Vehicle burns
Steven C. Weeks, 51, was westbound on Patterson Avenue the evening of Dec. 1 when he noticed his vehicle, a 2001 GMC, was emitting smoke.
Weeks told Iola police officers he continued to drive westbound in order to get away from nearby businesses as the smoke turned to flames, which spread quickly after he stopped and exited the vehicle, about a quarter mile west of State Street.
The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames by the time officers arrived.
Vehicle struck
Cheryl L. Glendenning, 61, was backing from a parking stall at Dollar General Dec. 4 when she struck a parked vehicle owned by Richard L. Jones, officers said.
Robert E. VanNice, 60, and Richard D.G. Womelsdorf, 63, were both backing from their respective parking stalls at G&W Foods Sunday when their vehicles collided.
Vehicles collide
Halle Parish, 21, and Tasha L. Goddard, 32, were unhurt when their vehicles collided Dec. 6 at the intersection of Chestnut and Broadway streets.
Iola police officers said Parish failed to stop at a stop sign when she collided with Goddard, who was westbound on Broadway Street.
Purse stolen
Mary Daugherty, Chanute, told Iola police officers Wednesday somebody stole a purse from her vehicle while it was parked in the 200 block of North State Street.
