Press Releases
On Saturday, February 11, at 2:52 p.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa State Patrol arrested Leslie Newman, age 38, and Clayton Mace, age 36, of both Inwood, IA. The arrest stemmed from report of a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road. An Iowa State Patrol Trooper located the vehicle and … Read more
On Tuesday, February 7, at 10:47 p.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office arrested Christopher Nell, age 38, of Sheldon, IA. The arrest stemmed from a report of violations of a no-contact protection order between Nell and a person that had the order in place against Nell. Nell was transported to the Sioux County Jail where … Read more
Sioux County citizens, I have some great updates happening at the sheriff’s office that I’d like to share with you. As you may know, I have been working on enhancing the services provided by the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office: ◦ One of the ways is that we want to further serve our schools is by … Read more
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office retired canine Sonny, a Belgian Tervuren K9 who joined the department in August of 2014; he was handled by Sergeant Justin De Bruin. Sonny was Sergeant De Bruin’s second police canine after De Bruin’s first canine, Molly, a yellow lab trained in narcotic detection, retired in July of 2014. Sonny … Read more
On Sunday, February 5, at 7:21 p.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Hickory Avenue, one mile east of Sioux Center, IA. Joshua Hulstein, age 37, of Hull, IA, was driving a 2015 Cadillac Escalade northbound on Hickory Avenue when he struck a deer on the roadway. No … Read more
On Sunday, February 5, at 7:12 a.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 60, two miles south of Hospers, IA. Diane Helget, age 58, of Estherville, IA, was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse southbound on Highway 60 when she lost control of the vehicle, entered the west … Read more
On Friday, February 3, at 5:50 a.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office arrested, Branden Hengeveld, age 26, of Hartley, IA. The arrest stemmed from an incident that occurred on Highway 60, near Hospers, IA, where a Sioux County Deputy Sheriff patrolling that area checked Hengeveld‘s vehicle traveling at 118 mph. Upon further investigation, after stopping … Read more
On Thursday, February 2, at 8:47 p.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office arrested Travis Even, age 29, of Hull, IA. The arrest stemmed from an investigation into a report of child abuse that occurred at a residence in Hull. Upon further investigation, it was determined that Even struck a two-year-old child, causing minor injuries. Even … Read more
On Tuesday, January 31, the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a report of theft that occurred at the intersection of 470th Street and Jackson Avenue, one mile south of Orange City, IA. Upon further investigation, deputies discovered that someone stole a Northwestern College billboard canvas. The canvas is valued at approximately $700; this crime occurred … Read more
On Friday, January 27, at 6:25 a.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 75, two miles north of Maurice, IA. Wayne Disch, age 58, of Maurice, was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger northbound on Highway 75 when he lost control of the vehicle, entered the west ditch … Read more