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Nebraska arrest leads to grim discovery of Iowa homicide

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.

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Iowa man accused of string of violent armed robberies

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,

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Iowa man gets 25 years in prison for exploiting children

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.”

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Feds nab Somali pirate who is repeatedly attempting to enter U.S.

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.

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Mason City woman with history of violence arrested after brutal home invasion assault

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.

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Chunky, older white clown threatens ICE Director, discovers things can get worse

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!”

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Authorities ask for help in locating suspects in mass shooting incident in Iowa City

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.

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Algona police introduce K9 unit to help battle crime

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.

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Masked teens on motorized bikes nabbed after harassing folks on Iowa college campus

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.”

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Haitian illegal alien nabbed after brutal hammer attack on woman at gas station

According to ICE, “On April 3, police in Florida responded to an emergency at a local gas station. Surveillance footage showed that Joachim smashed the victim’s car windshield, approached her, and repeatedly hit her in the head with a hammer—violently killing her in broad daylight.” The suspect was released by Joe Biden in 2022 to freely roam America, authorities say.

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Sadistic Guatemalan alien with machete nabbed in Northern Iowa

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 hot showers in a stone cold federal prison before he is shipped way, way south.

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Iowa man flees cops after multiple no-contact order violations

Most modern 22-year-old males spend their Friday afternoons playing video games, posing for goofy selfies, eating pop tarts in their mom’s basements, and deciding just how far their drawers can hang below their waistlines, but this Iowa man apparently spent his day trying to see how many times he could get handcuffed after he blew off a judge’s no-contact order over and over.

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Selfish Iowa drivers addicted to their phones put on notice by Iowa State Patrol

MASON CITY – Drivers in Iowa who think their beeping phone is more important than the lives of everyone else on the road are officially on notice. This month, the Iowa State Patrol and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau have declared that the “educational” period of the state’s hands-free law is over, and the era of “paying for your poor life choices” has begun.

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Iowa man accused of smacking kid with sack of trash

SIDNEY, IOWA – In a performance that won’t be winning any “Father of the Year” trophies, a 34-year-old Iowa man found himself trading his domestic duties for a cramped cell at the local jail last week.  Camaron Jean Focht was arrested on the afternoon of March 26, 2026, after a security camera—the silent, digital snitch that never sleeps—allegedly caught him engaging in a parenting style best described as “sanitation-based assault.”

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ICE nabs illegal that ran down innocent American motorcyclist

WASHINGTON – This criminal illegal alien was out tooling around when his sloppy driving skills caused him to run down and kill an innocent American citizen on a motorcycle, but thanks to ICE, he won’t be able to maim or delete anyone else in America.