RUTHVEN, IOWA – A Northern Iowa man is accused of stealing cans from a fire department donation wagon.
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 4:00 PM, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 1500 Block of Gowrie Street in Ruthven, Ia for a report of a subject stealing cans from the Ruthven Fire Department donation wagon. Following an investigation at the scene, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested 77-year-old Jerrold Sutherland of Ruthven, Iowa for fifth-degree theft, a simple misdemeanor.
Sutherland was cited and released on his promise to appear at a later date.