of Insurance, and No Valid License. McNutts vehicle sustained approximately $1500 damage and the McKinzie vehicle sustained approximately $2000 damage.
January 16, 2007- At approximately 10:01am the Clayton County Sheriffs Office received a call of a motor vehicle accident on Hickory Avenue east of Monona. Daniel Drahn 42 of Monona, was operating a 1997 Chevy southbound on Hickory Ave when a vehicle operated by Joyce Marovets 56, rural Monona pulled out of her residential driveway into the path or Drahn. Drahn swerved to miss the Marovets vehicle and lost control on the icy roadway causing the Drahn vehicle to enter the ditch and strike an Electrical Pole and tree. No injuries were reported in the accident and no charges were filed. The Drahn vehicle sustained approximately $3000 in damage.
January 16, 2007- At approximately 10:18am the Clayton County Sheriffs Office received a report of a one vehicle accident on Fawn Hollow Road north of Hwy 13. The driver Andrew Richards 18 or rural Garnavillo was traveling on Fawn Hollow Road when he lost control of his vehicle, a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am, and went into the ditch. The vehicle sustained approximately $200 in damage. Richards was charged with Failure to Maintain Control, Driving While Suspended, and No Proof of Insurance-accident related.
January 17, 2007- At approximately 10:30am the Clayton County Sheriffs Office received a call of a one vehicle roll over on Eagle Drive South of Hwy 18 near Marquette. Gerald Anthony 49, of McGregor was westbound on Eagle Drive when he lost control of his 1993 Cadillac Deville and entered the ditch causing the vehicle to roll. No injuries were reported from the accident. Anthony was charged with No Proof of Insurance-accident related.
January 26, 2007- At approximately 9:23am the Clayton County Sheriffs Office received a call of a one vehicle accident on 390th Street northeast of Edgewood. Nicole Bolsinger 23, of Edgewood was operating a 1990 Pontiac Grand Am and was eastbound on 390th Street when she failed to negotiate a corner and entered the ditch striking a utility pole. Bolsingers vehicle sustained approximately $1500 damage. No injuries were reported from the accident. Bolsinger was charged with Failure to Maintain Control, No Valid Drivers License, No Proof of Insurance-accident related, and No Vehicle Registration.
February 4, 2007- At approximately 3:05pm the Clayton County Sheriffs Office received a report of a one vehicle accident on the Great River Road south of McGregor. William Crawford-Beveridge 19 of Guttenberg, was operating a 1985 Ford LTD northbound on the Great River Road when he lost control and crossed the centerline and entered ditch. The vehicle upon entering the ditch struck a tree and came to rest. McGregor Hook and Ladder CO fire department freed Crawford-Beveridge from the vehicle with the Jaws of Life. Crawford-Beveridge was transported from the scene by Air Care to Covenant Hospital in Waterloo. Assisting the Clayton County Sheriffs Department were the Mar Mac Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, and Mar Mac Ambulance.
March 7, 2007 -
at 10:00 p.m. the Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the City of N. Buena
Vista. Deputies came into contact with Kenneth Hefel, 42 of Sherrill, who did
not have a valid license to drive. Hefel was placed under arrest and transported
to the Clayton County Law Center and charged with; Driving while license
revoked, driving with no SR-22 insurance, and no registration.
On March 10, 2007 at 11:40 a.m. the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office received a
call reporting a burglary and assault at a rural Strawberry Point residence. A
farmer and his wife had come home and interrupted a burglary in progress at
their residence.
A door had been kicked in and 2 strange men were discovered in their basement.
The homeowner was slightly injured in a brief scuffle with the two men. The men
fled from the home and were picked up by a third man in a car. The homeowner was
able to provide a description of the men and the vehicle. The vehicle was
spotted a few minutes later by an Iowa State Patrol Trooper on Hwy. 3 west of
Strawberry Point. With the assistance of a Clayton County Sheriff’s Deputy and a
Strawberry Point Police Officer the vehicle was stopped and the three men taken
into custody. Chante Lamar Harrington, age 26 of Oelwein, was charged with
Burglary in the 1st degree and Assault while participating in a felony. A 17
year old juvenile was charged with Burglary in the first degree and assault
while participating in a felony.
A 16 year old male who was driving the car was released to his parents pending
the filing of a juvenile petition. Harrington has been released on $35,000 bond
while the juvenile remains in custody.
On March 16, 2007 at 6:05 p.m. Clayton County Deputies along with the Strawberry Point Police Dept. conducted a traffic stop in the City of Strawberry Point. Officers came into contact with Anna Moeller, 4323 of Strawberry Point. Through further investigation, Moeller was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. She was charged with Operating While Intoxicated, and Failure to yield half of the roadway when meeting a vehicle.
