Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 20, 2015 5A
Polk County News
POLICE
REPORT
Information for the police
report comes from law en-
forcement agencies. Not all
calls for service are included.
The status of incidents report-
ed may change after further
investigation. Individuals ar-
rested or suspected of crimes
are considered innocent until
proven guilty.
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DALLAS
Arrests/Citations
• Lexi B. Ledford, 38, of Dal-
las in the 300 block of LaCreole
Drive on May 11 on a charge of
misdemeanor fourth-degree
assault.
• Carl J. Luthe, 42, of Dallas
in the 300 block of Southwest
Levens Street on Friday on a
failure to appear warrant.
• Erick L. Darr, 31, of Dallas in
the 300 block of Fir Villa Road
on Friday on charges of sec-
ond-degree criminal mischief
and second-degree disorderly
conduct.
• Milton S. Wenstrom, 60, of
Dallas in the 500 block of Main
Street on Saturday on charges
of driving under the influence
of intoxicants, reckless driving
and second-degree criminal
mischief.
INDEPENDENCE
Arrests/Citations
• Abraham Vela, 30, of Mon-
mouth in the 0-99 block of
Maple Court on May 7 for
fourth-degree simple assault.
• Blaine Edwin Baird, 29, of
Dallas in the 1400 block of Fal-
con Loop on May 8 for unlaw-
ful possession of a firearm.
• Oscar Daniel Delacruz, 22,
of Dallas in the 1700 block of
Monmouth Street on May 10
for misdemeanor driving
under the influence of intoxi-
cants.
• Matthew David Wood-
ward, 29, of Independence at
the corner of Monmouth and
South Fifth streets on May 10
for driving while suspended.
• Pedro Nava Trujillo, 33, of
Monmouth in the 200 block of
Evergreen Drive on Thursday
for unlawful possession of
methamphetamine.
MONMOUTH
Arrests/Citations
• Nicholas Rafael Alvarez, 37,
of Monmouth in the 200 block
of Pacific Highway North on
May 8 for tampering with a
witness and unlawful posses-
sion of less than one ounce of
marijuana.
• Virgil Alexander Powell, 21,
of Albany at the corner of
Monmouth Avenue North and
Church Street West on May 8
on a warrant for third-degree
sex abuse.
• Andrew Michael Callaham,
26, of Monmouth at the corner
of Main Street East and Ecols
Street North on May 8 for mis-
demeanor driving under the
influence of intoxicants.
• Nathan Jeffrey Menden-
hall, 27, of Monmouth at the
corner of Pacific Highway
North and Powell Street East
on May 9 for failure to return a
suspended, revoked or can-
celed license.
• Ashlynn Rose Jansson, 20,
of Monmouth in the 100 block
of Pacific Highway South on
May 9 for theft of services be-
tween $50 and $75.
• Marco Antonio Martinez,
22, of Monmouth in the 200
block of Stadium Drive North
May 10 on seven counts of un-
lawful use or carrying of a
weapon and seven counts of
reckless endangering. At the
same time and place, Danny
Mendoza, 24, of Gervais on
seven counts of unlawful use
or carrying of a weapon and
seven counts of reckless en-
dangering.
• Antonio Ranjel Guijosa, 21,
of Salem in the 100 block of
Edwards Road South on May
11 for violating a release
agreement.
BIG TOP COMES TO TOWN
Circus set to wow
crowds in Falls
City on May 27
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — Ready to
see something spectacular?
Falls City has a circus com-
ing to town, complete with a
traditional big top.
The show will be May 27,
so get ready for thrilling tra-
peze and tight rope per-
formances, a “wild and
crazy” unicycle troupe and
the performing “Jungle
Cats.”
A fundraiser for the Falls
City Arts Council and Falls
City Parent Group, Culpep-
per & Merriweather Circus
will feature two performanc-
es at 5 and 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday at the former
mill lot across from the post
office, 123 Parry Road, Falls
City.
This is the second time
Culpepper & Merriweather
has visited Falls City, making
its first stop in May 2013.
Prices for advance tickets
are $10 for adults and $6 for
children ages 2 to 12, chil-
dren younger than 2 are
free.
Advance tickets are avail-
able at Falls City City Hall
299 Mill St.; the Boondocks,
318 N. Main St., Falls City;
Dallas City Cleaners, 144 SW
Washington St., Dallas; and
Petals & Vines, 410 E. Main
St., Monmouth.
On show day, tickets will
be $13 for adults and $7 for
children.
The box office and mid-
way, featuring pony rides, an
inflatable slide and refresh-
ments, opens at 4 p.m. cir-
cus day.
Curious how an empty lot
can be transformed into a
circus?
Stop by the mill lot at 9:30
a.m. on performance day to
see the raising of the big top,
take a free tour of the circus
grounds and learn about
Culpepper & Merriweather’s
history, performers and the
animals featured in the
show.
PETE STRONG/ Itemizer-Observer file
A trapeze performer with Culpepper & Merriweather Circus wows the crowd in Falls
City in 2013. The circus is back in town for a pair of shows on Wednesday.
Come see
the show
What: Culpepper &
Merriweather Circus.
When: Wednesday
(May 27). Two shows: 5
p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Where: The former
mill lot across from the
Falls City post office, 123
Parry Road.
Admission: Adults,
$10 advance and $13 day
of the show; children
ages 2-12, $6 advance
and $7 day of the show.
For more informa-
tion: www.cmcircus.-
com/. To reserve tickets
866-244-8676.
Visit our
website,
www.polkio.com
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