Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Police Department

Several recent shootings in Cedar Rapids have highlighted the prevalence of illegal guns in the city. Data shows an increase in arrests of people with previous felony convictions who own firearms.

Police said they were questioning the driver of a black Buick sport utility vehicle they say struck the cyclist and expected to seek charges, but did not say what the charges would be.

A Cedar Rapids man, who has a lengthy history of eluding police in three counties and convictions for driving while barred, has been charged again with eluding police after backing up his car at a police officer and nearly hitting her.

Police responding early Saturday to reports of gunfire found a person who had been shot and suffering non-life-threatening injuries.

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Tuesday on charges that she abused a dependent adult woman who was in her care.

Authorities said the man was spotted before 1 p.m. on the river’s west bank near First Avenue and First Street W in downtown Cedar Rapids.

The crime was a home invasion robbery in Cedar Rapids in which a gun was fired.

A Cedar Rapids man charged with second-degree murder in a fatal shooting at a downtown nightclub has been in and out of prison for several years on gun charges and supervised release violations.

Cedar Rapids man fled and started taking off his clothes after being involved in I-380 crashes Jan. 6.

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and various organizations in Iowa are creating opportunities to families to bond and learn more about preventing child abuse.

A suspect in early Sunday’s shooting in a downtown nightclub killed Nicole Owens, 35, and shot another man in the head, critically injuring him, a criminal complaint filed Tuesday shows.

A suspect in a shooting early Sunday inside a downtown nightclub that killed two people celebrating a mutual friends’s birthday was arrested Monday on a second-degree murder charge and other counts, police announced.

The shooting occurred at 1:27 a.m. at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, 415 Third St. SE. Police were on a routine patrol downtown at the time and were able to respond rapidly.

The officer, who was not identified, was not injured and the shooting was under investigation. Police said multiple shots were fired, and rounds hit the home, garage and a take-home squad car.

The board that provides oversight of local law enforcement has launched a public “Idea Wall.” Community members can respond to rotating questions during April and May to guide the board’s work.