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City left without police department after all its officers resign
LANSING, Iowa (WKBT) - A city in Iowa has been left without a police department after all its officers resigned. On Friday, the Lansing Police Department will be empty. “I guess we’re governing, lawing ourselves,” local restaurant owner Owen Buckmaster said. Lansing’s mayor confirmed the city’s entire police...
Davenport Iowa Man Arrested in Grant County for Operating while Intoxicated
At around 9:00 pm on 7/21/24, Grant County Dispatch received a 911 call about a three-vehicle crash located south of the City of Boscobel. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene and identified Frank M. Klee, a 55-year-old from Davenport, IA, as the driver who lost control of his vehicle and collided with a guardrail. This caused his vehicle to block traffic, resulting in two other vehicles, a 2023 Honda driven by Jordan Powers and a 2013 Dodge Caravan driven by Grace Ideker, to collide and sustain significant damage while trying to avoid the blockage.
New Albin Mayor discusses concerns following resignation of entire Lansing Police force
LANSING, Iowa (KWWL) -- The entire Lansing Police Department is resigning, and the mayor of one of the communities it serves is speaking out. KWWL spoke with the Mayor of New Albin about his concerns regarding the lack of police presence. The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office plans to take over...
Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office to take over for Lansing Police while City looks to hire new officers
ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Lansing will have to lean on the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services, while the city hires new police officers. On July 15th, 2024, the New Hampton City Council approved hiring Conrad Rosendahl as the new Chief of Police....
Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department working out memorandum of understanding to provide law enforcement coverage in Lansing and New Albin beginning this Friday
Following the resignation of all three officers of the Lansing/New Albin Police Department within a month’s time as they departed for other employment opportunities, the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department has been called upon by the communities of Lansing and New Albin to assist in providing temporary law enforcement coverage in those two communities. Lansing/New Albin Chief of Police Conrad Rosendahl’s resignation became effective June 26, as he began a new job as Chief of Police for the City of New Hampton July 1, and his two remaining officers, Darby Stone and Troy Riehm, first formally submitted their resignations at the July 8 meeting of the New Albin City Council and also at the July 15 meeting of the Lansing City Council, with those resignations both being effective as of this Friday, July 26. In a published report, City of New Hampton officials clarified that details are being worked out to offer Stone a full-time officer position on the New Hampton Police Department under Rosendahl, with details in the works to also offer Riehm a part-time officer role, according to that report.
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