Articles Tagged: Theft

An Iowa City man has been charged with theft after authorities say he stole more than $10,000 worth of timber by directing loggers to harvest 132 trees that didn’t belong to him.

A Fairfax man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he drove a stolen truck to and from a vehicle recycling center, and sold more than 20 vehicles to a recycling center without being properly licensed.

Two people were arrested Friday on charges they broke into a garage in Cedar Rapids and stole an all-terrain vehicle and multiple power tools, totaling more than $10,000 worth of property.

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Tuesday on charges that she stole almost $25,000 from her father, a dependent adult for whom she was caretaker.

Two Cedar Rapids men — one of whom was arrested last year on charges he stole copper and wiring from an industrial site — are facing charges after the theft of copper wire from Mercy Medical Center.

A stolen car was discovered Thursday morning in the Iowa River by the Curtis Bridge Boat Ramp, near North Liberty, according to a press release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.

A former western Iowa nurse was sentenced to over 3 years in federal prison for bank fraud, stealing drugs from nursing home patients and illegally possessing firearms.

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.

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 Iowa City man was arrested early Tuesday morning after police say he shot another man Monday night and escaped the scene on a stolen bike.

A Colorado man who threatened an Iowa City bank teller with a gun was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a January robbery. He attempted to withdraw his plea made in March, but the judge denied it.

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested last week on charges that she misused Social Security deposits and stole thousands of dollars from a disabled woman for whom who she was the legal guardian for more than 10 years.

Theft can take many forms in the workplace, even indirect forms. Employees should be mindful, and employers should take several measures to make sure policies address the various forms.

An Iowa City man was arrested over the weekend on charges that he conspired with another man — who has already pleaded guilty to his own theft charges — to steal more than $5,000 from the other man’s co-workers.

A Solon woman was arrested Monday on charges that she stole more than $50,000 from Budget Rental Iowa City, where she worked as a manager, by altering rental agreements and receiving payments on her personal accounts.