Robert William Fisher is wanted for allegedly killing his wife and two young children and then blowing up the house in which they all lived in Scottsdale, Arizona in April of 2001….
Category: Crime
A comprehensive crime page for the North Iowa area and beyond.
FBI Crime Alert: Juan Jose Esparragoza-Moreno
Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance; Conspiracy to Possess With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance; Importation of a Controlled Substance REWARD: The U.S. Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and…
BRIEF: Alleged MN drunk driver rear ends family’s car
Amanda Lillie, Austin Daily Herald A 49-year-old alleged drunk driver wanted in Goodhue County reportedly rear-ended a family’s car Monday while intoxicated. Police Chief Brian Krueger said Darnell Jones, of Austin, was arrested…
Duo charged with robbing Austin, MN Walmart, Target
Amanda Lillie, Austin Daily Herald – Two women were charged with second-degree aggravated robbery Tuesday after allegedly stealing more than $750 in merchandise from the Austin Walmart and Target. Amanda Lynn Kraay, 21,…
Austin, MN man who allegedly exposed himself fired
Amanda Lillie, Austin Daily Herald – An Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority worker who allegedly exposed himself to a female tenant has been fired. Marv Repinski, chair of the HRA board, said Ronald…
Charges brought in Albert Lea Chevy fight
Sarah Stultz, Albert Lea Tribune – An Albert Lea man accused of striking and injuring another man with a Chevy Blazer on Saturday was charged in Freeborn County District Court on Tuesday, Dec….
823 arrested for DWIs midway through MN campaign
Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. ST. PAUL — Midway through a month-long statewide DWI enforcement campaign, preliminary reports from 191 law enforcement agencies indicate 823 DWI arrests were made Dec. 1–11. Nearly 400…
BRIEF: Police investigate Chicago slaying
Chicago Tribune A man was shot and killed Saturday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. The assailant walked up to and confronted the victim outside on the 500 block of S….
Cops go online to get a clue
C.J. Lin, Daily News, Los Angeles – When Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in the Antelope Valley saw an explosion in the number of graffiti and monikers of taggers painting the town, they…
Many are mistakenly imprisoned in L.A. County
By Robert Faturechi and Jack Leonard, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of people have been wrongly imprisoned inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jails in recent years, with some spending…
Justice Department report puts spotlight on Arizona’s Sheriff Arpaio
By Ashley Powers and Stephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times – Armando Nido spotted the flashing lights of a Maricopa County sheriff’s patrol car. He stiffened in fear. It was February 2009, and…
Summary judgment for ex-Iowa deputy granted
By Justine Wettschreck, The Daily Globe, Worthington, Minn. – Dec. 24–SIBLEY, Iowa — A memorandum opinion and order was filed Thursday with the federal court in the northern district of Iowa, granting…
Wal-Mart employee slain on way to work
By Laura Figueroa, McClatchy Newspapers MIAMI — Hector Vichot died over $1.25. That’s what was in his back pocket when he was gunned down while walking to his nightshift job at Wal-Mart last…
2 accused of luring robbery victims with fake iPad ad on Craigslist
By Mitch Mitchell, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — Police have arrested two men who are suspected of robbing people at gunpoint after luring them to a restaurant parking lot with fake…
Guard accused of sexually abusing inmate
By Darren Barbee, McClatchy Newspapers FORT WORTH, Texas — A former correctional officer at Federal Medical Center Carswell was indicted this week on a federal count of sexual abuse of a ward —…
Iowa ex-school secretary charged with theft
Jermaine Pigee, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – A second Grimes Elementary School employee suspected of stealing thousands of dollars from the school’s Parent-Teacher Organization has been arrested. Dana Dee Hanson, 37, was…
Second man charged in Cedar Rapids slaying
Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – UPDATE: The second man accused of slaying Andre Herron,who was found dead on 7th Street SW in November, was charged with first-degree murder Friday in…
BRIEF: Two charged for detonating ‘MacGyver’ bombs
Jeff Raasch, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Two men face criminal charges after two small explosions late Wednesday night in northwest Cedar Rapids. Jacob W. Boots, 21, and Brett M. Moore, 27, were…
Iowa Man Sentenced For Receiving Child Pornography Following Prior Conviction
A who obtained child pornography using the Internet was sentenced on December 21, 2011, to 15 years in federal prison. Justin Michael Hinz, age 26, from Marion, Iowa, received the prison term…
Kansas City Man Sent To Prison For Sioux City Shooting Case
A Kansas City man was sentenced December 15, 2011, to ten years in federal prison for his illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Michael Anthony Johnson, age 29, of Kansas City,…
New Jersey Solid Waste Management Facility Sentenced After Illegally Dumping in Upstate New York
