11/02/2026
Together we CAN make a Difference. Thank you to all agencies involved!
Interagency Cooperation Leads to Arrest and Safe Return
by: PPO Supervisor Dustin Briscoe
It all started with a random call to the Burlington Office. The caller stated that her sister was being held against her will by someone on supervision with our district, and that they could be traveling around the Midwest. The staff member got all the information they could and then notified Probation/Parole Supervisor Briscoe who ascertained the client was wanted for probation violation.
What happened next is truly teamwork and interagency cooperation at its finest. HRU Sgt. Brad Evinger coordinated with the 7th District’s HRU to conduct a check on a residence in Muscatine while multiple other law enforcement agencies, including the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Department, the University of Iowa Police Department, the Reedsburg, Wisconsin Police Department, and the Kansas Highway Patrol, were all contacted and relayed information. The Lee County Attorney’s Office was also involved in ensuring the client could be arrested and extradited from any jurisdiction.
Using Flock automated license plate recognition, the client and victim were tracked down in Kansas near the Colorado border. The client was taken into custody without incident on a warrant for probation violation. The victim was found safe --- and ultimately advised law enforcement that she was not being held against her will. But that fact does not change the tremendous effort of numerous agencies to locate her and reunite her with her family.
We truly believe that “Together We Can Make a Difference” in the 8th District. This recent effort perfectly highlighted that spirit, bringing together multiple agencies, jurisdictions, and even states to achieve a common goal of community safety. We want to give a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the safe conclusion of this incident.
