Police

Police officers try to slow down drivers on bypass (08/26/08)
Law enforcement officers issued 131 tickets and warnings for traffic violations at the 24th Street exit of the Highway 75 bypass in two hours last Thursday. From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., police issued 30 tickets including 16 for speeding, five for insurance violations and three for not using seat belts...

When mommy is arrested: Police plan for children on the scene (08/18/08)
Patrol cars pull up to a house, looking for an adult suspect. They enter the house to make an arrest. There, on the couch, an eight year old is reading a book. Suddenly, the plan changes. "Kids are so impressionable," said Le Mars Police Chief Stu Dekkenga. "It's a big deal, removing a parent. You don't want to traumatize the child."...

Officers hand out 84 tickets and warnings in two hours (05/27/08)
Area law enforcement officers wrote up 29 tickets and 55 warnings Thursday in the first of several special traffic enforcement projects (STEP) planned for the summer season. The 84 citations and warnings were handed out by the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office, the Le Mars Police Department and the Hinton Police Department in a two-hour period near the 24th Street exit of the Highway 75 Bypass...

Police tie two to longer string of burglaries (05/01/08)
Police are pinning 11 more burglaries on an 18-year-old already accused of being part of five other break-ins. A new suspect, a 16-year-old, was also tied to five of the burglaries after police interviews. The 18-year-old, Alexx Leo Conyers of Le Mars, faces 12 more felony charges for allegedly breaking in, stealing cash and vandalizing property. Conyers was already booked in the Plymouth County Jail...

Second LCS bomb threat determined to be hoax (04/24/08)
A bomb threat note found in a girls' bathroom at Le Mars Community Middle School Wednesday was a fake, authorities decided. The school was not evacuated. According to a report from the Le Mars Police Department, the note was found on the floor of a middle school girls' bathroom at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday...