The shooting of a criminal suspect by two Iowa City Police Department officers last month was justified, Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness announced on Friday. ICPD Officer Alex Stricker and ICPD Officer Travis Neeld “acted with reasonable force in defending themselves and others,” when they discharged their weapons on May 9, striking Michael Cintron-Caceres, according to a statement from the county attorney’s office.
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Police: Armed Missouri man pulls out loaded gun magazine at Ped Mall bar, gets into scuffle with staff
A man from Bowling Green, Missouri was arrested Wednesday night in the Ped Mall after allegedly pulling out a loaded gun magazine while being kicked out by bar staff, according to the Iowa City Police Department. Police were called to the Ped Mall shortly after 10 p.m. after receiving a report about a man with […]
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Reports of Domestic violence on the rise in Iowa City
It can happen with any couple, in any relationship, to persons of any gender. And lately it’s been happening in overwhelming numbers to those in Iowa City. From Jan. 1 to July 14 of this year, there were 301 domestic violence-related calls and 133 associated arrests reported by the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD). To […]
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Study shows IC police stop minority drivers at disproportionate rates
Iowa City cops tend to pull over more black and Hispanic drivers than white and Asian drivers, according to a third-party analysis, but city leaders aren’t chalking…
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IC History: Reexamining the cold case files
Though Iowa City has never experienced a debacle on the scale of the Villisca axe murder, or crime rates like those seen in big cities, it has had its share of unsolved murders and missing persons. In late 2009, a state cold case unit was established and nearly 150 cases were listed on their website […]
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Driver challenges parked car to a duel, loses
Undeterred by the ten drinks he had consumed earlier in the night (and horribly distressed at the idea of walking a few blocks), a steely-eyed Iowa City man hopped in his car Saturday morning and promptly struck a parked vehicle. The driver did such a good job striking this parked car, in fact, that he […]
