Category: Crime

A small Iowa police department initiated a sting operation, and it ended early due to media interference, but despite the setback, still nabbed four alleged predators who traveled to meet young boys for atrocious activities.

An Iowa convenience store was robbed, and cops have a suspect and need the public’s help in bringing him to justice.

CLEAR LAKE – This Mason City woman driver allegedly plowed right into the back of this vehicle stopped at a rural stop sign, and two kids had to pay the price.

WATERLOO – A male victim was found shot dead Friday in Waterloo, and no arrests have been made in the case, so far.

A federal grand jury in Miami has returned an indictment charging Democrat Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants with stealing federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds, and using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign. If convicted, Cherfilus-McCormick faces up to 53 years in prison.

“Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, cynical crime,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpayers for personal gain. We will follow the facts in this case and deliver justice.”

MASON CITY – This convicted felon on probation for her previous crimes fed Mason City police a tall tale about her stabbed hubby, but cops were having none of her games, and she now faces yet another serious charge that could land her in an Iowa prison.

A violent, two-time convicted Waterloo felon who possessed a gun with a high-capacity magazine was sentenced to federal prison this week.

ELGIN, IOWA – Police raided this Northern Iowa apartment, and once inside, cops nabbed three suspects and illegal substances.

BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA – A suspect fled in a vehicle through Grundy county and into Black Hawk county, and after he allegedly hopped out of his vehicle and fired bullets at law enforcement, the return fire ended his existence.

SIOUX CITY – This Garner attorney is mired in a case in which he is accused about lying about the value of a 1961 Rolls Royce on a nursing home benefits application, and could face prison and a stiff fine. Timothy Anderson was driving the 1961 Rolls Royce when he crashed it, leading to his prosecution.

WAUKEE – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Iowa honored Sergeant Erika Billerbeck (assigned to Johnson County) and Conservation Officer Travis Graves (assigned to Linn County) at a recognition banquet last week in Waukee.

CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman is accused of lurid actions upon a child, and police tracked the suspect down in a residential neighborhood on a warrant and took her to jail.

WEST UNION, IOWA – Law enforcement in the Northern Iowa area are reporting that a check-altering fraud case connected to check amounts being altered after being intercepted at post offices are costing local residents big time.

This Iowa man armed himself with a firearm with lethal intentions, police say, as he inflicted an alleged pattern of horrific abuse, including child endangerment.

This convicted Iowa sex offender has been nabbed and convicted once again honing his skills in showing off his body to someone with absolutely zero interest in taking a gander, but a woman judge waived a fine, put him on the offender registry and sentenced him to “time served.”

CLEAR LAKE – This Mason City woman was nabbed in Clear Lake, as she allegedly attempted to deal poisonous meth in the community.

CLEAR LAKE – This young male suspect allegedly scammed en elderly Ventura resident out of at least $1,000 and was nabbed hundreds of miles away and transported to face justice.

This  Iowa drug lord was on his way to Colorado to snatch up more meth and fentanyl when cops gave chase, and after a wild pursuit and the discard of hundreds of fent pills, he was caught and introduced to cold, hard justice.

DES MOINES – This alleged Guatemalan illegal alien has been perched in Iowa for at least 6 years, but no longer, after Border Patrol nabbed him on murder charges out of his sultry homeland.

“Wanted for MURDER in Guatemala… Arrested in Iowa,” said the U.S. Border Patrol today, offering a picture of an un-named male cuffed and looking somewhat dejected in the back of a law enforcement vehicle.

A gun-toting male suspect arrived at a Northern Iowa residence and turned his weapon on an unsuspecting couple and another victim before deleting himself, leaving three dead and another person hospitalized.

This Iowa fisherman recognized with certificates by the department of natural resources for catching big fish will now be joining other big fish in the Big House after he shot his girlfriend’s parents while they were helping her escape his vile clutches.

This Iowa man was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for shooting his cousin to death in June 2024.

This adjudicated Iowa robber with a history of violence or intimidation allegedly used his illegal gun to pummel a victim in the occipital region of the skull, and then apparently fled the scene, but cops used their expert investigative techniques and the suspect made astonishing admissions.

The defendant entered an Alford guilty plea to 10 counts of second-degree sexual abuse and one count of incest.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a statement today after an alleged violent criminal illegal alien brutally beat an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer with a metal coffee cup. The officer suffered a severe laceration to his mouth and burns to his face. Homeland Security says the alien’s rap sheet includes conviction for a sexual assault of a child under 17 –years-old, multiple DUIs, child fondling, and illegally re-entering the United States.

MASON CITY – A Mason City man turned himself into police after he was accused of punishing a child using a “scalding hot shower”.

MASON CITY – This convicted Mason City criminal with a decorated history of making trouble was up to his usual tricks Tuesday night, refusing a traffic stop and fleeing in his vehicle, wreaking havoc and damage in his wake.

CEDAR FALLS – A shooting in Cedar Falls and injured persons in a hospital have police searching for clues.

BOONE – This man, whom authorities say is residing in Mason City, was accused and convicted of fresh drug crimes to add to his already decorated criminal history, and somehow was given a suspended prison sentence.

CHARLES CITY – This Charles City woman is accused of slamming her blue Chrysler van into a parked pickup truck and fleeing the scene, but cops tracked her down and delivered sour comeuppance.

This Iowa woman is accused of the heinous and unthinkable deed of taking a young child to a roachy hotel and attempting to sell her to a john.

CHARLES CITY – A Charles City woman was nabbed on a warrant for alleged child endangerment and has a famous Mason City lawyer representing her in court.

This apparent drug dealer tooling around the Northern Iowa countryside in a motorhome loaded with poisonous substances, scales, baggies and more was sniffed out by a nosy law enforcement officer and is now stationary in a jail cell.

This small Northern Iowa community has apparently had just about enough of nefarious teens or other goons launching toilet paper rolls into the trees and yards along their fine boulevards, and now police are promising swift retributions for scofflaws that are allegedly harassing specific complainers.