Law enforcement from multiple Tama County agencies responded to a threatening call Wednesday morning in the city of Tama, which investigators believe was a swatting call related to the video game Fortnite.
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Law enforcement from multiple Tama County agencies responded to a threatening call Wednesday morning in the city of Tama, which investigators believe was a swatting call related to the video game Fortnite.
Finalists are set to be interviewed next month. The city is working to fill the position after previous Chief Mike Kitsmiller retired in April.
A Cedar Rapids man was convicted for diverting oxycodone from bottles at the Belle Plaine pharmacy where he worked for personal use, and replacing them with Aleve to conceal his crime.He faces up to 20 years in prison.
A Cedar Rapids woman, who was caught on video in 2023 giving her 2-year-old son unneeded insulin while at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, was convicted Monday of child endangerment and another charge. She faces up to 10 years in prison.
A 15-year-old Cedar Rapids girl vanished in 2001, leaving police with little or no clues as to whether she ran away or was abducted. The last person to see her was convicted in another cold case murder last year, but police don’t have any evidence that he was involved in the teen’s disappearance.
A former deputy police chief suggested he cuff and pat down a custodian with whom he attempted to cultivate a relationship. The Iowa Supreme Court said his conduct was not severe enough to warrant legal action.
An Illinois woman was arrested Thursday in Linn County on charges that she stole more than $6,000 from two dependent adults for whom she was a caretaker.
County ordinances in Iowa that restrict the placement of carbon dioxide pipelines are overruled by the authority of state and federal regulators and cannot be enforced, a federal appeals court decided Thursday.
A Tiffin man was arrested this week on charges that he stole and resold about $60,000 worth of construction equipment and medical equipment while working as a contractor at the University of Iowa Hospital North Liberty Campus.
An Oelwein woman was arrested Tuesday after she admitted to police that she started a fire that burned down three houses, including her own residence.
The trial for a Cedar Rapids man accused of hiring two men to kill Chris Bagley will be delayed because a witness for the prosecution can’t testify in person next week because he’s under a chickenpox quarantine in federal prison. The judge denied a motion to have the witness testify by video.
The former owners of Adventureland Park reached a settlement with the parents of an 11-year-old boy who was killed in a water raft ride accident in 2021. Their 15-year-old son was also seriously injured, but survived.
The man facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the 1983 death of Ronald Novak placed himself at the home where the death occurred, a criminal complaint released Saturday shows.
The 40-year-old went to a Cedar Rapids park earlier this year thinking he was going to meet a 14-year-old girl, criminal complaints say. He was met by police instead.
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