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An Iowa educator is facing a felony charge following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct involving a juvenile student a decade ago.
This demented illegal alien was provided employment at an animal shelter. In videos provided to police, the sicko repeatedly used shock collars on dogs, stepped on their leashes to pull their heads to the ground, and even used their leashes to swing dogs around in mid-air. He now faces four felony charges of willfully torturing, maiming, or mutilating animals.
SIOUX CITY – This sadistic illegal alien put a machete to a person’s throat, victimized children, and somehow made his was to a wholesome Northern Iowa community to spread his misery, but thanks to Operation Take Back America he is destined for 4 years of hot showers in a stone cold federal prison before he is shipped way, way south.
SIOUX CITY – A Fort Dodge drug dealer who conspired to distribute lethal fentanyl pled guilty this week in federal court in Sioux City.
CEDAR RAPIDS – This convicted Illinois felon who stole fifteen firearms from a house in Waterloo was sentenced on May 1, 2026, to eight years in federal prison.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Northern Iowa farmer who stole over $250,000 from his business partner and filed dozens of false documents over multiple years in bankruptcy court pled guilty in federal court in Cedar Rapids and faces potential stiff punishment.
A swift response from Iowa law enforcement led to the capture of an Illinois pair allegedly caught with a stolen catalytic converter Tuesday afternoon.
A road rage incident on one of Iowa’s busiest interstates ended in an arrest Tuesday afternoon after a firearm was reportedly brandished at another driver.
WASHINGTON – This abhorrent, sadistic illegal alien from Honduras attempted to smother a one-day-old baby, and was chucked into a frosty American prison for her deed for only eight years in a display of blue state leniency, but just as she thought freedom would ring, NICE placed their firm grip upon her existence and shipped her far, far south.
DES MOINES – A convicted Iowa sex offender imprisoned for life for kidnapping and murdering a young girl is back in the spotlight after authorities laid out another horrific crime that went cold, in which the suspect brazenly snatched an unsupervised child from her back yard and undertook the unthinkable.
On the evening of September 9, 2003, a 5-year-old Iowa child, referred to as A.T., was playing in her family’s backyard when she was approached by an unknown man in an SUV-style vehicle…
An Iowa woman is facing a felony arson charge after authorities say she intentionally set fire to a local residence and was seen laughing as she walked away from the burning structure.
IOWA CITY – On Friday, May 1, 2026, the Iowa City Police Department conducted tobacco sales law compliance rechecks on the eight businesses that failed the March 13, 2026, compliance checks. One of the eight businesses failed the recheck.
CEDAR RAPIDS — A northern Iowa man who prosecutors say dealt methamphetamine and received drug shipments through the mail has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
A Northern Iowa youth is facing a felony charge after an investigation into a recent fire at a local middle school.
A Northern Iowa couple is facing charges after authorities determined a report of a domestic dispute was fabricated.
BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA – A 68-year-old Northern Iowa man is in custody following an investigation into the solicitation of a minor over social media.
An 18-year-old Northern Iowa man is in custody facing a string of felony charges after a month-long investigation into allegations of sexual assault and the distribution of illegal substances to minors.
Erik Giovanni-Quiroa (pictured at top), a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, has a criminal history that includes a conviction in 2011 for aggravated battery with a firearm, for which he was sentenced to 16 years in prison, and a conviction in 2025 for aggravated sexual abuse of a 5-year-old child, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison. ICE lodged a detainer with the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), but Governor J.B. Pritzker and his fellow Illinois sanctuary politicians refused to cooperate with ICE and released this pedophile from jail into the community.
On April 22, 2026, ICE conducted a targeted vehicle stop and arrested him at large in the community. Giovanni-Quiroa again endangered the public by refusing to stop when given lawful commands and attempting to flee in his vehicle.
CHARLES CITY – A local woman is in custody after a Thursday evening traffic stop led to drug-related charges and multiple driving violations.
What began as a disturbance at a Nebraska fast-food restaurant has unraveled into a multi-state homicide investigation spanning from Lincoln to Iowa. While in custody, the suspect reportedly made “concerning statements” to investigators regarding an incident that had occurred earlier that evening at the Country Inn and Suites in Iowa, where officers discovered a deceased male inside a hotel room.
In two of the three encounters, store clerks reported that the suspect held the firearm to their heads while demanding cash from the register. This comes after an attack at a skate park that left a victim with severe injuries,
An Iowa woman is facing a felony arson charge after authorities say she intentionally set fire to her ground-floor apartment, allegedly stating she wanted to “make a crime scene”.
