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 June 8, 2009 |
0 Comments u local: Thought You Had A Bad Monday?
James Brose passed by the person’s car on Interstate 35 northbound near the Mills Civic Parkway exit at 7:30 a.m. He caught a picture (right) on his cell phone and uploaded it. … The driver escaped before the flames got out of control. The SUV was a [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on June 4, 2009 |
0 Comments Fugitive Bloomfield couple apprehended
[Firefighters] discovered a major marijuana growing operation on the property [of William Purcell and Lavonne Purcell of Bloomfield]. At that time, a man identifying himself as the Purcell’s son, told Davis County deputies that the couple fled when they realized their drug operation would be discovered. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 26, 2009 |
0 Comments May 27 UPDATE:
Police: Des Moines teacher’s death was suicide
Cort had been on leave since April from her job as a sixth-grade geography teacher at Hiatt Middle School. Cort’s body was discovered after …
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May 27 UPDATE:
Iowa woman found burned in park committed suicide
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Police say a Des Moines woman whose burned body [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 22, 2009 |
0 Comments 1,200 Marijuana Plants Found in Burning Home
Officials said fire crews and deputies arrived at the home after someone called in a report of a fire at 5:14 a.m. Firefighters found plants in pots in the attic where the fire started. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 20, 2009 |
0 Comments uLocal: Flames Engulf Garbage Truck
A KCCI viewer grabbed a dramatic picture and uploaded it to uLocal Wednesday morning of a garbage truck completely engulfed in flames. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 13, 2009 |
0 Comments Man falls three stories at hotel
[Rick] Benson said the man suffered several broken bones in his arms and legs. “He was awake and talking when the squad arrived,” Benson said. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 12, 2009 |
0 Comments WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - A state legislator has been laid off from his job as a Waterloo firefighter because of a drunken driving charge.
City Human Resources Director Bob Stringer says Rep. Kerry Burt was laid off after his Feb. 11 arrest in Ankeny because he lost his license. The city requires all firefighters to have [...]
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 12, 2009 |
0 Comments Update on Tuesday morning fire at 1656 70th Avenue
Marion County resident Roger Carroll Brown was pronounced dead at the scene of a fully-engulfed house fire at 1656 70th Avenue Tuesday morning. …
Posted by John McGlothlen on May 10, 2009 |
0 Comments WFTS-TV Report on Explosion (via KCRG)
