MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested and charged with delivery of the dangerous drug methamphetamine. Jonathin Ray Wheeler, age 28, was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail Thursday…
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Member of largest counterfeit goods conspiracy in history sentenced
NEWARK, N.J. — A New York member of a $300 million international counterfeit goods conspiracy, deemed one of the largest counterfeit goods case ever prosecuted, was sentenced Monday to 46 months in…
MC woman arrested for drunk driving after collision
MASON CITY – A local woman was taken to jail after an auto accident Monday. Police responded to a multi-vehicle accident Monday at about 7:31 PM at the 1600 block of North…
Felon who used gun in bar fight sent to prison
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who shot someone in a bar fight was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Tyrone Clifton, age 27, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term…
Buchanan county, Iowa arrests
PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday, May 27, 2014, Buchanan County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Austin Ray Even, 20, of Cedar Falls. Even was arrested and charged with Driving While License Suspended (simple misdemeanor) and…
Ames police seek armed robbery suspect
AMES – On Tuesday June 3, 2014 at approximately 2:00 a.m., Ames Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Swift Stop located at 3406 Lincoln Way. According to…
Iowa teen charged with attempted murder
INDEPENDENCE – A 14-year-old Iowa teen is under arrest and charged with attempted murder. On Thursday, May 29, 2014, Buchanan County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Kyara Renee Redmond, 14, of Cedar Rapids. Redmond…
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Iowa man arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon
FAYETTE – Police took a man into custody recently after a domestic incident. On May 25, 2014, Fayette county sheriff’s deputies arrested Rodney Dewayne Peterman, age 45, of Arlington, Iowa for domestic…
Minnesota squad car crashes into building during chase, causes building fire
ARDEN HILLS, MN – On Thursday, May 29, 2014, at approximately 9:40 pm, a Ramsey County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Willow Lake Boulevard and…
Jamaican DJ ZJ Wah Wa arrested in connection with North Dakota telemarketing lottery scam
BISMARCK, ND – A prominent Jamaican disc jockey has been arrested entering the United States in Hollywood, Florida, following his indictment by a federal grand jury in North Dakota for telemarketing fraud…
MC police locate wanted man on North End
MASON CITY – A wanted man was located by police taking a stroll through the North End. Police located Dale J. Lewis Jr., age 42, at the 200 block of 5th Street…
Kidnappers of Iowa college student sent to prison
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two men who kidnaped a Briar Cliff University student were each sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison in sentencing hearings today and yesterday. Trey Michael Boykin, age…
Lake Mills man who allegedly tried to murder police has plea hearing set
NORTHWOOD – A Lake Mills man accused of trying to shoot police who were trying to help him has a plea hearing set. Matthew Davis, age 21 of Lake Mills, stands charged…
California man sent to federal prison for dealing weed in Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS – A California man was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison. Chad Straub, 40, from Salinas, California, received the prison term after a February 7, 2014, guilty plea…
Iowa man who concealed assets during bankruptcy faces up to 5 years in prison
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who concealed assets from his creditors and the United States Bankruptcy Court pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jay Freese, age 51, from Montour,…
Charles City man who skipped court caught by police
CHARLES CITY – A wanted Charles City man was caught by police on May 21st. Jaiton Mangun, age 20, skipped a court hearing on May 20th and a warrant was issued for…
Iowa sex offender arrested
DECORAH – An Iowa sex offender who was not complying with the sex offender registry was arrested recently. On May 19, at about 11:30 PM, Bernard D. Olson Jr., age 39 of…
Downtown Minneapolis bank robbed Tuesday
MINNEAPOLIS – On May 27, 2014, at approximately 10:45 a.m., an individual robbed the Central Bank branch located at 2120 Hennepin Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The robber approached the bank counter…
Charles City man arrested for public intoxication
CHARLES CITY – Police arrested a Charles City man for public intoxication. On May 21st, at 7:51 PM, officers were dispatched to the area of Clinton Street and 8th Street for an…
Buchanan county, Iowa arrests
PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Buchanan County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Louis Lavern Ostlie, 56, of Jesup. Ostlie was arrested and charged with first offense Operating While Intoxicated (serious misdemeanor). This…
Iowa couple arrested after pot party with children
ATLANTIC, IA – An Iowa couple who apparently threw a party that involved illegal drugs with children in the house was arrested under numerous charges. On May 20, 2014, the Cass County…
Nebraska man sent to prison for selling meth in Eastern Nebraska
OMAHA – A United States Attorney announced that US District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Jorge Ortiz-Lopez, also known as Moreno, to 292 months in federal prison, followed by five years of…
Dead man found in car
ATLANTIC, IA – An Iowa man was found dead in a car, and police are investigating. On May 13, 2014, at 2:17 p.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report…
Garner woman’s probation revoked in OWI case after theft
GARNER – A Garner woman who received a deferred judgment in a drunk driving case has had her probation revoked. Brianna Dean Taft, 19, Garner, appeared for probation revocation proceedings on the…
MC sex offender pleads guilty to violating registry
MASON CITY – A sex offender who calls Mason City home pled guilty to violating the Iowa sex offender registry. Anthony Junnell Rolfes, age 26, pled guilty on May 12 to first offense violation…
MC man serving two days for drunk driving
MASON CITY – A Mason City man is serving jail time for drunk driving. Alexander Lee Bales, age 19, pled guilty on April 28 to operating while intoxicated, first offense. He had…
Garner man pleads guilty to felony burglary
GARNER – A Garner man awaits sentencing after a guilty plea to felony burglary. Chad Curtis Trenary, age 34 of Garner, pled guilty to class D felony burglary in the third degree…
Counterfeit bill passed at business; Secret Service notified
CLERMONT, IA – A report of a counterfeit bill passed at a northeast Iowa business has gotten the Secret Service involved. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, on May 20, 2014, a…
Iowa felon who possessed gun pleads guilty in court
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who unlawfully possessed a firearm pled guilty Friday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Ramius Hardiman, age 21, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count…
911 call service in Story county reports failure
AMES – The Story County Sheriffs Officer reported an equipment failure this week, and upgrades to the system on the way. On Thursday, May 22, the Story County Sheriff’s Office experienced a…
Waterloo Police Department announces K9 Unit expansion
WATERLOO – The Waterloo Police Department has recently expanded their K9 Unit. For several years, the K9 Unit has consisted of three K9 Teams. Each K9 on the K9 Unit is trained…
Mason City man charged with drunk driving
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City man was stopped Thursday morning on the east side of Clear Lake for drunk driving. Ralph Stuart Marshall, Jr. was stopped by a Cerro Gordo deputy…
Iowa man charged with making meth near school
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man is charged with making meth in a house near a school that resulted in a fire. Zackery Lee Smock, age 36, from Anamosa, Iowa, has been…
Mason City man arrested again on drug charge
CLEAR LAKE – A Mason City man who has found himself on the wrong side of the law more than once lately was arrested yet again, this time in Clear Lake. Michael…
Wanted Iowa man attempts to elude cops before he is caught
WEST UNION – A wanted Iowa man refused to stop for police and led them on a dangerous chase. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, on May 17, 2014, a deputy…
Iowa halfway house inmate returns drunk, gets 21 months in prison
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man serving out the last few months of a sentence on federal drug charges was sent back to prison for twenty-one months when he walked away from the…
Iowa inmate discovered dead in cell
CORALVILLE – Lonnie Joe Griffiths, an inmate assigned to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) died Saturday May 17, 2014. During a special room check Griffiths was discovered unresponsive. Medical Personnel…
Minnesota man sentenced for robbing 31 Twin Cities area banks
MINNEAPOLIS – Yesterday in federal court in St. Paul, United States District Court Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced Sheikh Bilaal Muhammad Arafat, formerly known as Mark Edward Wetsch, to 168 months in…
Wisconsin man accused of robbing three Iowa banks
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Wisconsin man is in jail in Iowa, standing accused of robbing three banks here several years ago. Jeffrey Haydock, 57, from Watertown, Wisconsin, has been charged with three…