181810P.pdf   02/08/2019  United States  v.  Alauna Morris
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  18-1810
   U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Sioux City   
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Beam and Erickson, Circuit Judges] 
   Criminal case - Criminal law. Absence of the written policy for impounding 
   and inventorying vehicles did not preclude establishing its content by 
   officer testimony, and the district court did not err in finding the 
   county sheriff's office had an impoundment and inventory policy; nothing 
   in the Fourth Amendment requires a police department to allow an arrested 
   person to arrange for another person to pick up a vehicle to avoid 
   impoundment and inventory; the district court did not err in determining 
   the officers followed the inventory policy without impermissible, 
   unfettered discretion; because the policy required an inventory of the 
   entire vehicle it was reasonable for the officers to open containers 
   believed to have items valued at more than $25; decision to terminate 
   inventory to avoid damage to contents of the vehicle was reasonable and 
   complied with the policy; officers' suspicion that defendant was engaged 
   in criminal activity did not establish that the sole purpose of the search 
   was investigative.