Tag: Iowa agencies

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Iowa Legislation Would Ban Citizen Police Review Boards

Sen. Scott Webster, R-Bettendorf, said cities already have bodies in charge of reviewing police actions through civil service commissions. These panels are in charge of hiring, disciplining, and firing city employees including police officers.

March 18, 2025

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Missing Iowa Police Dog Found Dead in Pond

“K9 Officer Monster has served on our department for the past 7 years and has made an impact on every officer, staff members, and the entire community. K9 Monster was a tremendous asset to our department and the community he served,” the chief said.

February 26, 2025

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Des Moines Officer Seriously Wounded, Suspect Killed Following Chase

Responding officers saw the suspect’s vehicle driving near the scene at 3:53 a.m. and tried to stop it. The suspect fled, then came to a stop about a mile later with police in pursuit.

July 30, 2024

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Iowa School Shooter Kills Sixth-Grader, Wounds 5

Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, said a sixth-grade student at Perry Middle School, which is connected to Perry High School, was killed in the shooting.

January 4, 2024

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Former Iowa Deputy Expected to Plead Guilty in Death of K-9

The K-9 named "Bear" died last September. The deputy was accused of leaving Bear in his patrol vehicle for 22 hours.

November 14, 2023

Featured

Iowa Officer Loses Fingers Deploying Spike Strip to End Pursuit

The deployment did not go as intended. Windy conditions caused the spikes to blow around and get caught underneath the suspect’s speeding vehicle.

April 17, 2023

Patrol

Iowa Officer Dies After On-Duty Medical Emergency

Sgt. John Williams, a 28-year veteran of the department, died after responding to a call shortly after noon Sunday about 3-year-old Damaria Sanders, who was reported to have been a victim of gunshot wounds suffered in his Coralville home.

July 5, 2022

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Iowa Deputy Killed in Crash with Farm Combine

Deputy Austin "Melvin" Richardson, 37, was in a 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe patrol vehicle when he collided with a southbound combine on U.S. 275 driven by a Missouri man.

June 16, 2022

Command

Iowa Chief Shot During "Rolling Standoff"

"As we went into effect an arrest, [the suspect] made it back to the weapon, a struggle ensued ... and the chief of the Perry Police Department, Eric Vaughn, was shot in the leg," Infante said at a press conference late Tuesday morning.

May 10, 2022

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Iowa Officer's Home and Take-Home Car "Targeted" by Shooter

The attack "was deliberate. It was an act of intimidation and we will not tolerate it,” Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman said, in a statement.

April 11, 2022

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Iowa Trooper Succumbs to Crash Injuries

An Iowa State Patrol trooper has died from injuries he suffered in an Oct. 14 single-vehicle crash while in route to assist the Clayton County Sheriff's Office.

October 21, 2021

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Iowa Trooper Shot and Killed During Standoff, Suspect in Custody at Hospital

The suspect Michael Thomas Lang ran for sheriff of Grundy County in 2020 and won the Democratic primary with 517 votes.

April 12, 2021