April 24, 2017
- An anonymous caller advised of a suspended driver in the 300 block of E. Lincoln Way. An officer did not locate the subject.
- Lois Wistenberg reported two containers of pennies and a flashlight missing from 502 N. Maple St. It is unclear how long the items have been missing. An officer is investigating.
- Marcia Lowe advised that a young female requesting help came to her door at 700 W. State St. The juvenile female was speaking with a young child on her cell phone, who advised his parents had left him home alone, and he was scared. Officers spoke to the young child and determined he was at 402 N. Pinet St. Officers went to the residence and made contact with the child and his 9-year-old brother. They contacted the children’s parents, who said they were in Grand Junction and on their way home. The parents arrived home 40 minutes later. The Iowa Department of Human Services has been contacted about the incident.
- An officer located an open door in the 500 block of Greenewood Road.
- Officers have completed an investigation into numerous daytime burglaries that occurred recently. Arrest warrants have been requested for Robert Alan Fry, 53, of Jefferson for three counts of third-degree burglary and ongoing criminal conduct. Officers allege that Fry was responsible for burglaries at 903 W. Adams St. March 31, 2017, at 911 W. Washington St. March 28, 2017, and at 108 S. Walnut St. March 27, 2017. Investigators utilized the new “Leads Online” software, recently acquired with a donation from anonymous donors. The program showed dates and times when Fry pawned items in Fort Dodge and what the items were. Some items were recovered from the pawn shop, while most of them had already been sold.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