WASHINGTON – Lieze Associates, dba Eagle Recycling, of New Jersey, was sentenced today in federal court in Utica, N.Y., following their guilty plea to conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act and…
Mayweather is sentenced to 90 days in jail
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – A Las Vegas judge Wednesday sentenced boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to 90 days in jail for his role in a 2010 domestic violence case involving…
Police: Iowa dad was drunk in crash that seriously hurt two kids
Jeff Raasch, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Two weeks after a crash that seriously injured two of his children, a Cedar Rapids father has been accused of being drunk behind the…
Former Flight Attendant Sentenced for Setting Plane on Fire
FARGO, ND—U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on Dec. 16, 2011, Eder H. Rojas, 23, formerly from Woodbury, Minn., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson on a charge…
Former Iowa Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
DAVENPORT, IA—On December 19, 2011, Mary Pat Harper, formerly Mary Pat Lord, age 57, of Davenport, was sentenced by United States District Judge John A. Jarvey to 24 months’ imprisonment in connection…
Minnesota Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography
MINNEAPOLIS—On December 16th in federal court in St. Paul, a 43-year-old St. Paul man was sentenced for photographing and filming pornographic images of three girls and one boy who were under the…
Iowa Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register
A sex offender who failed to register when he moved to Iowa pled guilty on December 19, 2011, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Bruce Myers, age 44, from Kentucky, was convicted…
Former Des Moines Police Officers Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa, returned an indictment today charging two former Des Moines Police Department Officers Mersed Dautovic and John Mailander with violations of federal criminal…
Twelve Charged in Cleveland for Assaulting Practitioners of the Amish Religion
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Cleveland returned a seven-count indictment charging 10 men and two women, all residents of Ohio, with federal crimes arising…
Former Denison, Iowa Fire Chief Faces Charges
Denison, IOWA — On Wednesday, December 21, 2011, a complaint was filed in Crawford County charging Michael McKinnon with Theft in the First Degree, a Class C Felony; and Felonious Misconduct in…
Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Attempted Bombing of Martin Luther King Unity March
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Justice Department announced today that Kevin William Harpham, 37, of Colville, Wash., has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for the placement of the improvised explosive device…
Volunteer search group wants Casey Anthony to answer questions under oath
By Anthony Colarossi and Bianca Prieto, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The question of whether Casey Anthony will be compelled to fully answer some or all questions in connection with…
8 soldiers charged in Army private’s ‘apparent’ suicide in Afghanistan
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — In October, Danny Chen, a U.S. Army private from New York City, was found dead in a guard tower in southern Afghanistan….
Reputed Mexican drug cartel czar charged in killing of US agent
By Richard A. Serrano, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — A reputed Mexican drug cartel leader was charged in federal court in Washington in the ambush slaying this year of a U.S….
Warriors, Ellis being sued for harassment
By Marcus Thompson II, The Oakland Tribune OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors and guard Monta Ellis are being sued by a former employee for sexual harassment. According to an email from…
Three sentenced for beating death of fan
By Mike Newall, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — A judge sentenced three men Tuesday who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in October for beating a man to death after a 2009 Phillies…
Minneapolis bank robbed
On December 20, 2011, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a bank robbery occurred at Franklin Bank located at 1527 East Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The robber, who was described as a white…
Victim testifies at hearing for alleged captor of handicapped adults in Philadelphia
By Allison Steele, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — During more than 10 years of living with alleged kidnapper Linda Ann Weston, Edwin Sanabria never yelled for help or tried to escape….
Illinois woman shot 4 family members before taking own life, authorities say
By Becky Schlikerman, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A central Illinois mother was responsible for the chilling murder-suicide that claimed the lives of two adults and three children in tiny Emington, Ill.,…
Teen gets 21 years in prison for killing gay classmate
By Catherine Saillant, Los Angeles Times – VENTURA, Calif. — The father of an openly gay Oxnard, Calif., junior high school student spilled his rage in a Ventura courtroom Monday, telling the…