Posted by John McGlothlen on July 24, 2009 |
0 Comments From the Sioux City Journal today: Former Sgt. Bluff firefighter sent to prison
SIOUX CITY — A former Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, firefighter accused of setting fire to a building pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to five years in prison and probation for a probation violation and second-degree arson. According to court documents, Heath Daniel Erickson, [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 23, 2009 |
0 Comments RON JENKINS
Associated Press Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A man who spent years on the run before going to prison for helping bilk Oklahoma out of $6 million has paid the state less than $17,000 since his release, despite a successful career lecturing on business ethics, a state official said Thursday.
Patrick Kuhse, an Iowa native who [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 23, 2009 |
0 Comments RED OAK MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR WEAPONS CHARGE INVOLVED IN ATTEMPTED JAIL BREAK
Stewart James Sellers, 34, was sentenced to ten (10) years in federal prison for the unlawful possession of an unregistered weapon … Sellers possessed this weapon, a sawed-off shotgun, during an attempted jail break in Montgomery County, Iowa, on January 7, [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 22, 2009 |
0 Comments Expert: States taking video voyeurism seriously
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A national victims advocacy group says nearly every state has a law against video voyeurism, such as a video that an attorney says was secretly taken of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was naked and alone in a hotel room.
The National Center for Victims of [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 22, 2009 |
1 Comment Police are confident they’ll find girl’s killer
Investigators have narrowed their suspect list to three people, Lynch said, but police are not ready to publicly name them. “I’m sure the general public is not going to be surprised,” Lynch said, adding, “I feel confident that we will make an arrest soon.” …
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 21, 2009 |
0 Comments ‘Birth certificate’ seller vanishes into thin air
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The eBay seller [Lucas Smith] who first offered…an alleged Barack Obama birth certificate from Mombasa, Kenya, has dropped communications…
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More about Lucas Smith and that alleged attempt to sell a kidney
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 14, 2009 |
0 Comments ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) - Deputies say a man suspected of kidnapping a woman used an ATM card with his name on it to pop open a lock at her Wyoming home, and then left the card behind.
Sweetwater County authorities say 20-year-old Martin Joseph Adams was arrested last week on suspicion of kidnapping, battery and [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 13, 2009 |
0 Comments [originally published 7/10 - sorry for the delay]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Seven Mexican and Guatemalan men who were arrested and detained in a raid on a kosher slaughterhouse last year in Iowa are coming to Minneapolis to perform a play they wrote about the experience.
“La Historia de Nuestras Vida,” or The Story of Our Lives, will [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 12, 2009 |
0 Comments Cedar Rapids Family Fears Parents Bodies Were Stolen from Graves (KCRG)
Of the ten plots [Lydia] Evans family had next to each other, relatives living in Cedar Rapids and near Chicago can only find their aunt’s head stone. “But all around her grave, was empty lots,” said daughter Elizabeth McKinney. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on July 9, 2009 |
0 Comments 26 suspected gang members arrested in Dubuque; Officials serve 210 outstanding warrants
An effort by Dubuque law enforcement to bring in suspects wanted on warrants netted 144 arrests — including 26 suspected gang members during the month of June. …
