Homicide Suspect Arrested After 6 Hour Standoff
Linn County deputies and Central City officers forcefully removed a homicide suspect after a protracted standoff beginning around 8 30 a m on Janette Neh Lane The man identified as Martin Paul Wilkinson 63 was taken to Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids for treatment of injuries not believed related to the standoff.
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Te Gazette Central City
Martin Paul Wilkinson
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Brian Gardner
Janette Neh Lane
City
Gardner
Linn County Sheriffs
Janette Ned Lane
Alburnett Road
State website lists breath test results
A new Iowa web site lets the public and law enforcement search breath alcohol test results certification records on breath test machines and officers training status. Criminalist Jim Bleskacek of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the site ensures equipment accuracy since breath test results influence O W I charging and possible conviction.
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Trish Mehaffey
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Jim Bleskacek
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Iowa Breath Alcohol Database Aims Transparency
Iowa officials say the breath alcohol database is maintained and certified annually as required. They note calibration and maintenance occur about every ten months to ensure accuracy while balancing individual rights for those arrested or detained.
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Bleskacek
Iowa
Agent fires in undercover Johnson County shooting
Iowa City report states Daniel Stapleton a 23 year veteran of the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement drew his weapon after a gun was pointed at him during an undercover operation at Breckenridge Estates mobile home park near Iowa City He fired four shots striking Ivan Carl Hardeman 24 killing him The Johnson County Attorney and Attorney General's Office found Stapleton acted with reasonable force and justified in his actions
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Ine Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement
Daniel Stepleton
Stapleton
Johnson County
Janet Lyness
Ivan Carl Hardeman
Attorney General’s Office
Stepleton
Lyness
Breckenridge Estates
Taft Ave
Presidential candidates tour Iowa amid shifting voter map
The Gazette notes Barack Obama and Mitt Romney visiting counties that defy typical party patterns as Republicans gain a statewide registration edge. Obama targets Democratic-leaning areas yet also campaigns in GOP-leaning counties, signaling a changing Iowa electorate since 2008.
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Iowa House
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GOP
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Mitt Romney
Romney
Dubuque
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Obama
Boone
Marshall
Mahaska
Pottawattamie
John McCain
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