By Mary Gravitt, Iowa City I am perfectly satisfied with Interim Chief Troy Kelsay being Iowa City’s permanent police chief. The reason for this he is well educated and experienced: Kelsay was the ICPD’s captain of field operations — he has been with the ICPD since 1991. He was promoted to sergeant in 2001, to […]
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 […]
Following an Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) investigation, the April 30 events that left one University of Iowa student with injuries — including broken teeth — were found not have been a hate crime and charges are not likely to be filed, according to a news release issued yesterday by the ICPD. On May 2, […]
The hashtag campaign #ExplainIowa began today, demanding an explanation from University of Iowa officials for their lag time in issuing a crime alert following a reported assault. The alleged assault occurred on Saturday, Apr. 30 and was not reported to Iowa City Police Department until Monday, May 2. The University of Iowa did not issue a […]
It was a late Tuesday morning last December, and Erin Sullivan had been home with her newborn baby for just a day. As she sat down in her front living room… […]
On Sept. 16, the Iowa City City Council approved $211,000 in funding for the Iowa City Police Department to purchase 84 body cameras — enough to cover the entire force. The use of officer-worn body cameras has become increasingly common in recent years, though rules and regulations stipulating their use varies widely across the country, […]
The City of Iowa City released its August 2014 bar check report earlier this month, breaking down where police in Iowa City are stopping, and how often. The report incorporates stops by both the Iowa City police department and University of Iowa police, with sections delineating the number of times officers st […]
A video involving the Iowa City Police Department has caused an uproar among community members after making rounds on Facebook over the weekend. The video, shared publicly on Facebook by Robert Smith on Sept. 6, shows ICPD standing in the threshold of a rental unit and questioning whether or not a specific occupant (seen in […]
The Iowa City Police Department used its special response team just a handful of times over the course of a year, usually in situations where a weapon was thought… […]
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… […]
When you’re driving past a police officer shortly after midnight in Iowa City, what goes through your mind? Chances are you’ll double-check that speedometer, glance in your rear view mirror and continue driving peacefully, right? One thing that you definitely don’t want to do is yell, “Fuck the police!” At around 12:44 a.m. this morning, […]
Following an arrest Sunday evening, an Iowa City transient has managed to snag four public intoxication charges in the span of about six months, according to Iowa City police. Officers responded Sunday to reports of a man acting “loud” and “obnoxious” outside of the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center shortly after 5 p.m. Recreation […]
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