Two traffic incidents in Storm Lake netted three arrests on outstanding warrants, one from as far away as California. At approximately 8:18 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched on a report of a person sleeping in a vehicle. Upon arrival, contact was made with the person, 26-year-old Jean Claude Hakuzimana of Storm Lake. Police learned that Hakuzimana was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Story County, on a failure to appear for operating while intoxicated charges. Hakuzimana was booked into the Buena Vista County jail and held without bond. The next incident began with an attempt to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation at approximately 1:25 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 17. The police soon learned that the driver, 55-year-old Pao Xiong of Storm Lake, had a suspended driver’s license. That was not all however, Xiong was also wanted on an outstanding warrant from Sacramento, Calif. for failure to appear on a dangerous drug charge. Xiong was arrested and booked in the Buena Vista County jail on a $5,000 bond pending extradition to California. During the stop, the officers were approached by Xiong’s relative, 33-year-old Webster Vang of Storm Lake. Police quickly learned that Vang was wanted on an outstanding Buena Vista County warrant for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, a serious misdemeanor. Vang was arrested and booked into the jail on a $1,000 bond.
