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BOB CHRISTENSEN MADE IT HIS LIFE’S WORK TO STOP CRIMINALS. THIS IS WHAT HE TOLD US IN 2016 DURING A PROSTITUTION STIN >> WE’RE THERE TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF THIS LIFE OR THIS SITUATION. MICHELLE: FOR 31 YEARS, HE WORE THE BADGE OF THE COUNCIL BLUFFS POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE RETIRED LAST YEAR AS THE HEAD OF THE SOUTHWEST IOWA NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT UNIT. HE ALSO SERVED TWO DECADES ON THE DEPARTMENT’S HONOR GUARD. >> HONESTLY, IN A CASE LIKE THIS, WE NEED TO DOT OUR I’S AND CROSS OUR T’ IT’S A SERIOUS CASE, AND A SERIOUS THING THAT’S HAPPENED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT. MICHELLE: NOW, CHRISTENSEN FINDS HIMSELF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAW -- ACCUSED OF HITTING AND KILLING BICYCLIST WILLIAM SHEPARD ON MAY 11 ON OLD LINCOLN HIGHWAY. PROSECUTORS SAY CHRISTENSEN TOLD FRIENDS AND AUTHORITIES HE THOUGHT IT WAS A DEER. >> TAKING A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE FROM A TRUCK, IS IT REASONABLE TO BELIEVE IS IT A DEE NOT A DEER? MICHELLE: INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND PARTS OF CHRISTENSEN’S TRUCK IN THE DITCH NEXT TO 55-YEAR-OLD SHEPARD. COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL MORE EVIDENCE AND A TIMELIN AT 2:09 A.M., INVESTIGATORS SAY CHRISTENSEN REAR-ENDED SHEPARD ON HIS BIKE, WHICH HAD BOTH FRONT AND REAR ILLUMINATED LIGHTS, AND KEPT DRIVING. AT 2:11 A.M., A NEIGHBOR’S SECURITY CAMERA, "WITH A CLEAR VIEW OF CHRISTENSEN’S DRIVEWAY," SHOWS CHRISTENSEN ARRIVE HOME. AND THEN AT 2:59 A.M., A DIFFERENT TRUCK LEAVES THE RESIDENCE. CRUISER VIDEO RECORDED A VEHICLE MATCHING CHRISTENSEN’S SECOND TRUCK DRIVE THROUGH THE CRASH SCENE AT 3:03 A. THEN, THAT TRUCK RETURNED TO CHRISTENSEN’S AT 3:08 A.M. 5.5 HOURS LATER AT 7:34 A.M., INVESTIGATORS SAY CHRISTENSEN CALLED 911 AND SAID HE DIDN’T KNOW A BICYCLIST WAS HIT UNTIL HE SAW THE MORNING NEWS. >> IT’S TAKEN A WHILE TO GET SOME OF THAT TECHNOLOGICAL EVIDENCE IN, AND THEY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY BELIEVE THEY HAD ENOUGH. MICHELLE: COURT RECORDS ALSO SHOW CHRISTENSEN WAS ON THE PHONE WITH A FRIEND WHEN THE BICYCLIST WAS HIT. SHE TOLD AUTHORITIES HE TOLD HER HE HIT A DEER. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE ALSO CALLED A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER BEFORE CALLING 911. POLICE SAY CHRISTENSEN DENIED HE HAD BEEN DRINKING. THE JUDGE RELEASED HIM ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. HE WILL BE BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH. BACK TO

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An Iowa bicyclist died after being struck by a vehicle in Pottawattamie County on May 11.According to an affidavit, a caller reported finding a man unresponsive in the grass that had been riding a bicycle.The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office identified the man as William Shepard, 55, of Council Bluffs.Shepard was taken to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs where he was later pronounced dead.There was no vehicle located at the scene and deputies believed it was a fatal hit-and-run.Investigators found a piece of the vehicle at the scene that belonged to a 2009 to 2014 Ford F150.About five hours later, former Council Bluffs police officer Robert Christensen, 56, of Council Bluffs, contacted deputies and said that he may be the one that struck Shepard. Christensen told 911 that he was in the area and thought he had a struck a deer and saw on the news that a bicyclist was hit.Investigators arrived to Christensen's home to address the incident. Christensen said he had not been drinking and that he was dropping off a family member at their home.When investigators asked Christensen about the details of the hit-and-run, he said he had spoke to his attorney and he would not be making any statements.Officials said Christensen's car matched the vehicle that struck Shepard and the damage was consistent with the crash.Security footage from a neighbor shows that Christensen's vehicle is in his driveway just after the crash. About 45 minutes later, a different truck leaves the home and then returns about 10 minutes later.Investigators said they saw the same truck passing the scene of the crash, which is consistent with the time frame of when Christensen left in a second car.According to the affidavit, Christensen did not stop at the time of the collision and continued home. He drove back through the scene, but did not contact law enforcement regarding his involvement until about 7:30 a.m. May 12.Christensen faces a charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. The judge released him on his own recognizance.