According to a report presented to the Johnson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee this week, a joint law enforcement facility shared by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa City Police Department could cost around $106 million.
An 85-year-old Solon man who had gone out to work in his yard was found in a nearby pond several hours later.
Johnson County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Hynes still relishes the challenge of starting the Tiffin patrol division as enters it’s second year of a partnership between the sheriff’s office and the City of Tiffin. Hynes says it’s been the “most rewarding” of his career.
A Coralville man was arrested Thursday after a police investigation found he had 19 videos of child pornography saved on his computer, authorities said.
A Johnson County sheriff’s deputy last week responded to a Lone Tree home where authorities say the man choked a woman until she nearly lost consciousness, leaving visible injuries on her neck.
A passerby on a walking trail near the main boat ramp at Lake Macbride State Park called 911Saturday morning after noticing a pair of gloves near broken ice on the frozen lake, according to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
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A deputy attempted to stop a vehicle driving 92 mph in a 55 mph zone near F.W. Kent Park. The driver, who is 15, fled for about 7 miles before crashing, a news release states.
Johnson County and Iowa City have begun conversations about the potential for a joint jail facility.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office at the end of October will end a contract with CommUnity Crisis Services, which since 2022 has provided a mental health liaison to the Sheriff’s Office, and two other Johnson County police departments.
A truck that was reported stolen 47 years ago was discovered 20 feet deep in the Coralville Lake and pulled out last month, according to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
First responders to a 911 call found Christopher Plowman, 38, of Tiffin, in a pond at the course at 4390 Sand Rd. SE, south of Iowa City.
Crews find victim in golf course pond under maintenance equipment.
He was seen on video placing items he said were destructive outside the Johnson County Courthouse, records show. But the items were just religious materials.
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