Cedar Falls Police Blotter: Graveyard Gas Thief Apprehended

Cedar Falls Police apprehended Thomas Charles Kaufmann, Jr., 43, of 2311 Jaclyn St., as he siphoned gas from a tank at on Nov. 12.

Police had the cemetery under survelliance after several weeks of criminal activity, including burglaries at cemetery buildings and the theft of several hundred dollars of gasoline from a tank on cemetery grounds.

At approximately 7:20 a.m., police observed a man parking beside a gas tank in the cemetery. The driver cut the lock to the tank and prepared to fill a 55 gallon drum. Officers made contact with the man, Kaufmann, as he was filling the tank.

Kaufmann is charged with theft, criminal mischief, trespassing, operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent and driving with a suspended license. An investigation is ongoing, police said.

Other arrests:

Nov. 16

Lenita Willee Eatmon-McClendon, female, 42, of 225 E St., arrested at 8:32 p.m. at 1918 Main St., charged with assault.

Nov. 18

Claire Merritt Clark, female, 19, of 1215 W. 20th St., arrested at 401 Main St. at 12:05 a.m., charged with consumption in public/intox and unlawful use of driver's license.

Hajrudin Sabic, male, 22, of Waterloo, arrested at 401 Main St. at 2 a.m., charged with simple assault.

Nov. 19:

Fahad Mohammed A Alwaily, male, 20, of 1520 Brookside Dr., arrested at 4th St. and Washington St. at 1:32 a.m., charged with driving with license suspended/simple misdemeanor.

Nov. 20:

Samuel Dylan Roberts, male, 25, of 2007-2 College St., arrested at 2:01 a.m. at same location, charged with possesion of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Ashley Kae Wageman, female, 22, of 115-1 W. 15th St., arrested at 2:01 a.m. at 2007-2 College St., charged with possesion of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Jenelle Jo Bumgarner, female, 27, of Cedar Rapids, arrested at 2:01 a.m. at 2007-2 College St., charged with possesion of marijuana.

Amy Fern Kemp, female, 43, of Waterloo, arrested at 2:50 p.m. at 525 Brandilynn Blvd., charged with OWI/Drugged 2nd.

Danielle J. Zwanziger, female, 23, of Cedar Rapids, arrested at 10:52 p.m. at 220 Clay St., charged with two counts of possesion of prescription drug.