Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Police Department

A judge has upheld the firing of former Cedar Rapids police Sgt. Lucas Jones, saying the termination was supported by evidence of dishonesty and violation of departmental policies.

Nathan Goad, 37, is accused of stealing items worth more than $10,000 and selling them at a pawn shop.

After Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman complained witnesses were not talking about the Oct. 1 shooting, police now have spoken with several victims, including a 13-year-old boy who was injured, and witnesses.

A teenager stabbed his father to death — and used an ax to kill his mother — in their northeast Cedar Rapids home in order to “take charge of his life,” authorities said Thursday.

Both the Cedar Rapids school board and City Council have now signed off on changes to the school resource officer program in an effort to reduce arrests and racial disparities.

Differences have emerged in the four Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates’ stances on equity in policing, the city’s use of speed cameras, and support for marijuana decriminalization.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department says two individuals have non-life threatening injuries following what appears to be a targeted shooting Friday night. No arrests have been made.

While there has been a “modest decrease” in the number of shootings in Cedar Rapids so far this year, the police chief said this is the first time since he was hired in 2012 that he has seen six people injured in just one incident.

Hooded man tried to grab a 2-year-old child off the sidewalk, family said.

Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the police department’s work in Cedar Rapids neighborhoods.

No one has come forward to help police identify the assailant or assailants who opened fire Friday night at a birthday party at a southwest quadrant hotel, wounding six people

At 1:40 a.m., emergency responders were dispatched to the southbound lanes of I-380 near the Seventh Street NE exit, following reports of a vehicle driving the wrong direction on the interstate.

Board member Dexter Merschbrock said the amended agreement is a “good first step” but said the board needs to be intentional about reviewing data about the program monthly, which will be provided as a part of the contract.

The ammunition shortage became pronounced across that nation in the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains at the same time that guns purchases soared.

Police said 18-year-old Timothy D. Christmas fired at least seven shots at a vehicle that was occupied by three people. The criminal complaint does not specify whether anyone was injured.