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Items bought via the Giving Machines are dispensed elsewhere — in the form of diapers handed out to families at Boston-area homeless shelters, or a digital literacy class taught to a local formerly incarcerated person.
Prosecutor believes underlying issues, including the pandemic, contributed to spike in reports.
05/13/21 Cedar Rapids police announced that they’ve arrested a resident after he allegedly dumped a cat into the Cedar River earlier this week. According to a release from the Police Department, they received a report at 8:19 am Monday about an individual who had thrown a cat from the 3 rd Avenue Bridge into the river. An officer located the cat trying to get out of the river on a rocky incline near May’s Island. Linn County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene and helped remove the cat from underneath a rock next to the water. Officers spoke with a witness who said it appeared that a ma...