Iowa City Police said Dupree Savon Thompson, 23, of North Liberty, fired a gun during an altercation in an alleyway near the 100 block of South Clinton Street in the early morning hours of April 4 then fled the area.
Linn County sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash about 5:54 a.m. March 7, 2020, in Walford, according to a criminal complaint. A Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Edwin Arenivas, 22, of Marengo, crossed the centerline and struck John Erik Halvorson’s vehicle head-on, the complaint shows.
A prosecutor says an Iowa man seen in a videotaped confrontation with a police officer during the Capitol insurrection should be returned to jail until trial because he violated terms of his release by watching anti-government internet videos about the Jan. 6 attack.
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies erred when they did not investigate a neighboring county prosecutor for drunken driving after encountering her intoxicated in her car on the side of a highway late one night in 2019, a state investigation has concluded.
Cedar Rapids man who sexually abused toddler receives probation and deferred judgment. He also will be on sex offender registry and serve special sentence of parole for life.
A Sheffield man who was the “enforcer” for the northern Iowa chapter of the Sons of Silence was sentenced to 10 months for being a felon in possession of firearm.
Cedar Rapids police say a Cedar Rapids man faces an animal neglect charge after his three-year-old dog died as a result of heat exhaustion earlier this week.
Police responded to multiple calls of shot fired in the 1500 block of C Avenue early Friday. One person received a gunshot wound but refused treatment. No arrests made.
Police arrested a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year old boy early Thursday morning after they allegedly led police on a vehicle pursuit in a stolen vehicle.
An Iowa City man was charged with child porn following FBI breaking through the side of his house with a tactical vehicle on Wednesday.
A white Iowa woman who said she drove her SUV into two children in 2019 to try to kill them because of their race was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison on federal hate crimes charges.
Police said 34-year-old Reginald D. Busch failed to yield for a left turn at Blairs Ferry Road and C Avenue NE on Monday night and collided with a motorcycle, seriously injuring the motorcyclist.
A report released Wednesday by the state auditor’s office found the insufficient record-keeping practices at the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office resulted in some inmates serving more or less time in jail than required.
Police said officers were patrolling nearby when they heard gunfire in the 600 block of 16th Avenue SW and responded to the scene. They found a dark-colored SUV driving in an alleyway without its headlights on.
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