Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Police Department

The City of Cedar Rapids has launched a public survey asking for input on what qualities city residents and stakeholders want to see in a new police chief.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department has identified a body that was pulled from the Cedar River last week as 53-year-old Kevin Finch, who died of natural causes.

Cedar Rapids city officials have begun a community outreach campaign, with the help of a consulting agency, to determine what community members want to see in a new police chief.

Traffic was backed up Tuesday evening on I-380 northbound after a motorcycle crashed into the back on an SUV, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Cedar Rapids Police and Fire recovered the body of a dead man from the Cedar River Sunday afternoon.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that happened in downtown Cedar Rapids Sunday morning, according to a news release from the police department.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested in Indiana for the fatal shooting of Keyauta Vesey-Keith, who was shot multiple times outside Poppa n Tommyz on June 11. New details found in violation report of accused shooter.

A Vinton woman who crashed a car into a Cedar Rapids apartment building in July has received a traffic ticket for reckless driving and will be required to pay a $200 fine.

A Cedar Rapids man who was found dead after a car crash Thursday may have died before the crash, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Former President Donald Trump will be in Cedar Rapids Tuesday to tape a Fox News town hall at Alliant Energy Power House.

Multiple reports of potential carbon monoxide gas exposure at a Cedar Rapids Motel 6 over the weekend have been attributed to two different sources — a natural gas leak and a clogged lint trap in the motel’s laundry room.

The city of Cedar Rapids will pay $10,000 to settle a lawsuit over a rule requiring that five of the nine-member board that provides oversight of police identify as people of color.

The Cedar Rapids City Council has signed off on a contract with Alexandria, Virginia-based International Association of Chiefs of Police to search for a new individual to lead the Cedar Rapids Police Department for an amount not to exceed $62,650.

Thanks to a grant from AKC Reunite, the Cedar Rapids Police Department has brought on a new canine officer for tracking.

Phone and internet scams are rampant everywhere, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department regularly receives reports of new scams popping up in the area. The Gazette talked with a police investigator about common scams and how to recognize them.