Articles Tagged: Iowa City Police Department

An Iowa City man was sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison for distributing and receiving child porn. He electronic devices contained “hundreds” of images, including children under age 1.

The Iowa City Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding information related to the fatal shooting of an Iowa City woman in December.

Iowa is one of 31 states in the U.S. that requires vehicles to have two license plates displayed while driving — one on the front and one on the back of the car — with very few exceptions.

Iowa City police have arrested a man on murder charges after a fatal shooting last week on S. Gilbert Street.

Police found a man with gunshot wound after responding to the 1800 block of South Gilbert Street around 11:57 p.m. Saturday night.

A man has been arrested in connection with an assault that happened in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall in December. The Iowa City Police Department has sought the public’s help identifying people of interest in the case since December, and they asked the public for help again after two people were arrested in January.

An Indiana man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Tommy Curry, 31, of Iowa City, in 2021. Prosecutors said it was revenge killing.

A man who had told police he wanted to go to prison was arrested Friday on charges he flashed a gun to a teller at an Iowa City bank and told the teller “he would not go home tonight” if he didn’t hand over cash.

The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a suspicious death that happened Monday at a residence in the 300 Block of Camden Road, according to a news release from the department.

A Johnson County jury Tuesday found Renard Winfield Jr., of Gary, Ind., guilty of first-degree murder in what prosecutors called a revenge plot where Winfield posed as a woman to lure Tommy Curry, of Iowa City, to his death. The jury deliberated nearly four hours on Tuesday.

Renard Winfield Jr., of Gary, Ind., told police during an interview, he didn’t know or kill Tommy Curry, 31, of Iowa City, in April of 2021. He also denied being in Iowa at the time, even though investigators had evidence he was in Iowa City on April 28, when Curry was fatally shot.

The owner of an Iowa City venue has been charged with disorderly house after two women were stabbed and a fight broke out there Sunday.

The Iowa City Police Department recently launched its first-ever crisis co-responder team, pairing an officer with a mental health liaison to de-escalate crises, provide on-scene support, and connect individuals to essential services.

According to a news release, officers received a report of an assault that occurred about 6:55 p.m. in the parking lot of West High School.

Community members from across Johnson County are mourning an Iowa City woman who died this week, several days after being hit by a car during a group bike ride.