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05/04/21 A shooting Monday morning on the streets of Cedar Rapids appears to be a targeted incident, according to police. A report of shots fired in the 3700 block of Blairs Ferry Road Northeast came in at 10:20am. Initial reports indicated that shots from a vehicle hit a victim who was walking in the area. Using a description of the suspect vehicle provided by witnesses, Hiawatha Police stopped a vehicle that matched the description in front of the AutoZone on the 2900 block of Blairs Ferry. Officers from the CRPD arrived and took the driver into custody. That individual is being detained pe...

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 brandishing a handgun and demanding money. The would-be victim refused, and police say Whittmon-Anderson then...

4/18/21 An Iowa City man faces charges that he tried to rob an acquaintance, at one point arming himself with a hammer. 25-year-old Jacob Lester of Benton Drive was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 3:15am Sunday. Iowa City Police say Lester had visited a South Gilbert Street apartment just after 4:30pm on August 21 st, 2020, telling one of the residents that he owed people money, and the victim was going to cover it or Lester would cause him physical harm. Lester then allegedly tried to steal a supplement container full of cash. The two then began struggling for control of the ...

An Iowa man is behind bars following what was a very poorly planned, and possibly even a spur-of-the-moment bank robbery. Court documents indicate that 35-year-old Ronald G. Edwards of Sioux City tried to rob the Great Southern Bank at 329 Pierce Street in Sioux City at approximately 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, March 31. Things didn't go well. According to Siouxland Proud, Edwards first attempted to rob the bank on March 3. He reportedly said that day that he'd “shoot up the bank and everyone in it.” Thankfully, no one was injured and Edwards took off before he got any cash that day. Apparentl...

An Iowa man is behind bars following what was a very poorly planned, and possibly even a spur-of-the-moment bank robbery. Court documents indicate that 35-year-old Ronald G. Edwards of Sioux City tried to rob the Great Southern Bank at 329 Pierce Street in Sioux City at approximately 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, March 31. Things didn't go well. According to Siouxland Proud, Edwards first attempted to rob the bank on March 3. He reportedly said that day that he'd “shoot up the bank and everyone in it.” Thankfully, no one was injured and Edwards took off before he got any cash that day. Apparentl...