Interstate theft rings plague Iowa City area police say
A state inspector uncovered a vehicle ID number theft at Racebrook Motors triggering a Johnson County investigation that led to the arrest of owner John George McGinnis and recovery of 10 stolen sports cars. Police warn the interstate traffic complicates crime and note a parallel bicycle theft ring and broader gambling networks fueling illicit profits.
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Iowa City
Racebrook Motors
Johnson County
Bob Carpenter
Carpenter
John George McGinnis
Racebrook
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Robert Ford
McGinnis
Harvey Miller
Inter
Robert Sitka
University of Iowa
Sitka
Illinois
Interstate 80 fuels crime, Iowa City police say
Police describe organized gambling slips printed by crime groups and sold in taverns near Interstate 80. Bettors pay $2, with payouts up to $90, while criminals collect printing and top fees. The chief notes rapid interstate access aids quicker crime, and law enforcement struggles to curb it.
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Iowa City
Organized Crime
Miller
Nevada
Cedar Falls Police Get Bulletproof Vests
businessman Paul Barnes donated 5500 to buy bullet proof vests for Cedar Falls police officers. He says the gift was a small price to pay to potentially save lives and protect the community.
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Cedar Falls
UPI
Paul Barnes
Barnes
Barnes Builders Supply
Space junk fragment lands near Council Bluffs
Amateur astronomer Robert Allen reports a flaming object near Big Lake Park did not appear to be a meteorite and may be space junk reentering the atmosphere. Iowa State University will analyze a molten specimen. witnesses saw the impact around 7 30 p m Saturday and fire crews found it too hot to touch for an hour.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
Iowa State University Metallurgical Laboratory
Robert Allen
Allen
Big Lake Park
Jack Moore
Moore
Hijacked jet's black box missing in Malaysia crash
Investigators search for the voice recorder of a hijacked Malaysian Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed twelve days earlier killing all 100 aboard. Minister V Manickavasagam says the fuselage, largely submerged in swamp, hampers excavation but work continues around the clock despite rain.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Malaysian Airlines
V. Manickavasagam
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