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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 23, 2016 7A
Investigation shows
no proof of burglary
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By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — Two families,
including five adults and
eight children, displaced in a
duplex fire in Dallas on
March 15 are having to start
over and are in desperate
need of help.
One family of five lost
everything to the fire, but
have been able to find a
temporary home. The other
family of eight didn’t lose all
belongings, but much of its
duplex unit suffered heavy
smoke damage.
According to their former
landlord, Cheri Jacobsen,
the family’s living situation
is dire. They are in need of
housing immediately.
“They have nowhere to go
and no income,” she said.
Jacobsen said the father of
the family is an artist, and
selling his work provides the
family’s only income. He
created his art in the garage
and would need a similar set
up to continue bringing in
money for his family.
“The garage is not a
want,” she said. “It is a need
if they are going to make
money.”
Go Fund Me accounts
have been set up for both
families and a list of needs is
on Grace Community
Church’s Facebook page.
The fire was reported at
about 5:10 p.m. in the 300
block of Southeast Mill
Street.
When Dallas Fire & EMS
arrived on the scene, fire-
fighters found an attached
garage of one of the duplex-
es fully involved.
Firefighters had the fire
extinguished within approx-
imately 30 minutes of their
arrival.
Prior to firefighters arriv-
ing, one of the adult occu-
24 hour
Service
pants attempted to put out
the fire with a garden hose,
getting injured in the
process.
Dallas Fire & EMS trans-
ported the victim to the hos-
pital with injuries that were
not life threatening.
Also, two cats died in the
fire.
The cause of the fire is
under investigation by Dal-
las Fire & EMS and estimat-
ed loss is $150,000.
Dallas Fire & EMS was as-
sisted by Polk County Fire
District No. 1, Dallas Police
and The American Red
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Dallas families displaced by fire
The son said the suspect
ran out the back door of
the house, into an alley and
jumped over a fence lead-
ing to an open field.
Officers and multiple
other law enforcement
agencies searched the area,
along with a canine track.
The result of the canine
track and search were un-
successful. Officers did not
locate a suspect, and the
canine was unable to pick
up a scent at the scene.
A neighborhood can-
vass was completed, as
well as further scene pro-
cessing, all with negative
results.
Officers found no evi-
dence to corroborate the
statements of the son. The
investigation revealed that
a suspect was never actual-
ly seen by the son.
The youth was referred
to the juvenile department
for initiating a false report.
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LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer
Two families were displaced after a fire on March 15 in the 300 block of Southeast Mill Street in Dallas.
MONMOUTH — A Mon-
mouth juvenile has been
referred to the juvenile de-
partment for initiating a
false report after Mon-
mouth Police and officers
from other agencies, in-
cluding a canine team,
were unable to find evi-
dence to support his claim
that he had confronted a
burglar.
At about 3:20 p.m. on
March 16, officers were dis-
patched to a burglary in
progress in the 1600 block
of Berkeley Lane East.
The homeowner said his
16-year-old son, who was
home alone, called him
and told him that he had
just confronted an un-
known adult man in their
home.
The son also reported
that he had fired one round
from a gun at the burglar
when he confronted him.
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