Perry Police Report Aug. 8

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Aug. 5, 2016

  • A caller said “his vehicle had been egged sometime over night.” An officer responded.
  • Dustin Brobst of 285 Park St. in Perry was issued a citation for first-offense dog at large.
  • A caller said she caught a raccoon in a trap. An officer responded, released the animal at the river and returned the trap to the caller.
  • A caller said “someone had broken into his home.” He said he returned home and found “his door open, and his dog was in the bedroom, and that is not where he is supposed to be.” The caller said items were missing from inside his house. An officer responded and started an investigation.
  • A caller said she “found a sunglasses case with drugs in it.” Officers responded and logged the items into evidence.
  • A caller said “someone stole a penguin statue from his garage.” An officer responded.
  • A caller reported a dog running at large and said “he does have the dog contained.” An officer responded and transported the animal to the Perry Animal Holding Facility. The Humane Society of Perry was notified.
  • Brian Robert Templeman, 37, 1213 Estella St., Perry, was arrested on a Dallas County warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of assault on a police officer.

August 6, 2016

  • A caller said “four cars parked in front of his residence were egged.” An officer responded and found that five vehicles were egged.
  • A caller said her dog was missing.
  • A caller said “someone was banging on her door.” She “said she didn’t know who the person was but felt her life was in danger.” Officers responded.
  • A caller said “someone had been looking in her window,” and the peeper “also tapped on the window before leaving.” The caller “didn’t see the person” but said “that this is the second time in the past two weeks that this has happened.” An officer responded and found “no evidence was left indicating someone had been there.”
  • Takyla Ruth Pittman, 26, 1214 1/2 Willis Ave., #5, Perry, was arrested on a Polk County warrant for failure to appear for a child support hearing.

August 7, 2016

  • A caller said a dog was running at large. An officer responded but did not find the animal.
  • A caller said “her cat was stuck in the tree.” The caller later called again and said “her cat had come down.”
  • A caller said she caught an opossum in a trap. An officer responded, released the animal at the river and returned the trap to the caller.
  • A caller said someone slashed a tire on his vehicle and broke into the vehicle “and also slashed his seat.” An office responded.
  • A caller said his neighbors “mowed their lawn and did not clean up the grass on the side.” An officer responded.
  • A caller reported “destruction of property that occurred along her fence line.” An officer responded.
  • A caller said the neighbor “mowed grass into the street.” An officer responded and found the neighbor still mowing. The neighbor “said he was aware of the ordinance and would clean up the grass when done mowing.”
  • Anthony James Johnson Parnell, 18, 1306 11th St., Perry, was arrested on a charge of fifth-degree theft.
  • A juvenile male was was arrested on a charge of fifth-degree theft.
  • Sean Robert Harrington, 22, 2919 Kading Rd., Perry, was arrested on a Perry warrant on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. A second charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was filed against Harrington when the officer serving the warrant found the subject to be in possession of drug paraphernalia.
  • A caller said “his ex-girlfriend” “keeps calling and texting him.” An officer responded, made contact with the mother of the ex-girlfriend and asked the mother to direct the daughter to “stop communicating with” the caller.
  • Three juveniles were issued citations for curfew violations.

*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

3 COMMENTS

    • As we indicated on July 13, when you raised this same point, Gov. Terry Branstad signed Senate File 2288 into law March 9, 2016. The law makes juvenile records confidential unless a judge issues an order making them public. The law followed on a recommendation made by the governor’s Working Group on Justice Policy Reform and drew support from figures in local and state government, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and others. Cf. “Senate File 2288: an Act relating to the confidentiality of juvenile court records in delinquency proceedings,” passed by the Iowa Senate 48-0 Feb. 25, 2016, and by the Iowa House 97-1 March 1, 2016.

  1. I don’t think it’s really any concern of anyone’s or our business if a juvenile is arrested for something that is not a real threat to the public or a major story. Otherwise, it’s just gossip. Just my opinion.

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