Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office:
Monday, Dec. 2: At 4:54 am a deputy and Greene County Ambulance responded to a single vehicle accident on Hwy 4 near 140th St in Dawson Township. Jay Barker, 63, of Coon Rapids lost control of a transport van, striking a tree. Barker sustained injuries and was taken by ambulance to Greene County Medical Center. At 5:16 am a deputy responded to a reported single vehicle rollover accident on 210th Street near Eaton Ave in Kendrick Township. While the deputy was en route a caller reported that they gotten the vehicle back on its tires and was leaving the scene.
The Chevy S-10 pickup was not located. At 3:47 pm a deputy investigated a complaint of harassment in the 700 block of School St in Churdan. At 3:58 pm Desmond Collins, 33, of Fort Dodge was booked into the jail on a charge of violation of a no contact order*.
Sunday, Dec. 1: At 11:30 am a deputy investigated a domestic in Scranton. At 4:44 pm a deputy investigated a theft in the 1800 block of Hwy 30 east of Jefferson.
*In all cases when a defendant has been charged, this is merely an accusation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.