Daily Archives: July 14, 2010

Culver touts IJOBS role in new Linn juvenile center

Posted July 14, 2010 3:13 pm by Steve Gravelle/SourceMedia Group News

CEDAR RAPIDS – Projects like Linn County’s new juvenile justice center wouldn’t get built without the state’s IJOBS program, Gov. Chet Culver said this morning. “What are we going to do, have a bake sale to build this?” Culver said … Continue reading →

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Swisher teen turns himself in for vandalism to mosque

Posted July 14, 2010 2:43 pm by Jeff Raasch/SourceMedia Group News

CEDAR RAPIDS – A Swisher teenager turned himself in late Tuesday for vandalism to a Cedar Rapids mosque, police said. Eric Spencer, 19, confessed to criminal mischief at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids, 2999 First Ave. SW, police said. … Continue reading →

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Will the New Landlord Ordinance Clean Up Cedar Rapids?

Posted July 14, 2010 2:15 pm by Justin Foss/SourceMedia Group News

UPDATE AT 2:15 p.m. with information on when it will be enacted. CEDAR RAPIDS – Tuesday night, the Cedar Rapids City Council passed their new landlord ordinance that is designed to help the city handle troublemakers. It requires all landlords … Continue reading →

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Johnson County Power Outage

Posted July 14, 2010 1:36 pm by Mike Wagner/SourceMedia Group News

Updated with latest on repair effort from ITC:                                   ITC spokesman Tom Petersen says power was restored around 2:15 p.m. this afternoon. The outage appeared to be weather-related. He says crews noticed a power transformer was starting to get a heavy load and … Continue reading →

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Appeals court affirms former Mercy Medical Center employee’s conviction

Posted July 14, 2010 12:38 pm by Trish Mehaffey/SourceMedia Group News

DES MOINES -The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction Wednesday of a former Mercy Medical Center employee who embezzled $210,000 from the hospital. Tammy Brandt, 50, of Cedar Rapids, was convicted by a Linn County jury in March  2009 … Continue reading →

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Police say Woman brought methamphetamine into Jail

Posted July 14, 2010 11:46 am by Katie Stinson/SourceMedia Group News

UPDATE: BONDS IOWA CITY — Police said a woman brought methamphetamine into the Johnson County Jail Monday. This is the second time she brought drug into contact with law enforcement this summer. Police arrested Cristine M. Klein, 31, of Davenport … Continue reading →

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Johnson County investigates mobile home park

Posted July 14, 2010 11:40 am by Gregg Hennigan/SourceMedia Group News

IOWA CITY – After years of complaints about the management of Regency Mobile Home Park, residents may finally be getting some relief. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into the park, which is south of Iowa City … Continue reading →

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Police investigating burglary at Toyota Financial

Posted July 14, 2010 11:25 am by Jeff Raasch/SourceMedia Group News

Updated at 11:27 a.m. by Jeff Raasch CEDAR RAPIDS – Cash was stolen from Toyota Financial during a break-in early Wednesday, police said. Video surveillance captured the burglary at 3:57 a.m. at the office building, 5005 N. River Blvd. NW. The suspect … Continue reading →

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Police: Man arrested with crack-cocaine and marijuana

Posted July 14, 2010 10:39 am by Katie Stinson/SourceMedia Group News

UPDATE: MUG IOWA CITY — Police arrested an Iowa City man with possession of approximately .3 ounces of crack cocaine and nine bags of individually packaged marijuana Tuesday. Police arrested Dylan D. Scott, 21, of 1111 Hollywood Blvd., Iowa City … Continue reading →

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Trial date set for Bontrager

Posted July 14, 2010 9:20 am by Katie Stinson/SourceMedia Group News

IOWA CITY — An Iowa City man and former West High School athlete charged for his alleged connection to a criminal network involved in dealing high-grade marijuana is schedualed for trial in Johnson County District Court. Court documents say Bontrager … Continue reading →

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