A stock image of an MRAP, similar to the one used by the ICPD.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) - Iowa City Police officers used a military-grade armored truck to serve warrants related to recent shootings Tuesday morning. While police say the operation went off without an incident, many people who saw it drive through their neighborhood say it was unnecessary and seriously hurts community relations. My children came outside and were kind of scared like, What s going on? Eric Harris said, who lives around the corner from where the vehicle was deployed.
The Johnson County Sheriff s Office has owned a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle since 2014. Both the sheriff and a police captain say it s only used on rare occasions where absolutely necessary. ICPD has used the armored truck seven times in seven years, but two times it was only staged and brought back.
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The drowning death of 15-year-old Noah Herring last April at the Coralville Reservoir could spark a new state law.
Iowa lawmakers are considering making it a crime to fail to call emergency responders to report when someone appears to be in serious danger.
Herring’s family supports the bill. The Tiffin teen was near the Diving Rock area of the lake near Scales Bend Road when he began struggling in the water. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said three teens and 47-year-old Scotty Harshman were present, but none placed a call to get help.
Dozens of interviews were conducted, with multiple search warrants executed. They resulted in one juvenile being charged with 5th degree theft, 3rd degree criminal mischief, and use of an electronic communication device while driving. Two others were charged with 3rd degree criminal mischief and 5th degree theft. Harshman was charged with 5th degree theft.
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa legislators are considering a bill that would make it a crime not to call emergency responders to report someone who seems to be in serious danger.
The effort stems from the death of Noah Herring, a 15-year-old Tiffin resident who drowned in the Coralville Reservoir last April.
His family is hopeful the bill will pass, according to a statement provided to the Press-Citizen Tuesday.
The Johnson County Sheriff s Office said three teens and one adult were present when Herring drowned on April 7, but none placed a call to law enforcement to get help.
During initial interviews with the sheriff s office, the individuals didn t tell the authorities where to find Herring or what had happened, Sheriff Brad Kunkel told the Press-Citizen shortly after the investigation concluded.