A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Thursday after police say he started a trash can fire and several smaller fires at Greene Square park while carrying a sword.
Articles Tagged: Arson
Crime & Courts Jul. 7, 2025 1:10 pm105d ago
An Aurora, Iowa, man was arrested Friday in Cedar Rapids on one charge of arson after police say he lit a sheet on fire in the St. Luke’s Hospital Emergency Department.
Crime & Courts Jun. 5, 2025 10:18 am138d ago
An Oelwein woman was arrested Tuesday after she admitted to police that she started a fire that burned down three houses, including her own residence.
Crime & Courts May. 19, 2025 8:15 am155d ago
The child was in another apartment, but the mother had to be rescued from a bathroom window. She told police she planned to kill herself and her child.
Crime & Courts Apr. 29, 2025 2:09 pm174d ago
A judge suspended a 10-year sentence for second-degree arson to a Cedar Rapids man and sentenced him to three years probation. Prosecution recommended probation because the man struggles with mental health issues and has been compliant with prescribed medication.
Crime & Courts Jan. 9, 2025 7:30 am285d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Monday on charges that he lit a fire in a motel, was taken to a hospital, and then lit a fire in the hospital.
Crime & Courts Nov. 14, 2024 3:13 pm340d ago
The Iowa Court of Appeals filed a ruling last month in the case of an Iowa City man charged with lighting his ex-girlfriend’s apartment on fire.
Crime & Courts Oct. 29, 2024 11:21 am356d ago
An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he lit an air conditioning unit on fire in the alleyway behind a downtown Iowa City bar.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2024 7:46 am420d ago
A judge ordered a Cedar Rapids man, who lit his bedroom closet on fire in June, to undergo a mental health evaluation to determine if he’s competent to stand trial. He is charged with first-degree arson.
Crime & Courts Jun. 28, 2024 6:22 pm479d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday on charges that he set his neighbor’s car on fire.
Crime & Courts Jun. 17, 2024 11:59 am490d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested over the weekend on a first-degree arson charge after police say he lit his apartment on fire.
Fires Apr. 10, 2024 6:23 pm558d ago
A Facebook post from the barbershop states that a couple of windows were broken and someone had thrown Molotov cocktails into the building.
Crime & Courts Nov. 14, 2023 9:23 am707d ago
A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Saturday on a warrant after police say she started a fire in a Cedar Rapids apartment building in August.
History Nov. 9, 2023 2:12 pm711d ago
Arson suspected in gutting of Cedar Rapids church built in 1911
Crime & Courts Oct. 16, 2023 4:13 pm735d ago
An Iowa City woman was arrested over the weekend on charges that she lit a truck on fire that belonged to the man she’s divorcing..