The defense lawyers say the accounts support Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s testimony that others were involved.
Gazette staff Crime & Courts Jul. 12, 2021 11:33 pm1619d ago
The defense lawyers say the accounts support Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s testimony that others were involved.
Kat Russell Crime & Courts Jul. 12, 2021 4:20 pm1620d ago
A Cedar Rapids man faces charges after it was alleged that he had sexually abused a girl under the age of 12 multiple times over the course of three years.
Crime & Courts Jul. 12, 2021 5:16 pm1620d ago
Agreements released Monday show Iowa is donating the use of state troopers and their equipment at “no cost to Texas” to fight crime along the U.S. border with Mexico, but a spokesman for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said there still is a chance Texas could later reimburse some costs.
Crime & Courts Jul. 12, 2021 8:16 am1620d ago
New Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel has committed to improving his office’s response to domestic violence, including assigning detectives to follow up on all domestic violence arrests.
Gazette staff
Crime & Courts Jul. 12, 2021 12:04 am1620d ago
Travis Jon Fulton, 44, of Parkersburg, who went by “The Ironman” on the MMA fighting circuit, was identified Sunday as the inmate who early Saturday was found unresponsive in a cell at the Linn County Jail
Crime & Courts Jul. 10, 2021 5:24 pm1622d ago
The officer has returned to work
Crime & Courts Jul. 11, 2021 8:13 am1621d ago
Police say McGill helped the 15-year-old run away from home and they traveled to Missouri together
Crime & Courts Jul. 11, 2021 11:11 am1621d ago
The identity of the inmate has not been released.
Associated Press
Crime & Courts Aug. 19, 2021 3:23 pm1582d ago
Nebraska and Iowa have seen a rise in hate crimes in recent years, most of which have been committed on the basis of race and ethnicity, according to the FBI.
Crime & Courts Jul. 11, 2021 9:38 am1621d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Firefighters rescued two children and four dogs Friday morning from a house fire in southwest Cedar Rapids. …
Crime & Courts Jul. 9, 2021 3:49 pm1623d ago
Police are investigating two shots fired incidents that occurred Thursday evening in southeast Cedar Rapids.
Crime & Courts Jul. 8, 2021 8:30 pm1623d ago
That tool is the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (or NIBIN for short) – a federal system that allows investigators to capture ballistic evidence and compare it with a national database of spent shell casings that have been collected from crime scenes across the country.
Crime & Courts Jul. 8, 2021 8:44 pm1623d ago
A 31-year-old Cedar Rapids man faces charges aafter a Wednesday night fight a in the parking lot at Leo’s Liquors, 1500 First Ave. NE.
Crime & Courts Jul. 8, 2021 6:43 pm1624d ago
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a vehicle Wednesday night in southwest Cedar Rapids. Witnesses told police that a subject in one vehicle fired gunshots at people in another vehicle.
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