Crime Roundup $60,000 in Bad Checks, Damage to a Police Car and 'Drunk Fight'

If you missed last week's crime news you missed out on learning how far $7 in the bank could go and that it's not a good idea to pull a fire alarm and then ask to speak to police.

A 34-year-old Ames man apparently bought $60,000 worth of items including vehicles, with bad checks. Read the full story.

And a 20-year-old Ames man who allegedly pulled a fire alarm in a Mortensen Road apartment building later ripped off the door inside the back of a squad car. His problems began sometime after he told firefighters that he would like to speak to police. Read the full story.

Another man was charged with assault after starting an alleged “drunk fight.” Read the full story.

And finally an Ames man accused of threatening the lives of men at homeless camp sites filed a written guilty plea to lessor charges. According to the plea he admits to threatening to cause bodily injury instead of death. Read the full story.

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