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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 May. 5, 2021 6:02 pm1717d ago
A federal judge this week sentenced a Fairfax man to more than 24 years in prison for selling methamphetamine and possessing firearms used in connection with drug trafficking.
Crime & Courts May. 4, 2021 3:05 pm1718d ago
WITH VIDEO: Black 13-year-old attacked by police dog “without provocation or command”
Crime & Courts May. 3, 2021 5:43 pm1719d ago
Faces mandatory 10 years and possibly up to life
Crime & Courts Apr. 29, 2021 5:26 pm1723d ago
Jury begins deliberations Friday
Crime & Courts Apr. 29, 2021 7:48 am1723d ago
Defense wraps up Thursday with DNA expert
Crime & Courts Apr. 28, 2021 9:00 am1724d ago
An FBI forensic examiner testified Tuesday that DNA from James Booher was found on a glove and floor vent cover at the Ely farmhouse where his accused killer lived.
Crime & Courts Apr. 27, 2021 5:37 pm1725d ago
Fragments of an elbow bone, rib and a tooth root recovered
Crime & Courts Apr. 23, 2021 4:09 pm1729d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — It took nearly 10 years to make an arrest in the fatal shooting of Dexter Meeks and …
Crime & Courts Apr. 23, 2021 12:12 pm1729d ago
Robert Bleakley testifies at trial of Matthew Robbins in Cedar Rapids
Crime & Courts Apr. 21, 2021 8:13 pm1731d ago
He was former president of Peoples Trust and Savings Bank in Riverside
Crime & Courts Apr. 21, 2021 3:54 pm1731d ago
Sentencing for Dallas Tullis is set for June 1
Crime & Courts Oct. 6, 2021 11:33 am1563d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A former girlfriend of an Ely man testified Tuesday that she helped lure a Marion man who …
Crime & Courts Apr. 16, 2021 7:24 pm1736d ago
He received over $100,000 in disability benefits while collecting a paycheck
Crime & Courts Apr. 16, 2021 7:05 pm1736d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man, who has racked up convictions in 31 separate cases, was sentenced this week …
Crime & Courts Apr. 16, 2021 6:30 am1737d ago
Hope Community Development will replace it with a new affordable home

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