On July 23, 2025, at approximately 1:25am, Oelwein Officers arrested Desiree Anne Toffefson, 30, of Decorah and Zoe Terese Thibadeau, 29, of West Union. Toffefson was arrested on a Winneshiek County Warrant. Thibadeau was arrested on a State of Iowa Warrant and a Winneshiek County Warrant. These arrests took place in the 100 block of 5th Ave SE after a complaint of suspicious activity in the area.

At 4:51pm on July 21, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Joshua Allen Rohrick, 31, of Oelwein.  Rohrick was charged with Disorderly Conduct - Simple Misdemeanor, and Interference with Official Acts - Simple Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made following reports of fighting in the 500 block of 1st St NW.

At 11:03pm on July 21, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Tonya Mary Pennington, 49, of Oelwein.  Pennington was arrested on two Fayette County warrants for original charges of Unauthorized Use of Credit Card - Aggravated Misdemeanor, and 5th Degree Theft - Simple Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made in the 100 block of S Frederick Ave.

At 2:21pm on July 19, 2025, Oelwein Police charged Douglas Alan Burkey, 67, of Oelwein, with Violation of a No Contact Order - Simple Misdemeanor.  Burkey was issued a court summons for the offense following an investigation into a reported violation in the 1100 block of 1st St NE.

At 3:32pm on July 19, 2025, Oelwein Police charged Dizney Marie Willenborg, 25, of Oelwein, with Driving While License Suspended.  Willenborg was issued a citation and court summons for the offense following a traffic stop in the 10 block of 5th St NW.

At 5:12pm on July 19, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Chase Edward Allen Telsrow, 42, of Decorah.  Telsrow was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent Offense - Class D Felony and Providing False Identification Information - Simple Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made in the 10 block of W Charles St, after initial contact was made with Telsrow for multiple warrants out of Winneshiek County.

On July 18, 2025, at approximately 5:45pm, Oelwein Officers conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of 1st Ave NE. As a result of the traffic stop, James Stanford Adams Jr. was cited and released for Driving While License Suspended. Adams was also cited for Speed and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.

At 3:00pm on July 16, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested two people following a traffic stop in the 100 block of 2nd Ave NW.

Nycholas Dakota-John Thompson, 18, of Oelwein, was charged with Controlled Substance Violation - Class D Felony, Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp - Class D Felony, three counts of 3rd Degree Burglary from a Motor Vehicle - Aggravated Misdemeanor, Child Endangerment - Aggravated Misdemeanor, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia - Simple Misdemeanor, Driving While License Under Suspension, and Driving While License Suspended.

Emma Rose Butters, 19, of Oelwein, was charged with Controlled Substance Violation - Class D Felony, Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp - Class D Felony, three counts of 3rd Degree Burglary from a Motor Vehicle - Aggravated Misdemeanor, Child Endangerment - Aggravated Misdemeanor, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia - Simple Misdemeanor.

At 5:04pm on July 16, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Matthew Timothy Burnell, 48, of Hawkeye.  Burnell was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault 3rd or Subsequent Offense - Class D Felony, and Public Intoxication - Simple Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made following reports of a domestic disturbance near the intersection of 2nd St SW and 6th Ave SW.

At 5:15pm on July 16, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Jennifer Lynn Hermann, 43, of Hawkeye.  Hermann was charged with Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense - Serious Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made after a traffic stop in the 500 block of 2nd St SW.

At 11:20am on July 15, 2025, Oelwein Police investigated a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 1st Ave NE and 1st St NE.  A silver 2014 Buick Enclave driven by Christina Hillman, of Oelwein, collided with a white 2016 Chevrolet Impala driven by a 16-year-old female juvenile.  Initial estimates of damages were $1,000 to the vehicle driven by Hillman and $2,500 to the vehicle driven by the juvenile.  Hillman was assigned fault for the accident, and was issued a citation for Failure to Obey Stop Sign and Yield Right of Way.

On July 14, 2025, at approximately 1:45pm, Oelwein Officers arrested Douglas Alan Burkey, 67, of Oelwein. Burkey was charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury or Mental Illness – Serious Misdemeanor. This arrest took place in the 1100 block of 1st St NE after a report of a physical altercation taking place.

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at approximately 6:30pm, Oelwein Officers arrested Rodney Leonar Tafolla, 57, of Oelwein. Tafolla was charged with two counts of Interference with Official Acts – Bodily Injury – Serious Misdemeanor, Possession of Controlled Substance – 3rd or Subsequent – Class D Felony, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Simple Misdemeanor, Failure to Comply with Order of Peace Officer, Careless Driving, and Possession of Controlled Substance – 3rd or Subsequent – Class D Felony. This arrest took place in the 200 block of 20th St SE.

At 4:29pm on July 7, 2025, Oelwein Police charged Steven Ray Clinton, 49, of Oelwein, with Driving While License Suspended.  Clinton was issued a citation and summons to court for the offense following multiple reports of Clinton operating an unlicensed go kart on public streets.  Clinton was also issued citations for Operating a Non-registered Vehicle and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.

At 5:09pm on July 7, 2025, Oelwein Police arrested Seth Allen McLane, 31, of Hazleton.  McLane was charged with Violation of a No Contact Order - Simple Misdemeanor.  This arrest was made in the 200 block of W Charles St after officers investigated reports of a no-contact violation.

On July 6, 2025, Oelwein Police charged Mark Harold Dahling, 57, of Oelwein, with 5th Degree Theft - Simple Misdemeanor.  Dahling was issued a court summons following an investigation into a theft in the 1300 block of Industrial Park Rd that was reported on May 26, 2025

On July 6, 2025, Oelwein Police charged Amanda Ann Bennett, 35, of Oelwein, with Driving While License Suspended.  Bennett was issued a citation and court summons as a result of an investigation into an incident in the 200 block of 1st Ave SE that occurred on July 1, 2025.