A Cedar Rapids man pleaded to child endangerment charges for breaking his infant son’s ribs, legs and holding his throat, preventing him from breathing because the child wouldn’t stop crying. He admitted to police multiple acts of physical abuse. He faces up to 35 years in prison.
A juvenile was injured Friday in a shooting in northeast Cedar Rapids according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested last week after police say he attempted to persuade, entice, coerce or solicit a law enforcement officer posing as a 15-year-old girl on a dating app into performing sexual acts.
Someone was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon on the west side of Cedar Rapids, but police officials have thus far declined to reveal what happened and who was involved.
A Cedar Rapids landlord found his first-floor tenant, Dorothy J. Rose, 43, lying face down in her apartment on Nov. 28, 2006. Police found Rose had been strangled with an electrical cord and another item. The murder remains unsolved but is being reviewed again by cold case investigators.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department released crime statistics this week for 2024, up through the end of November. All six of the included crime categories, including homicides, have decreased from previous years.
A 15-year-old was arrested Saturday night after crashing a stolen car into a house in southeast Cedar Rapids while fleeing from officers, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash Sunday night in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Police were called at 7:28 a.m. Tuesday to the restaurant at 1316 First Ave. NE, where witnesses reported a person robbed the store with a handgun and fled.
McKinley Louisma’s phone also shows messages exchanged with victim
A juvenile who made an online threat against Taft Middle School Monday could face charges, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
A Cedar Rapids man has died a week after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Police received reports Monday afternoon of gunfire in northeast Cedar Rapids and responding officers found a juvenile with minor injuries.
The city of Cedar Rapids has submitted an appeal to the Iowa Department of Transportation to approve the use of two automated traffic enforcement cameras that were rejected last month.
A young man was injured Thursday night in a shooting in southeast Cedar Rapids, according to police.
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