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Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Four arrested and charged with multiple counts.

Friday, August 17, 2012  Two men are in jail after an investigation into stolen copper wire, started by the Albia Police Department, lead to more charges.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Eleven people in Keokuk County are in jail after area law enforcement conducted a lengthy investigation into the manufacturing of methamphetamine.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  One Ottumwa man is behind bars after a search of his residence on Tuesday.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Officers arrested Luis Rene Mendoza, age 37.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010  Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Ottumwa Police Department and the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force execute a search warrant in Ottumwa.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010  Five defendants have pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud conspiracy charges arising out of an organized retail theft investigation.

Thursday, March 04, 2010  Officers from the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the US Drug Enforcement Administration, and the OPD’s Emergency Response Team, executed three search warrants in Ottumwa.

Friday, October 02, 2009  Agents of the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement will no longer use seized narcotics to stage certain types of stings.