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 Nov. 21, 2013 3:34 pm4373d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison Thursday for downloading and possessing child …
Nov. 20, 2013 2:08 pm4374d ago
A Waterloo woman, who previously operated a tax preparation business, was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison …
News Nov. 18, 2013 3:23 pm4376d ago
The trial for a Marion man accused of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of a child didn’t begin Monday as …
News Nov. 17, 2013 7:00 am4377d ago
Chris Petersen said his first thought when the not guilty verdict was read was, “How did this happen?” He believes, …
News Nov. 15, 2013 3:34 pm4379d ago
A 64-year-old Central City man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for shooting and killing his friend Gregory O’Hare …
News Nov. 13, 2013 3:15 pm4381d ago
Tim McLaren of Marion said Wednesday “What a Wonderful World” had special meaning to him but his “world is a …
News Nov. 8, 2013 10:41 am4386d ago
A trial for a Marion man accused of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation a child is still on track to …
News Nov. 7, 2013 5:01 pm4387d ago
A judge waived jurisdiction of a 15-year-old into adult court last week based on her alleged involvement in a homicide …
Crime & Courts Nov. 7, 2013 4:32 pm4387d ago
Sen. Tom Harkin announced Thursday that President Barack Obama formally nominated Kevin W. Techau for U.S. Attorney for the Northern …
Crime & Courts Nov. 7, 2013 11:58 am4387d ago
Johnathan Mitchell, who was acquitted last month in the 2011 homicide of a cab driver, pleaded guilty Thursday in a …
News Nov. 6, 2013 4:02 pm4388d ago
A 31-year-old Kansas man was charged in federal court Monday in a scheme to transport 215 stolen scientific calculators, valued …
Crime & Courts Nov. 5, 2013 2:10 pm4389d ago
A man who transported two teen girls from Wisconsin to Cedar Rapids to work as prostitutes pleaded guilty Tuesday in …
News Nov. 4, 2013 3:10 pm4390d ago
A former investment broker who made false statements to banks, defrauded investors, and didn’t pay taxes pleaded guilty last week …
Crime & Courts Oct. 25, 2013 11:45 am4400d ago
Maurice Harden, a teen involved in a robbery that led to a Cedar Rapids police officer being seriously injured in …
Crime & Courts Oct. 24, 2013 4:54 pm4401d ago
A Cedar Rapids man accused of bilking investors out of thousands of dollars escaped the last day of his trial …


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