Unidentified oily substance dumped into southeast storm sewer
Residents alerted the Fire Department after a milky white substance appeared in a southeast storm sewer near 32nd Street Drive and Emerald Avenue SE. Fire Chief Robert Reynolds said it may be a soluble oil and urged identification to hold the responsible party liable for cleanup costs. Health officials test the material to confirm its nature.
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32Nd Street Drive
Emerald Avenue
Robert Reynolds
Reynolds
Health Department
Indian Creek
Donations support Linn County service groups and camps
Large contributions to local groups were announced by two organizations. St. Luke's Hospital medical staff allocated 10000 to three agencies aiding health needs, Linn Health Services Program emergency fund received 5000 for medical supplies and meds, Camp Tanager got 4000 for Diabetes Camp tuition, Child Protection Center of Eastern Iowa at St. Luke's received 1000 for health professional education on child abuse. Glenn Marshall presented 5000 to Discovery Living and the Association for Retarded Citizens of Linn County for a Cedar Rapids group home.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Medical Emergency Fund
Linn Health Services Program
Camp Tanager
Child Protection Center
Iowa
St. Luke’s
Glenn Marshall
Cedar Rapids Commandery
Knights Templar
Discovery Living
Association For Retarded Citizens
Cedar Rapids
The Log From The Gazette Public Safety Roundup
The Log compiles Linn County public safety updates from The Gazette with information collected from local agencies. It presents incident timestamps agencies involved and brief summaries of events for public awareness.
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Apartment Fire Damages 4353 First Ave SE
Fire at apartment 213 4353 First Ave SE causes living room damage and widespread smoke damage. Reported at 9 p.m. investigators determine cigarette sparked couch fire.
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First Ave
Fire and Medical Calls Across City Weekend
Weekend fire desk logs report multiple incidents including possible chemical spill on 32nd Street SE at 6 02 p m and several medical emergencies on 395 33rd Ave SW 408 Ave NW 3300 block 29th Ave SW 508 C Ave NW 114 D6th St NE 1527 E Ave NW 2700 Bever Ave SE 1500 Daniels St NE and Sac and Fox Trail SE. Unknown trash bin or barrel incidents also noted.
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32Nd Street
33Rd Ave
Ave
29Th Avenue
Third Ave
C Ave
D6th St
E Ave
Bever Ave
Daniels St
Field
Sac and Fox Trail
Linn Rescue Reports Multiple Emergencies Near Cedar Rapids
Saturday evening units responded to a trash fire at 1212 Rose St SE outside city limits and a separate car crash nine tenths of a mile east of 1380 Swisher Rd. Early Sunday morning a medical call occurred at 751 Stoney Point Rd just west of Cedar Rapids city limits.
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Rose St
Cedar Rapids City Limits
Swisher Road
Stoney Point Rd
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Sven Hansell
Harper Hall
U of I
Coe
Cherry Auditorium
Cityline
Iowa City
Jeff Burnham
Linn Rescue
Beautyrest
Slumberland
Collins Road Square
Lindale Mall
Collins Road
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