116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Trish Mehaffey
Reporter covering state and federal courts, and whatever legal issues come my way. I also provide live coverage of criminal trials on Twitter @tmehaffey and welcome comments and questions from readers during the trials. Outside of work I love movies, tennis and my Kansas State Wildcats! Go Cats! Stay informed with the Public Safety newsletter.
Latest Articles by Trish Mehaffey
Crime & Courts Jun. 1, 2020 6:51 pm1986d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – One of the leaders of a large-scale heroin trafficking ring in Cedar Rapids was sentenced Monday to …
Crime & Courts May. 28, 2020 5:38 pm1990d ago
IOWA CITY – A judge denies in-home detention for an Illinois man pending sentencing next month for sexually abusing a …
Crime & Courts May. 28, 2020 5:37 pm1990d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who was attacked in a hospital parking ramp last year by a man she said …
News May. 26, 2020 10:46 am1992d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids injection mold company has donated 50,000 plastic surgical mask holder extenders that relieve ear …
Crime & Courts May. 26, 2020 11:22 am1992d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting …
Crime & Courts May. 22, 2020 8:16 pm1996d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two Chicago men were charged Friday with having firearms as felons and for carrying concealed handguns, after …
Crime & Courts May. 22, 2020 9:11 pm1996d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ordered that face-to-face court proceedings will not resume next month as …
Crime & Courts May. 22, 2020 7:42 pm1996d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police are investigating the death of a man found inside his northwest Cedar Rapids home Friday. Police …
Crime & Courts May. 22, 2020 10:00 am1996d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 19-year-old Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegally having a …
Crime & Courts May. 21, 2020 7:25 pm1997d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Minnesota man, who traveled to Iowa to have sex with two teen girls after responding to …
Crime & Courts May. 20, 2020 5:54 pm1998d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two men who were part of a large-scale heroin distribution ring in Cedar Rapids were each sentenced …
Crime & Courts May. 18, 2020 9:07 pm2000d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 33-year-old Cedar Rapids man, who has HIV and knowingly infected two women and one minor, pleaded …
Crime & Courts May. 19, 2020 12:02 am2000d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 16-year-old pleaded to a lesser charge Monday in a drug robbery that turned deadly for his …
Crime & Courts May. 14, 2020 6:42 pm2004d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The U.S. Marshals Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a …
Crime & Courts May. 14, 2020 5:25 pm2004d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge ruled Thursday that an 18-year-old, accused in a fatal shooting, will be restricted house arrest …

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