Photo: Marshall County Jail
(Marshalltown, IA) -- An Iowa man has been arrested for the 38th time. Forty-five-year-old Shane Rose's latest brush with the law involved a theft & drug charge in Marshalltown. Police Chief Michael Tupper says since the year 2000, the department has devoted countless hours investigating crimes that led them to Rose.
The most recent arrest was early this (Thursday) morning at 530 North 1st Street. Marshalltown's tactical team arrested Rose on a felony theft charge. Police say evidence of a drug crime was also found during the execution of a search warrant.
Rose has been booked into the Marshall County Jail.
Chief Tupper included the following statement on the department's social media pages:
As debates continue in our community about various issues related to law enforcement, please remember the police department does not make the rules or write the laws. The police department does not decide who stays in jail or goes to prison. The police department simply comes to work each day dedicated to serving you to the best of our ability with the resources you provide us. Your police department works tirelessly each day to protect and serve our community. We are proud of our service. We are equally proud to call Marshalltown home. We thank you for your support. Marshalltown supports public safety and we do not take that for granted.
Thank you,
Chief Tupper