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A 32-year-old South Beloit man is arrested on a charge of Operating While Intoxicated 5th Offense after being picked up in Cl

A Westgate man faces assault charges following a weekend incident, and a West Union woman was held after a traffic stop.

Lang 2/6/21 A Coralville man has been arrested after flipping his truck earlier this week. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office responded to Highway 6 in Iowa

Oelwein Driver Leads Officers on a Chase An Oelwein man faces a long list of charges for leading authorities on a high speed chase, before crashing his vehicle into a ditch. The incident happened at about 2am Sunday, January 17th in Buchanan County. A deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver, 50 year old Shane Bratten of Oelwein, refused to pull over, and led officers on a chase, reaching speeds of nearly 100 miles an hour, on Slater Avenue, northbound from Aurora....

Lang 1/24/21 Iowa City Police say the driver in a suspected drunk driving accident claims the other driver told her to flee the scene. According to arrest

1/23/21 Iowa City Police have arrested a driver they say was not only over the legal blood alcohol content for driving, but had a level so high it could have put him into a coma. Officers were investigating a motor vehicle accident at Highway 6 and Heinz Road just before 3:15 Friday morning when they took 25-year-old Nakyanzi Eyotar Malungu of North Summit Street into custody. Malungu allegedly admitted to drinking and driving, showed multiple signs of impairment, and registered a BAC of .313�...

12/20/20 A University of Iowa graduate student allegedly told police he drove recklessly past an officer twice because he was told to “swim like a fish”. An Iowa City Police officer says he observed a BMW Mini-Cooper driving recklessly by swerving in and out of traffic near Clinton and College Streets in front of the Old Capitol Town Center just before 6:45 Saturday night. The officer initially stopped another vehicle, but the Mini-Cooper drove around the perimeter of the Ped Mall and retur...