A heavy law enforcement presence is on scene at a rural area in Johnson County. There are several Iowa State troopers and Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies in the Holly Court area. Many are patrolling with binoculars. Troopers are also stationed along Highway 965 in Johnson County. Check back for updates.
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Investigators believe they found the blood of a missing teenager on the body of her kidnapper, on his truck and at a northern Iowa hog confinement facility where he took two girls Monday afternoon, officials said Thursday. Kathlynn Shepard, 15, of Dayton, was still missing Thursday evening after she and a friend were abducted Monday [...]
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The invasion of privacy trial for an Iowa City landlord accused of spying on several female tenants in his buildings through peepholes in bathrooms has been reset to July. Elwyn G. Miller, 63, of Iowa City, was supposed to be tried on 11 charges of invasion of privacy involving nudity this week. But court records [...]
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Via KCCI.com: Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find a girl abducted Monday in northern Iowa. Kathlynn Shepard, 15, has been missing since 4 p.m. Monday. Dayton Police Chief Nicholas Dunbar said two girls were abducted from a bus stop Monday afternoon. Authorities said the girls were taken to a rural agricultural facility [...]
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IOWA CITY — The national debate over whether armed police officers belong in schools has come to the Iowa City school district — and the idea is receiving plenty of scrutiny from the community. “The thought of it is horrific to me,” said Royceann Porter of Iowa City, a member of Johnson County’s Juvenile Crime [...]
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Five juveniles were arrested following a fight at City High School in Iowa City early Monday morning. According to a press release from the Iowa City police department, police sent an officer to the high school for extra patrol as a precaution following an incident over the weekend that police anticipated might spill over into [...]
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A 50-year-old Iowa City man is in the Johnson County Jail this morning on felony charges after police found more than 10 pounds of marijuana in his house, just east of downtown. Members of the Johnson County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant for Gerald Lawrence Gerard at 1102 East Davenport St. at 2 [...]
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Iowa City is quickly becoming a top supplier of synthetic drugs to juveniles from across Eastern Iowa, according to police. “We’re having carloads of juveniles showing up from Burlington or Fort Madison at two, three in the morning, coming here to buy (synthetic drugs),” said Iowa City polic Sgt. Paul Batcheller. Legal synthetic substances are [...]
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Bruce Vander Sanden has been named the new director of the Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services, Allan Thoms, chairman of the agency’s board of directors, reports. Vander Sanden replaces Gary Hinzman, who retired this week. Vander Sanden has been with the agency 24 years, the same length of time as Hinzman, who had [...]
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La James International College in Iowa City, a well-known beauty school, is facing several accusations that it violated Iowa Code related to sanitary practices and licensing requirements. The Iowa Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that is has filed 10 charges against the school at 227 E. Market St. and that the college, [...]
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