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05/13/21 An Iowa City man has been arrested after chasing another man in broad daylight and firing shots at him. Police say the incident occurred in the 1100 block of Hollywood Boulevard just after noon Wednesday. Police say 55-year-old Antonio Jackson exited the front door of his house and then is seen running after a man who was standing in the middle of the street. Jackson allegedly was seen and heard firing seven shots from a firearm. A search warrant was executed at the residence, and offi...

The Weekend Report from the Oelwein Police Department The Oelwein Police Department reports several various arrests over the weekend. At about 1:45am today (Monday, May 3) an Oelwein man was taken into custody following an incident in the 400 block of East Charles. 25 year old Elaxander Wolf was arrested on a Fayette County warrant for the original charges of Violation of a No-Contact Order. Get our free mobile app Also at about 1:45 this morning, Oelwein Police summonsed to court 28 year old B...

04/20/21 A Cedar Rapids man involved in an armed robbery in Iowa City over three years ago will not face jail time. On Monday, Judge Lars Anderson passed sentence on 22-year-old Keith Wittmon-Anderson. He faced charges of 1 st degree Robbery, Carrying Weapons, 1 st degree Theft, Going Armed with Intent, and Possession of Marijuana for an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of August 1 st, 2018. Wittmon-Anderson and 19-year-old Patrick Lucas approached the victim, with Lucas brandi...

Sentencing is set for Monday for a suspect in an Iowa City armed robbery case. 22-year-old Keith Whittmon-Anderson of Cedar Rapids reached a deal with prosecutors and entered a guilty plea in February. He’s charged with 1st Degree Robbery, Carrying Weapons, 1st Degree Theft, Going Armed with Intent and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Police say Whittmon-Anderson and 19-year-old Patrick Lucas approached a man on North Gilbert Street early the morning of Aug. 1, 2018, with Lucas brandishi...

Man Murdered at Cedar Rapids Hotel The Cedar Rapids Police Department continues to investigate an early-morning murder at a hotel on the citys northeast side. According to a media release, a 911 call was received into the City of Cedar Rapids Joint Communications Agency just after midnight Monday morning. The caller reported someone had been stabbed in a room at the Residence Inn. The hotel is located at 1900 Dodge Road Northeast. Get our free mobile app When emergency personnel arrived at the ...

A suspect in an Iowa City armed robbery case has entered a guilty plea. Online court records show 22-year-old Keith Whittmon-Anderson of Cedar Rapids reached a deal with prosecutors and entered a guilty plea on Friday. Judge Mary Chicchelly set a sentencing date for April 19 th. Whittmon-Anderson is charged with 1st Degree Robbery, Carrying Weapons, 1st Degree Theft, Going Armed with Intent and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He and 19-year-old Patrick Lucas are accused of approaching a m...

By Sue Danielson Feb 25, 2021 (Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A mans been charged in a 2011 Cedar Rapids murder. Dexter Meeks was 22-years old when he was shot and killed while sitting on his porch, June 26th, 2011. The case went cold until a year ago, when a California prison inmate confessed. Mykel Roberts has since been extradited to Linn County, and is charged with Murder, Attempted Murder and Going Armed with Intent. Bond is set at $3,000,000. Police say just before 3 a.m. on June 26th, 2011,...

02/10/21 Two Cedar Rapids men are in custody after being accused of driving down to Iowa City Tuesday night to confront someone over a previous home invasion. Police say 31-year-old Shannon Williams of Oakland Road Northeast and 22-year-old Devon Hanson of Rockford Road Southwest went to a home in the 900 block of South Van Buren Street just before 10:30pm with the intent of confronting the person who allegedly committed a home invasion in Cedar Rapids. Hanson stayed in the car, and Williams, a...

Morales was taken into custody two days after the shooting. A news release from the Sioux City Police Department says detectives are still working on identifying other suspects involved in the attack. From the Sioux City Police Department: News release from the Sioux City Police Department: The Woodbury County Attorney has charged 19-year-old Christopher I. Morales of Sioux City with 1st Degree Murder for the death of Mia Kritis after he fired a gun into a house on Jan. 1 in the 2600 block of W...

By Terry Leahy Jan 13, 2021 Council Bluffs Police say they have arrested two men in connection with a shooting early Tuesday evening near North 31st St. and Avenue "L," to the south of I-29. Investigators say 32-year old Jeffrey Enders of the Bluffs was hospitalized with a head wound. Prior to officers’ arrival, witnesses informed the 9-1-1 Center that two unknown males were seen running from one of the apartments in the Northgate Apartment complex towards the parking lot. Police say 22-yea...