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Fatal police shooting in Waterloo is ruled 'legally justified'
DES MOINES, Iowa – A deadly shooting involving Waterloo police officers has been declared “legally justified.”. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has issued a report on the March 25, 2024, killing of John Carl Piazza. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says Piazza had visited the MercyOne...
Twelve year anniversary of Evansdale cousins disappearance, organization holds memorial drive
EVANSDALE, Iowa (KCRG) - Eight-year-old Elizabeth Collins and 10-year-old Lyric Cook disappeared on July 13, 2012 while riding their bikes in Evansdale. Investigators found their bikes but no sign of the children. Five months later, hunters found their bodies about 25 miles from where they were last seen alive. Investigators have followed up on thousands of leads in the case, but still no one has been charged.
One dead, suspect arrested in early morning shooting in Hudson
HUDSON, Iowa (KGAN) — One person is dead and another person is in custody after a shooting early Sunday morning in Hudson. Police Chief Daniel Banks said officers were called to an apartment in the 300 block of S. Washington Street just before 3:40 a.m. When officers arrived, they...
Apartment Building Next To Fire Station Starts On Fire
(Waterloo, IA) -- Residents of an apartment building next to a fire station in Waterloo were displaced after a fire broke out. The fire started in Apt. 7 at 1702 Main Street. Crews were able to rescue a woman from a second-story window using a ladder. The other residents were able to evacuate safely.
AG says police shootings in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids justified
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has issued rulings in two police shootings in eastern Iowa. One report involves the shooting of John Carl Piazza by a Waterloo officer after a standoff at his home in March. The report says the shooting was legally justified after Piazza pointed a shotgun at an officer. Police were called after Piazza had visited a hospital seeking help for anxiety and then left saying he wanted to kill someone. Police say he fired a gun at an automotive shop before going to his home.
UPDATE: Road closed due to crash near Independence reopens
UPDATE (3:10 p.m.):. A semi carrying cattle tipped over Monday morning, killing one cow and forcing a road to be closed for about four hours. Buchanan County Sheriff's Office says the crash in the 100 block of Otterville Boulevard in Otterville happened around 8:40 a.m. A semi truck driver lost...
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