Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Police Department

A Cedar Rapids man who was killed by police Monday after leading officers on a car chase has been identified as 20-year-old Michael Griffin by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

A man was found dead outside Taft Middle School in northwest Cedar Rapids Wednesday morning after a medical emergency, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

The passenger that got out of a vehicle that led Cedar Rapids Police on a chase ending in a shootout Monday morning was a juvenile, according to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

Reports of drive-by shooting lead to deadly police chase.

Iowa City and Cedar Rapids police officers continue their annual Christmas shopping events to bring holiday cheer to families that need help this year.

The woman found an aluminum can with a green fuse coming from one end in the apartment. The Cedar Rapids Metro Hazardous Devices Unit was called to the scene and determined the can was an explosive device.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he stole extension cords and related items from holiday displays around Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Cameras that can read license plates and automatically run them through police databases are becoming more common across the U.S., and raising concerns about privacy. They’ve started to pop up in Iowa in the recent years. The University of Iowa installed 28 cameras this year, and Marshalltown plans to add 32 in the near future.

A Cedar Rapids motorcyclist who crashed into a bus Wednesday while fleeing from Cedar Rapids Police has died from his injuries, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

A motorcyclist who fled from Cedar Rapids Police officers Wednesday was seriously injured when he crashed into a bus in Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

A motorcyclist was injured Wednesday afternoon after crashing into a bus near the intersection of O Ave and Ellis Blvd NW, Cedar Rapids.

Police say it’s because of the seriousness of the offenses students are committing.

Violent crime and gun violence in Cedar Rapids are down significantly from last year’s numbers, according to a report delivered by the interim police chief to a City Council committee.

The identities of three adults who were killed in a crash in Cedar Rapids Friday night have been released by the Cedar Rapids Police Department. The crash also killed a 13-year-old, whose name was not released by police but who was identified on a GoFundMe page started on behalf of his family.

A GoFundMe page on social media has raised over $13,000 for the family.