Erasuro Mascorro Jr. approached a contractor Tuesday afternoon near the dead end of Third Street West in Wahneta. Mascorro threatened the contractor with a gun and attempted to carjack him, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

A convicted felon is behind bars in Grays Harbor County for threatening a mom with a gun in a road rage incident after she pulled over for an ambulance, police said. Trains were not running for five hours as law enforcement worked to safely detonate the IED.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warned the public of a bail bond scam Thursday night after it said it has received multiple reports. Ida County officials alerted the public to similar issues Thursday In Polk County,

The Scott County Sheriff's Office is warning of a new scam where a caller claims to be a deputy with the office and demands payment to clear a warrant.