A Coralville woman who killed her 2-year-old son and tried to kill her 7-year-old son has lost an appeal of her conviction, meaning her mandatory life sentence in prison will stand. Michelle Kehoe, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but was found to have had the mental capacity to know right from wrong [...]
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A judge on Tuesday reinstated a $100,000 bond set for a man charged with first-degree kidnapping last month because another judge ruled last week there was no violation of a no-contact order involving the alleged victim. Sixth Judicial District Senior Judge Thomas Koehler reinstated the original bond set for William Roby, 51, of Cedar Rapids, [...]
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The man suspected of killing his wife and fleeing to South Dakota earlier this month told investigators he “lost it and blacked out” during an argument in their Greene home. Thomas J. Petersen, 39, of Greene, now faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the June 4 stabbing death of his wife, Judy [...]
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The attempted murder trial of Raymond Spears was reset Thursday to Aug. 22 in Johnson County District Court. Spears, 52, of Iowa City, is charged with attempted murder and willful injury causing serious injury. He is accused of stabbing another man in the back near downtown Iowa City in June. The alleged victim, who’s name [...]
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A Coralville man is accused of trying to force his hand between a woman’s legs and force her to touch his penis in a University of Iowa dormitory last month. Rakeem I. Eberhart, 22, of 914 20th Ave. PL Apt. 1, faces a charge of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse with no injury, [...]
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Police said a woman with a gun tried to rob a Walgreens pharmacy Tuesday morning. Officers were called around 6:45 a.m. to Walgreens, 3325 16th Ave. SW. They learned a woman pointed a handgun at one of the employees and demanded a drug. Sgt. Cristy Hamblin said the pharmacist ducked and ran out a back [...]
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The Cedar Rapids Police Department and Linn County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in solving a break-in at a Cedar Rapids school this summer. On July 15, 2010, at about 2:30 am, a black male was caught on camera, throwing a rock through the glass door at Metro High School, 1212 Seventh [...]
continue »The University of Iowa’s Department of Public Safety reports an attempted sexual assault that occurred at approximately 2 p.m. Saturday Sept. 4. A woman reported that on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at approximately 2 p.m. after the UI football game with Eastern Illinois University, that she crossed the Finkbine Golf Course driving range to return [...]
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