Articles Tagged: Robberies

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this weekend on charges that he robbed a Hiawatha gas station at gunpoint in June 2024.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An Iowa City man, who committed a series of robberies in Cedar Rapids and Robins, now faces up to 60 years in federal prison. He laundered the stolen money by depositing them in different accounts in Maryland.

A Colorado man who threatened an Iowa City bank teller with a gun was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a January robbery. He attempted to withdraw his plea made in March, but the judge denied it.

A Linn County jury convicts Chicago man for robbing a Marion couple at gunpoint last July. He faces up to 75 years in prison.

A masked robber, who was identified last year after Marion police saw his sinister clown tattoo on his leg, pleaded to a lesser charge and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He must serve a mandatory five years before being eligible for parole.

The long-awaited trial for an Iowa City man accused of robbed and choking a woman on the University of Iowa campus in 2022 was expected to start April 1, but now has been reset again to July 8. The defendant, Ali Younes, fled to Jordan but returned to face trial.

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years for armed robbery of a Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust branch in January 2024. Victims say they will never forget the “horrific” day and they still are dealing with the trauma.