Trial May 31 set for C R abduction suspects
A Hiawatha man and a Cedar Rapids woman charged with abducting Kirkwood Community College student Michelle Finley face trial May 31 in Linn District Court. Ernest F. Walters and Cheryl A. Beck pleaded innocent to false imprisonment. Walters also to assault. Finley was held at an apartment until she slipped a note to a store clerk revealing she was being held.
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Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
First Avenue
Linn District Court
Ernest F. Walters
Ernie Cadwallader
Brandon Ave
Cheryl A. Beck
Blairs Ferry Road
Walters
Beck
Michelle Finley
Kirkwood
Finley
Third Ave. SE
Five motorists charged in Linn County DUI arrests
Five persons arrested in Linn County face DUI charges after late Monday and Tuesday stops. Lee Sell, Steven Inger, Jeffrey Lawrence, Clark Schulte, and Robert Allen were named in police reports with added counts varying from marijuana possession to traffic violations and expired licenses.
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Linn County
Lee K. Sell
Pirates Cove
Hiawatha
Mount Vernon Road
Steven L. Inger
Illinois St
First Avenue
40Th Street
Jeffrey A. Lawrence
First Ave
Second Avenue
First Street
Clark E. Schulte
Blairs Ferry Road
Robert L. Allen
29Th St
Marion
Iowa City man rests by meter outside UI student union
Grant Pickering of Iowa City leans on a parking meter while waiting for his wife to pick him up in front of the University of Iowa student union, showcasing a casual moment on campus.
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Grant Pickering
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Car crashes into Cedar Rapids home causing $5000 damage
A 17 year old Cedar Rapids youth driving a car that had been reported stolen left Indian Hill Road and Cottage Grove Avenue SE, struck a house damaging the building about $5000. The driver Kurt Wallace and two passengers fled but one returned to identify others to police.
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Cedar Rapids
Indian Hill Road
Cottage Grove
Avenue SE
Kurt W. Wallace
12Th St. NE
Wallace
Cottage Grove Avenue
Thomas Slattery
30Th St
Drive SE
Marcella McCune
33Rd St
McCune
Craig
Washington High School
Craig McCune
Linn County to accept insurance payout for vote machines
Linn County Commissioner Merle Kopel says the Hartford Fire Insurance Co will pay 30,400 as partial recovery for 77 voting machines damaged by a 1981 fire. The payment will not affect the county's 285,000 lawsuit in Linn County District Court.
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Linn
Merle Kopel
Linn County
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Kopel
Linn County District Court
The
Hartford
County
Madison, Wis
Eisenberg, Giesen, Ewers and Hayes
Cedar Rapids 16 year old charged in two northeast side burglaries
A 16 year old Cedar Rapids boy was charged with two counts of second degree burglary for February break ins at the Carol A. Della Vedova residence and the Oran W. Busch home. Police say stereo equipment, tapes and jewelry were taken and not recovered. He was held at Linn County Juvenile Detention Center on parole violation and for giving a false name.
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Cedar Rapids
Carol A. Della Vedova
C Ave
Oran W. Busch
C Ave. NE
Linn County Juvenile Detention Center
Educator Workshop Set in Iowa City by UI Educational Placement
The Educational Placement Office at the University of Iowa will present an educator workshop titled Career Options for Educators on Thursday at 5 p m in the Jones Commons Lindquist Center Iowa City Topics include resume and letter design and interview skills.
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Iowa City
Lindquist Center
University of Iowa
Stolen Tools And Items From Multiple Cedar Rapids Homes
A garage at 1825 Blake Blvd SE yielded $400 in tools after entry gained by climbing a fence and unlocked door. Separate burglaries reported include valuables over $500 at 144 35th St NE and nearly $700 at 1851 D Ave NE. An ongoing drug arrest wave in Linn County added Jody E. Clements to two delivery counts.
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Douglas Burkle
Blake Bivd
Erwin L. Lanning
35Th St. NE
Patrick A. Knight
D Ave. NE
Cyclist Craig Bean Trial Reset To May 10 In Cedar Rapids
Craig Bean 19 of 421 27th Ave SW has a charge of failing to stop for a 7 year old Cedar Rapids boy struck by a motorcycle Bean’s trial was rescheduled from February 14 in Linn District Court First Avenue division Wesley Buckley 13 was injured in the incident Buckley was walking home from school when hit near 200 block of 27th Ave SW The motorcycle driver left the scene and later aided Buckley who was carried home by neighbor Shawna Hite 11
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Craig Bean
27Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Bean
First Avenue
Linn District Court
Wesley Buckley
Indiana St
27Th Avenue
Buckley
Shawna Hite
Counterfeit Bills Foiled at Cedar Rapids Banks
Two counterfeit bills a $100 and a $50 were spotted by officials at Cedar Rapids banks on Tuesday and turned over to police. Detective Don Potter described the notes as very good forgeries and noted the average person would accept them without question. The counterfeit bills’ paper feel was cited as a clue.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Potter
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5349 elect officers in Hiawatha
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5349 in Hiawatha elected officers including Bob Quinby as commander Chuck Daws as senior vice commander Dave Jahr as junior vice commander Mike Wood as quartermaster Chuck Wood as post advocate Don Thompson as chaplain Ben Eby as surgeon and Gene Fruendt as three year trustee.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5349
Hiawatha
Bob Quinby
Chuck Daws
Dave Jahr
Mike Wood
Chuck Wood
Don Thompson
Ben Eby
Gene Fruendt
Delhi Cabin Burns Near Maquoketa River
A cabin valued at $35 000 burned early Tuesday eight miles west of Delhi along the Maquoketa River. Fire Chief Wayne Wilson said the Delhi department was called at about 3 40 a m to the Dean Kramer cabin after residents across the river spotted flames. Kramer who lives in Hopkinton was away at the time. A state fire marshal is investigating the wooded site.
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Delhi
Maquoketa
Wayne Wilson
Dean Kramer
Kramer
Hopkinton
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Gazette
Duane Crock
C.A
Potter
Joan M Augustine
Robert W. Johnson
Robins
Randy Kanealy
Julie Randies
Kanealy
John Kanealy
Beverly Road
Randies
Bruno Randiles
Devonwood
Prairie Junior High School
Newton
Ed Quentin
Arnold Quentin
Owen St
Kendra Hanzlik
Gary Trimpe
J St
Quentin
Taft Junior High School
Hanzlik
Jody E. Clements
Fifth Ave
VFW
Watkins
Lindale Mall
Westdale
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