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CRIME & SAFETY
Couple identified as victims of fatal I-80 crash in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State Patrol has released the names of two people who died after their SUV went off I-80 early Saturday morning and landed upside down in a creek in Des Moines. It happened near the 134 mile marker of eastbound I-80, just west of...
24-year-old motorcyclist killed in weekend crash identified by Des Moines police
Des Moines police have identified the 24-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a crash early Saturday morning. Jerome Mozee, 24, died in the 1800 block of Second Avenue at about 2:12 a.m., according to a news release from Des Moines police spokesperson Sgt. Paul Parizek. ...
Wisconsin fugitive wanted for 30 years arrested in West Des Moines
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — A fugitive wanted for three decades out of Wisconsin was captured in West Des Moines last week. West Des Moines Police arrested George Hartleroad on June 26. He was homeless and living near the Valley Junction area. Court records show officers stopped him for having no rear reflector on his bicycle.
Suspect police say kidnapped woman & forced her to withdraw cash from ATMs arrested in Ames
AMES, Iowa – A Des Moines man wanted on kidnapping charges was arrested Friday night in Ames. Robert Gonzales, 52, is being held in the Polk County Jail. He is charged with second-degree kidnapping and first-degree burglary. Police say he broke into a 73-year-old woman’s home in the Easter Lake neighborhood on the evening of […]
Police share tips on staying safe after 73-year-old woman was kidnapped from her home
DES MOINES, Iowa — It began Wednesday night at about 10:30 p.m. Seventy-three-year-old Cynthia Conard responded to someone at her front door. At her door was Robert Gonzales -- a face familiar because at the end of March, Conard hired him to do repair work in her home. According...
Des Moines police forming fireworks response team after vandalism incidents at city parks
DES MOINES, Iowa — After a Des Moines park took some serious firework damage over the weekend, city police are forming a firework response team. City staff members first noticed the men's restroom at Riverview Park was damaged during routine cleaning Saturday morning. That's where they found a shattered toilet, a spent firework and another residue.
Son sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in father dying in 'deplorable conditions'
In what a judge called a “remarkably difficult case,” a West Des Moines man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for the death of his 58-year-old father who was found in what police described as deplorable conditions. Jacob Schaper, 25, had been charged with second-degree murder...
Riverview Park closes brand new restrooms due to 'severe' vandalism
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Parks and Recreation announced in a public post Monday that over the weekend their newest restroom facilities at Riverview Park were severely vandalized with fireworks. Due to the severity of the damage, the facilities were immediately shut down until further notice. "Unfortunately, this...
Dallas Center woman faces assault, harassment charges
A Dallas Center woman allegedly assaulted and harassed another Dallas Center woman in and around a Casey’s General Store Friday evening. Autumn Raelynn Stout, 23, of 1200 Ash St., Dallas Center, was charged with assault-place in fear of contact and second-degree harassment. The incident began about 8:45 p.m. Friday...
Drunken Norwalk man allegedly has tantrum on arrest
A Norwalk man, arrested Friday night for drunk driving and possessing a pistol while drunk, allegedly “lost control of his emotions multiple times” and threatened to kill law enforcement officers. Timothy James Moon, 27, of Norwalk was charged with possession or carrying of dangerous weapons while under the...
Perry man arrested on local charge, Florida warrant
A Perry man was arrested on a Dallas County warrant Monday in connection with an April incident in which he allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a Perry residence. Lamar Steven Bryant, 49, of 2514 Perry Park Ave., Perry, was arrested on a Dallas County warrant for first-degree harassment, fugitive from justice and failure to appear on an original charge of attempted murder.
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