December 13, 2011 - Press Release
Criminal charges of Disorderly Conduct have been filed, by the Osage Police Department and the Mitchell County Attorneys office after a complaint of a fight in Rusty’s Last Call Bar on November 26, 2011.
The original complaint, reported on November 27, 2011 that Lacey Kuykendall, age 26 from Charles City, IA had been hit in the head with a beer bottle.
Upon investigating the incident, it was learned that Lacey Kuykendall had struck Maggie Huemann, age 22 of Osage. Huemann then struck Kuykendall in the head with a beer bottle. At this point Connell Kenny, age 22 of Osage struck Huemann. All three individuals had participated in the fight and criminal charges were filed and Kuykendall, Huemann and Kenny will appear in Mitchell County Court on Disorderly Conduct charges.
November 30, 2011 - Press Release
On November 24, 2011 at approximately 10:25 PM
while responding to a complaint at the Mitchell County Regional
Health Center, the Osage Police Department and the Mitchell County
Sheriff’s Office arrested Julie Ann Johnson, age 30 of 1009 NE
Kamies Lane, Ankeny, Iowa.
Johnson was working at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center in the Emergency Room, as a nurse. Johnson
was arrested and charged with Public Intoxication, Theft in the 5thDegree,
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and three counts of Possession of a
Controlled Substance. Additional charges are pending. Johnson was
transported to the Mitchell County Jail, where she is being held.
November 17, 2011 - Press Release
On November 16, 2011 at
approximately 5:45 PM a search warrant was served at
Theodore James McPhail,
age 46 of 314 Main Street was charged with four (4) counts of Felon
in possession of firearms, a Class D felony, Possession of a
controlled substance, 3rd offense and Possession of drug
paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor, with additional charges
pending. McPhail was held over night in the
June 10, 2011
Osage Police Department asks homeowners to help
protect children.
Child safety should be the number one concern of
every adult.
If you have a swimming pool with a depth of 18
inches or more, Osage City Ordinance requires a fence of at least
five (5) feet surround the pool, to keep children from wandering
and/or playing in the pool without adult supervision.
“Children are our greatest resources” said Chief
Russell E. Slight. “There are many safe ways for children to cool
off on these warm days, safely. No community should have to bury a
child.”
Please take appropriate steps to ensure the safety
of our children. Drowning is the leading cause of death in young
children and, nationally, ranks 2nd only to automobile
accidents, claiming lives of approximately 4,000 children each year
and leaving 12,000 with some form of permanent brain damage.
March 29, 2011 - Press Release
The Osage Police Department would like to remind Osage Citizens of a telephone scam that has occurred more than once to residents.
Please make sure to question any caller thoroughly that is asking for money and hang up from the call if you have any suspicions. Contact the Osage Police Department at 641-732-3777 or through our website www.osagepd.org with any questions or concerns.
April 22, 2010 - Press Release:
The Osage Police
Department has responded to several recent reports of burglaries of
automobiles. We would
like to caution the citizens to keep their vehicles locked at
all
items and do not leave valuables visible from the outside.
These burglaries
occurred late at night or early morning hours of April 21, 2010 and
April 22, 2010. If the
citizens hear or see anything suspicious, please call the Osage
Police Department at 641-732-3777 or dial 911.
Thank you for your assistance.
~You get a call or an email out of the blue.
~The English is shaky, at best.
~There's a promise of lots of money for minimal effort.
~The e-mail is from someone in Eastern Europe, Asia or Nigeria.
~It involves depositing a check, then sending money somewhere
through a wire-transfer service.
~You must "act now".
~It sounds too good to be true.
Scam Calls
& Emails - February 24, 2010
The CDC has received reports of fraudulent emails (phishing) referencing a CDC sponsored State Vaccination Program.
The messages request that users must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website. The message then states that anyone that has reached the age of 18 has to have his/her personal Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov site.
CDC has
NOT implemented a state vaccination program requiring registration on www.cdc.gov. Users that click on the e-mail are at risk of having malicious code installed on their system. CDC reminds users to take the following steps to reduce the risk of being a victim of a phishing attack:•Do
not follow unsolicited links and do not open or respond to unsolicited email messages.•Use caution when visiting un-trusted websites.
•Use caution when entering personal information online.
This past week the Osage Police Department has received the following reports of telephone scams:
1st Case: Resident received a call stating that the caller was from "Old Navy Visa" and they were calling so she could activate her credit card. When she started to question the caller they then hung up.
2nd Case: Resident received a call where the caller stated "Hi Grandma" She then asked if it was - - - (name omitted for confidentiality). He stated that it was and that he needed $4500.00 because had been in an accident. Caller stated that he needed her to go to Wal-Mart to send the money. Resident stated that she doesn't go to Wal-Mart and the caller then stated he would call her back with different information. He called back 10 minutes later and stated he really needed the money. Resident questioned caller with her doubts that he was her grandson and asked for his full name and the names of his children. The caller than hung up.
Please be very careful as there seems to be different kinds of scams going around to get money and/or personal information. If you receive any calls of this sort please call the Osage Police Department. 641-732-3777
In the past few weeks we have received numerous reports from Osage citizen's stating they have taken calls from possible scam artists. The majority of calls start out by saying that you have won a very large sum of money. They may represent themselves as Publisher's Clearing House or other such persons. They say for you to receive these winnings you will need to wire a certain amount of money - anywhere between $250-$5000 have been reported - to an account and then they will send you the winnings. This is a scam! Do not send your money to these criminals. If you should receive such a call please notify the Osage Police Department at 641-732-377 immediately.
These offers have also been seen in letters sent to Osage residents. Sometimes the letters come with checks of a portion of the winnings. These checks are fraudulent and you will lose your money when they come back as such. Again, do NOT send any money and do not cash the check. If you receive a letter bring it in to the Police Department so we can make a copy of the letter. Your bank can also tell you if the check is fraudulent.