Incidents & Accidents
Stark County
3-5-21– Kyle J. Jones, 51, Toulon, was cited for disobeying a stop sign and driving without vehicle insurance. He was released with a notice to appear.
3-7-21– Wayne B. Dullin, 57, Toulon, was ticketed for disobeying a controlled access road. He was given a scheduled court date to appear.
3-9-21 – Shawn A. Slightom, 31, Toulon, was charged with two counts of resisting and or obstructing a peace officer. He remains in custody at the Stark County Jail.
Galva Report
Officer dispatched:
3-8-21 – to meet with a sex offender who moved to Galva and needed to register.
3-8 – to the 100 block of SE 1st Street for an attempted phone scam involving Social Security.
3-8 – Officer spoke to a resident in the 00 block of NE 2nd Street about a city ordinance violation involving burning on a non-burn day.
3-8 – Officer attempted to locate a subject wanted on a warrant. Several hours later, Jacob Swearingen, 24, rural Galva, turned himself in at the Galva Police Dept. He was wanted on a Henry County warrant for failure to appear on the charge of sex offender violations. He was given a notice to appear in court and was released.
3-9 – to the 100 block of Market Street to check a business where the alarm was activated, the door was unlocked and nobody was present. A short time later an employee arrived.
3-9 – Officer spoke to an employee at the Kewanee dog pound about two dogs they received that had belonged to a Galva resident, but apparently had been dumped in Kewanee.
3-9 – Officer responded to a medical emergency on SW 4th Street and drove the ambulance to St. Luke in Kewanee.
3-9 – Officer advised that a resident lost a wallet in the downtown area sometime over the past weekend. They did not want a report done at this time.
3-9 – to the intersection of NW 1st Street and NW 6th Ave. for a dead cat lying in the roadway.
3-9 – to assist Henry County in checking on a motorist assist several miles west of Galva on Route 34. The vehicle was gone prior to the officer’s arrival.
3-10 – to an unoccupied house in the 300 block of SE 7th Ave. for a possible burglary in progress complaint. Upon the officer’s arrival, he spoke to an employee of a house rehab company that was hired to remodel and or resell the property.
3-10 – to a reckless driving complaint into Galva on Route 34 from the east. The vehicle was stopped. The driver had a dog in their lap that was causing a distraction. Driver was advised of the complaint.
3-10– As the result of a traffic stop in the 100 block of NW 3rd Ave., Conner Kelly, 23, Galva, was arrested for possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver, as well as traffic citations for driving without headlights when required and operating an uninsured vehicle. He was transported to the Galva Police Department for processing and later released with a notice to appear in court.
3-11 – to a two-vehicle accident with damage only at the intersection of SW 5th Ave. and SW 4th Street. As a result, Kathy Boss, 30, Kewanee, was issued a citation for failure to yield the right-of-way at a stop intersection.
3-11 – to the 600 block of NW 1st Street for a loose dog complaint. The dog was returned to its owner.
3-11 – to the 300 block of SW 7th Street for a complaint involving an attempted unemployment scam.
3-11 – to a suspicious vehicle complaint in the 00 block of NW 4th Ave. Officer located the vehicle and spoke to the occupant. The driver said she had pulled over to use the phone.
3-11 – Officer, along with Stark County Medic, were dispatched to a residence south of Galva for a medical emergency. The subject was found deceased. The Knox County coroner was contacted.
3-13 – to the 300 block of Commercial Street for a suspicious vehicle complaint.
3-14 – to the 00 block of SW 9th Ave. for a loose dog complaint. The dog was returned to its owner.
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