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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 5, 2022

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2022

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2022

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2022

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2021

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2021

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2020

Iowa Officer Working Traffic Stop Seriously Injured in Crash

West Des Moines Police Officer Jon Kaufman was waiting for a tow truck as part of a traffic stop near Westown Parkway on Interstate 35 just after midnight Sunday when another vehicle driven by John Schwartz, 61, of Kellogg, crashed into his patrol car.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2020

Iowa K-9 Successfully Locates Toddler Who Had Wandered Off

Officer Duane Kemna and K-9 Kilo of the Mason City Police Department responded to a call that a child had wandered off into the woods with the family dog. They successfully located the child.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2020

Iowa Officer Placed on Leave Following Social Media Posts

An officer with the Le Mars (IA) Police Department has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into what some of the citizens there have deemed to be inappropriate posts on social media.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2020

Iowa Officer Dragged by Vehicle Treated for Minor Injuries

An officer with the Washington (IA) Police Department was dragged by a vehicle for several blocks by a vehicle that had been stopped for not displaying license plates shortly after midnight on Saturday night.

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