Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Police Department

Cedar Rapids school board votes to reduce the number of school resource officers in schools from seven to five

As a vote approaches on the school district’s school resource officer agreement with the Cedar Rapids police, the school board agreed to prioritize convening community stakeholders to identify solutions addressing the root causes to behavioral issues in schools.

On Tuesday, about two blocks away from Saturday’s shooting, officers found a juvenile who was suffering from a gunshot wound in his foot.

As some school board members question whether police in schools promote a safer learning environment, city officials are unanimous in their backing of school resource officers. The school board has a work session Wednesday to guide its impending vote on school resource officers.

The shooting was a “targeted incident,” police said, and no arrest had been announced.

No arrests were announced and Cedar Rapids police said they were scouring the area for surveillance video cameras that may have captured the incident.

A Republican National Committee field office in Cedar Rapids was vandalized over the weekend.

The injured officer, identified in a criminal complaint as Rod Schulte, is a 23-year employee of the department, according to the city.

Council and school district proposals differ on keeping police in middle schools. “If we were ever going to be accused of overprotecting, overspending, wouldn’t we do it for our kids?” Mayor O’Donnell said as the council OK’d a new contract for school resource officers.

Incidences of Black and white students suspended in Cedar Rapids schools are almost equal despite Black students making up only 18 percent of student body

Cedar Rapids school board member Dexter Merschbrock asks for a delay in a vote expected later this month on a new school resource officer contract.

The man and woman each face one count of first-degree theft after they allegedly charged a Cedar Rapids homeowner $30,540 for a new roof, solar panels and other home repairs which were never completed.

Police said they received a report just after 5 p.m. about gunshots being fired in the 1500 block of Fourth Avenue SE.

Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman was honored Thursday by the Iowa Police Chiefs’ Association as the Law Enforcement Executive of the Year.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a vehicle to vehicle shooting that happened Monday night.