He used false information when submitting an application for life insurance for a client.
Emily Andersen Crime & Courts Oct. 28, 2022 2:19 pm1195d ago
He used false information when submitting an application for life insurance for a client.
Emily Andersen Crime & Courts Oct. 27, 2022 3:04 pm1196d ago
Two 19-year-olds were arrested Wednesday on charges that they vandalized several cars, abuilding and street signs in Marion in July. The graffiti included “KKK,” “I am a Nazi” and swastika symbols, according to a news release from the Marion Police Department
Crime & Courts Oct. 26, 2022 1:36 pm1197d ago
A Wisconsin man was convicted Wednesday of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade last year, ending a trial in which he defended himself erratically and sometimes confrontationally.
Crime & Courts Oct. 26, 2022 11:21 am1197d ago
An investigation into the theft this summer of several semitrailers loaded with frozen beef from Nebraska has led to arrests and uncovered a multimillion-dollar theft ring targeting meatpacking plants in six Midwestern states, federal authorities said.
Nation and World Oct. 26, 2022 10:41 am1197d ago
Three men accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday, a triumph for state prosecutors after months of mixed results in the main case in federal court.
Crime & Courts Oct. 25, 2022 5:03 pm1198d ago
A Marion man was arrested Monday on charges that he hid a camera in a 10-year-old girl’s bathroom and bedroom to record the child when she was naked.
Crime & Courts Oct. 25, 2022 2:27 pm1198d ago
One woman is dead and another is seriously injured after a car crash Monday night in Cedar Rapids, reportedly caused by a drunken driver.
Crime & Courts Oct. 25, 2022 6:00 am1198d ago
The four Iowa appellate judges up for retention Nov. 8 should remain on the bench, according to the performance evaluation by state bar members. The lawyers rated them with “above average” scores.
Crime & Courts Oct. 24, 2022 4:33 pm1199d ago
Waymond Thomas, 36, of Iowa City died Sunday after being shot outside H-Bar on South Van Buren Street in Iowa City. It is the second time this year that a person has been shot outside the bar.
Crime & Courts Oct. 24, 2022 6:00 am1199d ago
Two prosecutors running for county attorneys in Linn and Johnson counties followed similar paths, taking on the toughest cases, in preparing themselves to lead the offices. Both Democrats run unopposed Nov. 8.
Crime & Courts Oct. 23, 2022 4:16 pm1200d ago
At the scene, police found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. They provided emergency medical aid until an ambulance arrived and transported the man to a hospital, where he died.
Gazette staff
Crime & Courts Oct. 22, 2022 5:32 pm1201d ago
He was found shot and injured early Saturday in northeast Cedar Rapids but police said he won’t cooperate in their investigation and didn’t want to pursue charges.
Crime & Courts Oct. 21, 2022 11:47 am1202d ago
A man injured in a shooting in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 9 was painting his truck when he was shot in the back by a teenager he didn’t know, according to a criminal complaint.
Crime & Courts Oct. 20, 2022 12:43 pm1203d ago
A Cedar Rapids teenager was arrested Thursday in relation to a shooting that happened on Oct. 9.
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