An Iowa man who sexually exploited children and possessed child pornography was sentenced April 27, 2026, to 25 years in federal prison. According to federal prosecutors, “he got minors to produce and send depictions of sexually explicit conduct to him. He also admitted he possessed child pornography. Information at the sentencing hearing showed that Sanderson used the Internet to attempt to persuade, induce, and entice four girls, and two of the girls sent him sexually explicit depictions of themselves.”
The suspect has a long record of United States military and law enforcement encounters. On March 10, 2012, the U.S.S. Halsey responded to a distress call from an Indian-flagged ship reporting that pirates had hijacked it in the Gulf of Aden. A Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team conducted boarding operations and encountered the suspect and nine other armed pirates who had taken the Indian ship hostage by force, where the Navy then logged his fingerprint. He has made numerous attempts to gain entry to the U.S. since then.
An Iowa man was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly crashing into a building and fleeing the scene during a late-night incident in Buchanan County.
MASON CITY — A local woman with a long history of criminal offenses was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly leading a group of individuals in a violent confrontation at a north side residence earlier this week.
The charges follow an incident on the afternoon of April 19, 2026, when the suspect and several acquaintances allegedly went to a residence in the 400 block of North Pennsylvania Avenue to confront an individual.
WASHINGTON – An older, disturbed white man who once actually murdered another human is back on the rampage, joining liberal goofies across the country, as he leveled heinous deletion threats to America’s heroic, unshakable ICE leader, and now, his goatee will be soothing the urges of others in a dank cell for the forseeable future.
“Your Gestapo Nazi maggot ICE agents should be terrified,” suspect Daniel Barber said in an email sent on June 6, 2025. He added that ICE law enforcement officers “deserve” to be “executed right there as well with two f**king bullets to the back of their maggot Nazi heads!”
A narcotics investigation in this Northern Iowa town culminated in an early morning raid this week, leading to felony drug charges and a child endangerment count.
A Northern Iowa man is facing a felony charge following a multi-week investigation into a residential fire that occurred in early March.
A morning commute turned into a harrowing experience for Northern Iowa drivers Tuesday after a wrong-way truck reportedly narrowly avoided a head-on collision on a major highway.
CHARLES CITY — A local teenager is in custody following an evening warrant check that led to charges involving alleged sexual misconduct.
IOWA CITY – The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday, April 19, 2026, and are seeking clues in nabbing suspects.
Initially, multiple victims were taken to area hospitals to be treated for wounds suffered in the shooting. No arrests were made. Videos circulated online, showing hoodied goons beating each other with feminine punches, some with their pants sagging to the beaten brick walkway. The gleaming and alluring neon bar signs glistened in the pale moonlight as the stink of booze and Swisher Sweet cigar smoke wafted in the breeze.
As part of the ongoing investigation, investigators are seeking to identify persons of interest associated with this shooting.
Gov. Kim Reynolds, and others, offered thoughts and prayers.
CEDAR FALLS — Investigators with the Cedar Falls Police Department have arrested a Waterloo man this week in connection with the February shooting death of a local woman.
WEST UNION — An Iowa man faces a felony eluding charge following a high-speed motorcycle pursuit that spanned nearly 18 miles across two Northern Iowa counties on Monday evening.
MASON CITY — A late-night hit-and-run investigation led to the arrest of a local man on multiple charges, including operating while intoxicated, no license, and no insurance, after a collision in Northeast Mason City this past weekend.
ALGONA — The Algona Police Department has officially expanded its law enforcement capabilities this spring with the introduction of its newest K9 team. Officer Daniel Cotterill and his partner, K9 Kira, have successfully completed their specialized training and are now certified for narcotics detection.
A weeks-long campaign of harassment and property damage at this small Iowa college campus has come to a halt after police successfully identified a group of teens using motorbikes to terrorize the campus.
According to police, these masked punks showed a blatant disregard for public safety. They were frequently observed driving at high speeds on pedestrian sidewalks and tearing through carefully landscaped areas, causing significant property damage. More concerning were reports that the riders deliberately drove in close proximity to pedestrians, creating what police described as a “significant safety hazard.”
This Honduran illegal alien invaded a small Midwestern town and lured an unsuspecting American teen boy to an ambush that tragically took his life, then bragged about it, but now the suspect is about to find out what American justice tastes like.
A report of a suspicious vehicle behind a local business led to the recovery of multiple stolen vehicles and several felony charges for a Northern Iowa man on Sunday.
An Iowa woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal March crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian, and cops say the suspect was allegedly drunk and using a device.