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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2017

Iowa Officer Develops New Software for Tracking Stolen Cellphones, Computers

It's something that's unlike any other tools currently available to law enforcement, said Officer David Schwindt, who created the program, called L8NT (which sounds like "latent"), with developers Jeff Bromberger and Peter Scott.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2016

Woman Live-Streams Herself Taunting Iowa Officers Days After Fatal Des Moines Ambushes

A woman live-streamed herself harassing police officers at a Cedar Rapids, IA, cafe on Nov. 6, just days after two Des Moines officers were ambushed and killed while sitting in their squad cars.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2016

Accused Iowa Ambusher Charged with Murder, Hauled Off in Slain Officers' Cuffs

Police charged Scott Michael Greene with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two Des Moines-area officers Thursday — then took him to jail in the handcuffs belonging to the officers Greene is accused of killing.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2016

Iowans Perform Acts of Kindness for Officers After Deadly Ambushes

Des Moines, IA-area citizens are showing their support for law enforcement one day after the ambush murders of Urbandale Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Sergeant Anthony Beminio.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2016

NLEOMF Issues Statement About Slaying of 2 Iowa Officers

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund President and CEO Craig W. Floyd issued the following statement about two Iowa officers killed in ambush-style attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2016

Fallen Iowa Officers Were Ambushed by Man Firing Rifle

Chief Ross McCarty of the Urbandale PD told the press conference that Officer Martin was attacked while stopped at an intersection. More than 15 shots from a .223 rifle were fired into the car.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2016

Ambush-Style Killings of Police Up 300% in First Half of Year

The killings of two police officers in the Des Moines metro area Wednesday are the latest examples of a concerning trend of ambush-style attacks on law enforcement this year.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2016

Iowa Officer Ambush Suspect in Custody

The man named as a suspect in the ambush murders of an Urbandale police officer and a Des Moines police officer is now in custody.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2016

Suspect in Iowa Officer Ambushes Reportedly Had Confrontation with Police 2 Weeks Ago Over Confederate Flag

Greene has a lengthy criminal record including arrests for assault and more recently had a run-in with Urbandale police at a local high school football game.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2016

Suspect Identified in Ambush Killings of 2 Iowa Officers

A suspect in the murders of two Des Moines, IA-area police officers early Wednesday morning has been identified. The shootings are being called “ambush-style” attacks and police say there is a “clear and present danger to police officers right now.”

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