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
News Jun. 23, 2014 10:57 pm4158d ago
A prosecutor said Monday that Mary Ramos knowingly sold synthetic drugs out of the business she managed and on the …
Crime & Courts Jun. 23, 2014 12:08 pm4159d ago
The first defendant with charges stemming from the national synthetic drug operation raid in 2013 will stand trial today in …
News Jun. 20, 2014 4:54 pm4162d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was recently charged for passing off damaged phones as new and getting a full refund from …
News Jun. 20, 2014 3:08 pm4162d ago
Sen. Tom Harkin has recommended Cedar Rapids Attorney Dave O’Brien, who recently lost a primary bid for the 1st Congressional …
News Dec. 30, 2022 10:56 am1047d ago
Twenty years in federal prison turned into life Thursday for a Charles City man who possessed guns as a felon …
News Jun. 19, 2014 8:26 pm4162d ago
A woman who defrauded two insurance companies out of more than $175,000 in sales commissions was sentenced to more than …
News Jun. 16, 2014 11:36 am4166d ago
A federal judge ruled Thursday a Charles City man convicted of stolen weapon charges can be sentenced up to life …
News Jun. 14, 2014 1:00 am4168d ago
A bank robber with multiple convictions pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to two armed heists in 2009 and 2010 …
News Jun. 13, 2014 5:17 pm4169d ago
An Evansdale man pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to distribution of synthetic drugs and faces up to 20 years …
News Jun. 11, 2014 1:12 pm4171d ago
The Iowa Court of Appeals denied an appeal Wednesday for a Cedar Rapids man convicted of strangling and killing his …
Crime & Courts Jun. 10, 2014 11:55 am4172d ago
An Evansdale man set to take a plea deal Monday in federal court for distribution of synthetic drugs has now …
News Jun. 7, 2014 1:00 am4175d ago
Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden said Friday that 16-year-old Daimonay Richardson should be sentenced to up to 50 years …
Jun. 6, 2014 12:29 pm4176d ago
A Cedar Rapids man who was released from federal prison in March has been charged again, this time for robbing …
News Jun. 6, 2014 12:25 pm4176d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was charged Friday in federal court for robbing Hills Bank in May. Jacob Mack, 24, was …
News Jun. 4, 2014 8:00 pm4178d ago
A couple who owned a Cedar Rapids tobacco outlet accused of selling synthetic drugs were indicted Wednesday in federal court …


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