A judge on Friday convicted an Iowa City man of robbing and trying to kill a woman on the University of Iowa campus in April of 2022. Ali Younes faces up to 60 years in prison.
Articles Tagged: Robberies
Crime & Courts Nov. 26, 2025 4:30 pm8d ago
An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday after police say he robbed an Iowa City Casey’s Sunday while claiming to have a gun.
Crime & Courts Nov. 24, 2025 7:39 am11d ago
A judge will announce his verdict in December for Ali Younes, who is accused of robbing and trying to kill an Iowa City woman on the UI campus in 2022. He faces up to 60 years in prison.
Crime & Courts Oct. 6, 2025 3:44 pm60d ago
An Anamosa man was arrested Sunday on several charges — including attempted murder, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office — after law enforcement officers say he purposefully hit multiple cars with his own and then threatened multiple people with a machete.
By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press
Sep. 19, 2025 9:57 am77d ago
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago.
History Sep. 16, 2025 7:42 am80d ago
The story of the robbery was revived in 1953 after a fire swept through the South Amana store, doing $25,000 in damage.
Crime & Courts Sep. 2, 2025 2:26 pm94d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this weekend on charges that he robbed a Hiawatha gas station at gunpoint in June 2024.
Crime & Courts Aug. 28, 2025 3:31 pm99d ago
Two teenagers who were charged this week with robbery and assault in relation to a shooting earlier this month were meeting with the victims of the shooting to buy marijuana, according to criminal complaints released Thursday.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2025 4:19 pm99d ago
Two teenagers are facing multiple charges in relation to a shots fired incident earlier this month that sent one to the hospital, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Aug. 4, 2025 1:37 pm123d ago
A judge denied moving a Woodbury County teen’s Iowa City robbery and assault case to juvenile court based on the “extremely egregious and violent” offenses and his past multiple delinquencies in juvenile court. He is accused of attacking a stranger in Mercer Park and robbing him of money.
Crime & Courts Jul. 31, 2025 7:29 am127d ago
A Woodbury County 17-year-old asked a judge to move his assault and robbery case from adult court back into juvenile court. He is accused of assaulting and robbing an Iowa City man at Mercer Park in June. His three co-defendants, all 16-years-old, remain in juvenile court.
Crime & Courts Jul. 30, 2025 7:49 am128d ago
A Cedar Rapids man, who turned a drug transaction into armed robbery, was sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison. He stole fentanyl from a drug dealer.
Crime & Courts Jul. 10, 2025 8:16 am148d ago
Ali Younes, accused of robbing and assaulting a woman in 2022 on the University of Iowa campus, initially told police a man he couldn’t identify assaulted the woman. He only came upon the woman after she was unconscious, he said, and stole her diamond earrings.
Crime & Courts Jul. 8, 2025 6:52 pm149d ago
An Iowa City woman who was assaulted and robbed on the UI campus in 2022, testified during the first day of her attacker’s bench trial in Johnson County. She sensed someone was following her and when he started strangling her, she feared for her life.
Crime & Courts Jun. 30, 2025 8:36 am158d ago
An Iowa City man, who fled to Jordan to avoid prosecution for attempted murder and other charges in May 2023, waived his right to a jury trial Friday and will have a bench — non-jury — trial on July 8 in Johnson County District Court.

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