Officer Hurt In Cedar Rapids Crash While Managing I 380 Cone Zone
Police say Officer Michael Hass was injured when a vehicle driven by 45-year-old John Podhajsky struck his cruiser during a 3:25 a.m. cone warning on I 380 near Wright Brothers Boulevard. Hass was treated at Mercy Medical Center and released. Podhajsky cited for failure to control and related offences.
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Michael Hass
Hass
Interstate 380
Wright Brothers Boulevard
John Podhajsky
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Tom Erceg
Charges filed against ex Best Buy workers
Two former Best Buy employees were charged with an aggravated misdemeanor for unauthorized charges on customers credit cards. Jerry Matthews 18 of 2921 Sixth St SW and Donnie Franklin II 18 of 1389 H Ave NE charged with false use of credit cards for over 1000 tied to Best Buy at 4650 First Ave NE. Police arrested December 10 on suspicion of second degree theft.
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Best Buy
Jerry Matthews
Sixth St
Donnie Franklin II
H Ave. NE
First Ave
Linn County
Harold Denton
Unlawful U S resident Vargas-Cena given prison term
Angel Vargas-Cena a 47 year old resident of Uvandia Mexico was sentenced in Cedar Rapids to six years five months in prison plus three years supervised release for unlawfully re entering the United States as an aggravated felon He had multiple prior removals including 2000 2002 and re entered in April 2002 according to the U S Attorney's Office.
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Angel Vargas-Cena
Uvandia
Mexico
United States
Vargas-Cena
U.S
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
North Liberty man charged after waving pistol in cab
Rayshaun Smith of North Liberty, 33, faces multiple weapons charges after allegedly waving a 9 mm pistol at three cab passengers. He was jailed on 15000 bail as officers tracked him from Broadway Street to an apartment where the gun was found.
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Rayshaun Smith
North Liberty
Smith
Broadway Street
Broadway St
Driver without license tied to fatal hit and run
Michael Alden, 46, driven with revoked license in a fatal hit and run earlier this month. Alden and Crystal Vine, of Center Point, told deputies he drove the vehicle that struck Lonnie Edwards, 24, near Waubeek. No charges filed yet. investigation ongoing. Alden’s license remains suspended until 2006 due to a prior drunken driving case.
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the Gazette
Michael Alden
Alden
Crystal Vine
Center Point
Linn County Sheriffs Department
Lonnie Edwards
Central City
Edwards
Whittier Road
Austin Road
Waubeek
Annette Caffery
Caffery
Sheriffs Department
Linn County
Harold Denton
Brian Gardner
Linn County District Court
Inside Joy and Struggle of a Christ Centered Christmas
A New Yorker cartoon captures holiday fatigue as a prison inmate jokes about gratitude for prison. Betsy Taylor notes many Americans want less focus on shopping and more on meaning. Cedar Rapids family Jean and Jon Stanford model a Christ centered Christmas with family rituals and charitable giving.
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the Gazette
New Yorker
Warner Books
Betsy Taylor
Jean Stanford
Cedar Rapids
Jon
Maytag to Build Large North Liberty Distribution Center
Maytag Corp will locate a 750000 square foot Midwest Regional Distribution Facility in North Liberty replacing Coralville and a slated Galesburg Ill. center. Completion is planned for Q4 2004. Priority One and local and state agencies will assemble an incentive package as the site targets easy access to I 80 and nearby plants.
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Maytag Center
North Liberty
The
Gazette North Liberty
Maytag Corp
Coralville
Galesburg
Ill
Midwest
Maytag
Penn Avenue
Jones Boulevard
Lynne Dragomier
Dragomier
Amana
Newton
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Mark Seckman
Priority One
Cedar Rapids
City of
Iowa Department of Economic Development
IDED
Iowa City Area Development
Seckman
Procter & Gamble
Ex UI researcher given probation for theft and false credentials
Pat Palmer a former University of Iowa researcher received three years probation and nearly 19000 dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to first degree theft and falsifying credentials. A record tampering charge was dropped.
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Frank Gluck
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Pat Palmer
Palmer
University of Northern Iowa
University of California At Berkeley
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