Articles Tagged: Robberies

The Kirkwood Regional Center in Coralville went into lockdown for about 10 minutes Monday morning after reports of an armed robbery in the area, according to an alert sent to Kirkwood students Monday.

Brandon Lee impersonated a police officer to gain entry to their home

A Des Moines man was arrested Wednesday in North Liberty after he reportedly tried to shoot out the tires of a semi-truck, led police on a 14-mile chase and then attempted to break into a squad car.

A Linn County Deputy, who was shot several times while responding to an armed robbery last year, was awarded a Purple Heart Award Tuesday by the Iowa State Police Association.

Smith was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday after being admitted earlier in the week “for an acute illness related to a chronic medical condition”

They hope for closure, justice in federal trial starting Monday

A Wisconsin man was arrested Wednesday night after a robbery and burglary that led to a stand-off with police during which one officer fired a gun. One resident was treated for injuries caused during the incident.

A judge gave an Iowa City teen a deferred judgment and three years probation in an armed robbery last year. The conviction could be expunged if the 18-year-old if he doesn’t have serious violations in the future.

Two people have been indicted for marijuana robbery and illegally possessing firearms. One of the defendants was initially charged in state court for firing 24 rounds into a building last month.

A Cedar Rapids man charged with attempting to kill a man in 2020 has been found incompetent to stand trial. He will be sent to a Coralville state hospital for treatment to restore competency.

A Cedar Rapids man posed as a police officer to get inside an older Coggon couple’s home and then robbed their safe by threatening them with a gun and assaulting them.

Two people were arrested Tuesday on charges that they invited a man to their Iowa City residence to smoke marijuana and then robbed that person at gunpoint.

Three people were arrested Sunday in Cedar Rapids on charges that they entered an apartment armed with a baseball bat with the intent to rob the people living there.

Demanded all his money while in the 100 block of Northwood Drive, according to a criminal complaint

An Iowa City man was booked into Johnson County Jail early Wednesday, accused of entering the Lone Tree home of a woman he had lived with and beating her with a metal pole.