On March 17, 2007
at approx. 8:56 p.m., Clayton County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Garber
Road outside of Guttenberg. Deputies came into contact with Ryan Ellers, 24 of
Graber. Through further investigation, narcotics were found in his vehicle.
Ellers was placed under arrest and transported to the Clayton County Law Center
where he was charged with Possession of Marijuana, 2nd Offense.
On March 17, 2007 at 1:11 a.m. there was a one vehicle rollover accident on the Great River Road outside of McGregor. The driver of the vehicle, Ky Klefisch, 31 of Garnavillo, was uninjured in the accident and was later placed under arrest for Operating While Intoxicated and Failure to Maintain Control. A passenger in the vehicle; Korey Godden, 30 of Garnavillo, had to be freed by the Jaws of Life by the McGregor Fire Dept. Godden was transported to the Prairie du Chien Hospital, and was later Airlifted. Assisting Clayton County was the Mar-Mac Police Dept.
On March 21, 2007 at 5:09pm a Clayton County Sheriffs deputy stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation Marijuana and drug paraphernalia where found inside the vehicle. Justin Farmer, 24, of Strawberry Point was placed under arrest for Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and No seatbelt. Farmer was transported to the Clayton County Jail pending appearance in front of a magistrate.
March 26,2007- At approximately 1:45pm the Clayton County Sheriffs Office received a 911 call of a motorcycle accident 1/2 mile west of Marquette on Hwy 18. Upon arrival officers found that Kathy Corell, 54, of Elkader was operating a 1981 Harley Davidson Motorcycle eastbound on Hwy 18 when she went off the roadway onto the shoulder. Corell lost control and continued into the westbound lane of traffic. The motorcycle came to rest on the north shoulder of the highway. Corell was transported to Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital by the Mar Mac Rescue Squad, where she was died of injuries suffered from the accident. The Iowa State Patrol investigated the accident.
March 29, 2007-
During the month of March the Clayton County Sheriffs Department in cooperation
with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division conducted tobacco compliance checks
throughout Clayton County.
The Iowa Alcoholic
Beverages Division (Iowa ABD) was granted authority to administer and oversee
enforcement of Iowa’s tobacco laws and education of Iowa’s tobacco retailers
through the Iowa Pledge Tobacco Education and Enforcement Program in the spring
of 2000. Funding for the Iowa Pledge program is provided by a monetary
settlement between the state of Iowa and a number of tobacco companies.
Enforcement of Iowa’s tobacco laws is accomplished through a cooperative
agreement between Iowa ABD and state, county, or local law enforcement agencies.
Iowa ABD contracts with agencies for compliance checks at all tobacco retail
outlets located within their jurisdiction and reimbursement is made by the Iowa
ABD for each check conducted.
While enforcement of Iowa’s tobacco laws is an important goal of the Iowa Pledge
program, education of both law enforcement and the state’s tobacco retailers is
the primary focus of the program. Through a series of program initiatives, the
Iowa Pledge program has traveled across the state to educate the law enforcement
and the retail communities, ensuring that tobacco products are not sold to
minors and that the state’s tobacco laws are properly enforced.
During these checks
two retailers where found to be non-compliant. The clerks were issued citations
and the retailers are also subject to fines.
March 29, 2007- In October 23, 2006 the Clayton County Sheriffs Department received a grant from the Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation in the amount of $11,635.82 to purchase two in car computers. These computers are used to issue traffic citations and complete accident reports in the field. The computers set ups consist of a laptop computer, in car mounting equipment, handheld license scanner, mobile printer, and detached keyboard.
Below Chief Deputy Shawn Boeke is logging into his computer to start a traffic accident report, the second picture is a close up of the laptop docket in the car mount.
Missing Person Alert
The Clayton County Sheriffs Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Lee Allan Rolfe 48 yrs old of rural Garber. Lee was last seen near Garber On April 13. Lee is on anti-depression medication. Lee’s vehicle was located at North Park Mall in Davenport on April 19. Lee was last seen wearing blue jeans, a dark blue coat, brown stocking cap and white tennis. No contact has been able to be made with Lee. Lee has been entered into NCIC (National Crime Information Center) as a missing person and has been entered into the Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse. If you have information on the where abouts of Lee Rolfe please contact your local law enforcement agency or you may contact the Clayton County Sheriffs Office at 563-245-2422 or you may remain anonymous and call the Clayton County TIP line at 563-245-1234.
Lee Allan Rolfe is a white male 48 years old and is 5’09” and weighs 230 pounds. Lee has Blue eyes and Brown hair. Lee wears eye glasses and has a tattoo of Yosemite Sam on his upper left arm.
