Day: October 30, 2024
Chase of vehicle thief passed through area
By NICK VLAHOSFor the Weekly Post An Iowa man stole multiple vehicles and led a multi-county high-speed police chase that included the Farmington and Hanna City areas, according to authorities. The chase ended when the suspect jumped in a pond. The Woodford County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Elijah I. Sack, 20, from West Des Moines. He was arrested following the incident Oct. 25 and transported to the Woodford County Jail in Eureka.Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Farmington police officers were pursuing Sack, who apparently was driving a stolen 2020 Chevrolet Equinox. The vehicle was reported missing about 7:30…
The Weekly Post public record for 10-31-24
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • DOUGLAS – Fire destroyed a house and a detached garage south of Douglas, according to authorities. Firefighters were summoned about 8:15 p.m. Oct. 23 to 1873 Knox Road 300 North. They found a two-story wood-frame house engulfed in flames, according to Britt Ewalt, chief of the Elba-Salem Fire Protection District. “The front of the house had already collapsed,” he said. “It was all full of fire. There wasn’t anything left of it.” The two residents were not home when the fire began, Ewalt said….
