CRIME & SAFETY
Car into Cedar River, suspects swim in attempt to elude police
Two people are now arrested and charged after a car chase that ended with the suspect's vehicle in the Cedar River. Around 12:30 Friday morning police attempted a traffic stop in 500 block of 33rd Ave SW. The suspects fled in their vehicle and a pursuit started heading in to...
FOUND: Urgent call for your help: Iowa City Police searching for missing man Drew Slattery
----------------- The Iowa City Police Department is asking for your help to find a missing man. Andrew "Drew" Slattery, 30, last had contact with his family via cellphone on April 7, 2024, but has been unreachable since that time. Slattery does not have permanent housing and may have last been...
Iowa City Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison Connected to Overdose Death
(Iowa City, IA) -- An Iowa City man is sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison in connection to an overdose death. Dione Mobley was sentenced to 27 years in prison after having been involved and distributing a substance that resulted in death. Lugene Shipp was also convicted in the fatal overdose and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Coralville man who posed as an ATF agent sentenced for illegal possession of 20 firearms
A Coralville man who posed as an ATF agent and illegally owned nearly two dozen firearms, including an array of shotguns and rifles, was recently sentenced to eight years in prison. Ken Nakato, 36, was sentenced to 100 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. ...
Police arrest man accused of causing November 2023 lockdown at Iowa City High School
Iowa City Police have arrested a man who may who forced a local high school to go into lockdown. Lawrence Russell, 39 of Iowa City, was arrested Monday in connection with a Nov. 8 incident near Iowa City High School that caused the school to activate its "Secure Mode" safety protocols. The situation stopped students from leaving the building at the end of the day as scheduled.
Iowa City man pleads guilty to felony, misdemeanor in 2023 Clock Tower ramp shooting case
An Iowa City man pleaded guilty after police said he shot another person multiple times near the Clock Tower parking ramp last May. Alexander Voudhivong, 23, is guilty of willful injury causing serious injury and reckless use of a firearm in connection to a shooting on the Saturday night of graduation, May 13, 2023, near downtown Iowa City.
Iowa City Animal Services investigating dog bite incident
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa City Animal Services says it is investigating after receiving a report of a dog bite on Wednesday morning. Investigators said it happened in the 1300 block of Teg Drive at around 9:30 a.m. Officials described the dog as being medium to large in size,...
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