The parents of a man who died in a high-speed motorcycle crash claim in a recent court filing that a forensic expert determined Manchester police had backdated or manipulated dashcam video evidence.
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The parents of a man who died in a high-speed motorcycle crash claim in a recent court filing that a forensic expert determined Manchester police had backdated or manipulated dashcam video evidence.
A former Eastern Iowa police officer faces possible prison time after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl last year while he was on duty.
The injured officer, identified in a criminal complaint as Rod Schulte, is a 23-year employee of the department, according to the city.
Three people were arrested Sunday in Cedar Rapids on charges that they entered an apartment armed with a baseball bat with the intent to rob the people living there.
Demanded all his money while in the 100 block of Northwood Drive, according to a criminal complaint
Some neighborhood associations and the Advocates for Social Justice ask city to revoke business license of a landlord with a nuisance property.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities on Thursday identified a man who was
A Grundy Center man convicted last month for killing Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith is asking the court for a new trial based on lack of evidence to prove first-degree murder and two other charges. A jury found him guilty of murder and other charges after two hours of deliberation last month.
County attorney’s office opened 164 truancy cases in past year, successfully resolving 56 of the cases.
A man died early Wednesday in a shootout with a police officer outside a convenience store in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport, police said.
An Iowa City man, who helped organize Black Lives Matter protests, pleaded guilty Tuesday to lesser charges for injuring police officers by shining laser beams in their eyes during 2020 protest after George Floyd’s death.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Tuesday in relation to a shooting that happened Sunday in which about 24 rounds were fired at a Cedar Rapids apartment building.
The Iowa City Police Department released body camera footage and squad car footage of an arrest that happened Friday night outside a bar in the 100 block of S. Clinton St. A bystander’s video of the arrest, apparently showing an officer hitting the woman once she’s inside the squad car, has been making its way around social media.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an eight-year prison sentence for an environmental activist who tried to sabotage the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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