Articles Tagged: Johnson County Sheriff’s Office

City High School in Iowa City will put up a plaque to honor a man who drowned while saving a child from the Iowa River Friday. The man, Wegayewu Faris, had been a custodian at City High since 2005.

The body of Wegayewu Faris, 42, was found about 7:10 p.m., the office said. He is not related to the child, authorities said, but like the child he had come with others to fish at the river.

A Swisher woman was arrested Wednesday morning on charges she forged several checks in the name of an elderly patient for whom she was the primary caregiver, and used the patient’s Amazon account.

An Iowa City man was arrested Thursday for committing burglary at an Iowa City residence and then trying to break into other apartments nearby.

Sheriff Brad Kunkel is requesting $240,000 for a Lenco BearCat to replace the current MRAP, as well as funds to replace aging camera equipment in fiscal 2023.

At about 6:10 p.m., a driver was traveling north on Highway 1, between Iowa City and Solon at Fox Lane NE, when a deer ran into the path of the car, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

The substation would be a place for deputies to meet with the public, take reports, conduct interviews and follow up on calls for service.

Two Oxford teens have been arrested over the weekend in connection with a string of attempted vehicle burglaries in Tiffin.

Corridor law enforcement agencies have ’zero tolerance’ policies about discrimination, without using that term