Wednesday, January 25th
12:44am: An officer located an open door at 509 East Gallup Road.
1:38am: Chris Howard spoke with an officer about Amber Revell trespassing on his property at 307 East McKinley Street.
10:14am: An anonymous caller spoke with an officer about drug activity occurring in Jefferson.
11:23am: Tim Martin spoke with an officer about his neighbor, Wendi Smits, throwing snow on his property at 606 North Chestnut Street.
11:58am: Wendi Simts spoke with an officer about her neighbor, Tim Martin, contacting law enforcement about her throwing snow on his property at 606 North Chestnut Street. She requested Tim to be charged with Harassment because of this. Wendi was advised it was not Harassment.
1:47pm: An officer assisted with an abandoned vehicle in the 600 block of East Lincoln Way.
2:44pm: An officer assisted the Department of Human Services with a home visit at 108 East Central Street Lot 5 after they had received information about possible drug activity occurring with children in the residence. Bradley Conklin, who resided at the residence, was not there at the time of the officer’s arrival. Officers made contact with Bradley who drove to the residence. Bradley’s driving privileges were Barred in the State of Iowa. After the officer spoke with Bradley, he allowed for a consent search of the residence, which resulted in marijuana and drug paraphernalia being located and removed. As a result, Bradley Conklin (35) of Jefferson was placed under arrest for Driving While License Barred (Aggravated Misdemeanor), Possession of a Controlled Substance – 3rd or Subsequent (D Felony) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple Misdemeanor).
7:37pm: The Jefferson Fire Department and Jefferson Police Department responded to 300 South Pinet Street for a possible residential fire. Upon arrival, an officer determined it was a window curtain on the second floor that was on fire. The fire was extinguished prior to the officer’s arrival. It was determined that a juvenile male in the residence set fire to the curtains using a lighter. The investigating officer will be exploring options to correct the behavior.
Thursday, January 26th
1:45am: An officer assisted EMS with a Medical Call in the 200 Block of South Georgia.
4:26pm: An officer arrested Hiram Silvano Black Jr, 29 of Jefferson, at 902 North Pinet Street. Black had outstanding Jefferson Police Department Arrest Warrants for, “Possession of Controlled Substance/marijuana 1st Offense – Serious and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Simple.”
8:02pm: Officers assisted EMS with a Medical Call in the 700 Block of Rushview Drive.
9:03pm: Brenda Batschelet advised an officer she was friends again with a neighbor and they wanted to have contact again with each other.
Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

