Government : Vinton Police Department Log for February 2011

All charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation and the Defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by law enforcement agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

Adult Arrests

February 9

Michael D. Lerch, 22, Vinton, Charged with Providing Alcohol to Persons Under Legal Age (Serious Misdemeanor).

February 10

Zachary T. Druger, 19, Cedar Rapids, Charged with Unauthorized Use of Credit Card (Aggravated Misdemeanor).

February 12

Ethan D. Young, 19, Vinton, Charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (Serious Misdemeanor) and Theft 5th Degree (Simple Misdemeanor). Citation issued for Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age.

February 13

Travis W. Green, 40, Vinton, Charged with Public Intoxication (Simple Misdemeanor)

February 18

Elias J. Collier, 25, Vinton, Charged with Driving under Revocation (Simple Misdemeanor), Citation issued for Speed and two written warnings.

February 23

Lou Ann Brown, 39, LaPorte City, Charged with Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs (Serious Misdemeanor) and Theft 4th Degree (Serious Misdemeanor)

February 25

Stephen Robinson, 19, Shellsburg, Charge with Assault While Displaying a Weapon (Aggravated Misdemeanor)

February 28th

Cody S. Deklotz,20, Shellsburg, Charged with Operating While Intoxicated - 2nd Offense (Aggravated Misdemeanor),Citation issued for Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age - 2nd Offense.

24 Citations were issued in February. 4 resulted from 5 state reportable traffic accidents, 6 for possession of alcohol under legal age, one for dog at large, and the remainder for other traffic offenses.

38 written warnings were issued in February.

8 Parking/street storage and snow removal violations were issued and 2 abandoned vehicles were tagged in February.

For the month of February, 109 complaings/calls for service were handled by the Vinton Police Department.