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Police identify motorcyclist who died in weekend 2nd Ave. crash
DES MOINES, Iowa — Police have released the name of a man who died in a weekend motorcycle crash in Des Moines. The Des Moines Police Department has identified Jerome Mozee, 24, as the person who died in the crash in the 1800 block of 2nd Avenue early Saturday morning. Police say Mozee was traveling […]
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.
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...
Teen driver dies in Fort Dodge park crash
FORT DODGE, Iowa — One teenager is dead and another was air-lifted to a Des Moines hospital following a single-vehicle crash at a Fort Dodge park late Tuesday night. The Iowa State Patrol said 16-year-old Leah Lynch was driving a Chevy Malibu through Loomis Park just before 11:00 p.m. when she lost control and the car struck a tree. Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene.
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...
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...
Des Moines offers $1K reward on fireworks vandalism while police start response team
Des Moines is offering a $1,000 reward for information on who set off fireworks in the Riverview Park men's restroom, causing serious damage to the brand-new facility. The incident prompted Des Moines Parks and Recreation to close the park's facilities. Meanwhile, Des Moines police will start its first-ever fireworks response team for the Fourth of July holiday.
KCCI Investigates: Waukee mom says to advocate for your children in swim lessons as swim schools grow in central Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — For the first time in decades, the Center for Disease Control reports drowning deaths are increasing across the country: 500 more per year 2020 through 2022. Drowning is preventable, water safety experts said, but remains the No. 1 cause of death in kids ages 1...
Former treasurer of Ankeny Professional Firefighters union charged with theft for embezzling funds
ANKENY, Iowa — An Ankeny firefighter faces first-degree theft charges for allegedly embezzling more than $72,000 from the Ankeny Professional Firefighters Local 4814 union. According to court documents, Zach Farrell was the union's treasurer from 2020 to May 2024. A month later, in June, an investigation began. "We were...
Adel father allegedly assaults son Monday
An Adel man allegedly assaulted his son early Monday in the home. Eric Brent Harvey, 54, of 1309 Main St., Adel, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-bodily injury or mental illness. The incident began about 12:30 a.m. Monday in the 1300 block of Main Street, where officers of the...
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...
Ex-Grundy County firefighter gets prison for multiple arsons, domestic abuse
A former rural Iowa firefighter has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison after admitting to lighting several fires he later helped combat. Kendall Rhoads, 61, lived in Grundy Center and had served six years on the fire department in nearby Holland, according to investigators. Prosecutors alleged that from April to September 2023, Rhoads started more than a dozen fires in Grundy County. Most began in ditches and spread to nearby farm fields, while others...
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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