Before an officer arrived, the resident armed himself with a gun and shot the intruder, who had gotten inside and confronted him.
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Before an officer arrived, the resident armed himself with a gun and shot the intruder, who had gotten inside and confronted him.
Witnessed reported an “armed subject” shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of E. College and S. Clinton streets in Iowa City.
A prosecutor, in his opening statement, said officers didn’t expect to find three family members dead when they responded to a call about a break-in on June 15, 2021.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department announced Friday that they had completed their investigation into the fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker and forwarded their investigation materials to the Linn County Attorney.
A woman was charged with attempted murder after she attacked a detention officer in the Fayette County Jail on Monday, according to a news release from Fayette County.
Alexander Jackson is accused of killing his father, mother and sister June 15, 2021. He is charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
Protesters outside the Cedar Rapids Police Department sought justice for Devonna Walker, a Cedar Rapids woman who died from a stabbing on Jan. 3.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested just after midnight Thursday after police responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment on Third Ave. SE.
There were 120 shots-fired incidents known to Cedar Rapids police in 2022. Use these maps to see if any were near you. Three addresses in the data were listed more than once.
A Central City woman was arrested Wednesday after she was reportedly caught on surveillance footage lighting her own restaurant on fire. She made a fraudulent insurance claim two days later, according to a criminal complaint.
Chief concerned about theft of 58 guns from vehicles
Judge denies second motion to move trial out of Linn County for Chicago man accused of robbery and shooting responding sheriff’s deputy in 2021.
A male nurse practitioner who died of a drug overdose at a hospital in Ottumwa sexually assaulted at least nine female patients while they were sedated, hospital and police officials said.
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Christensen said the judicial branch is working to solve the shortages of court reporters and contract attorneys in order to avoid delayed justice.
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