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.
A Marion teenager was arrested Thursday night on a charge of first-degree murder in relation to the shooting death of another Marion teen in May.
A school resource officer at Polk Alternative makes small, positive impacts daily - like making sure the students get new shoes or taking the time to let a kid blow off steam and then find a possible solution, instead of getting in a fight.
Police have identified a man killed in a shooting in Cedar Rapids Sunday as Kenyauta Vesey-Keith, 23.
Iowa law has several code sections outlining charges for littering, but the Linn County Attorney’s Office hasn’t charged anyone in the last year. The Iowa State Patrol has filed only 64 citations statewide.
The program that employs people who’ve experienced homelessness to patrol Greene Square and key downtown areas is starting again for the summer months.
Two Cedar Rapids men were arrested Tuesday and accused of beating a man and stabbing him 10 times.
An early morning accident in Cedar Rapids killed two on Sunday after a car spun out of control and collided with an oncoming SUV. In addition to the deaths, three others were injured.
Witnesses told police the vehicle crossed several lanes of traffic on I-380 northbound, before striking a guardrail and rolling. The sole occupant was declared dead at the scene.
A 17-year-old who was killed in a shooting Wednesday night has been identified as Cristian Upah, of Marion, according to Cedar Rapids police.
A man killed Friday in a motorcycle crash in Cedar Rapids has been identified by police as Tartorius Allen, 47.
Law enforcement agencies across Iowa and across the country have been seeing application numbers decrease for years, and in the last couple of years the change has been even more noticeable.
Cedar Rapids officers responded about 3 p.m. Friday to the report of a crash in the 200 block of B Avenue NE, which is near Quaker Oats.
City of Cedar Rapids officials are gearing up to launch a nationwide search for a new police chief to succeed retired Chief Wayne Jerman, who retired from his role at the helm of the Cedar Rapids Police Department last month after turning 66 years old and aging out of his certification.
The two are accused in the killing of Mohamed Tawfik on Jan. 8 in Cedar Rapids.
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