Monticello Chief Avoids Disciplinary Action After Car Chase
Monticello Mayor Harold Yeoman said Police Chief Burt Walters faced no formal discipline following an off duty pursuit of a speeding 20 year old on Highway 151. Magistrate Beckmann called Walters actions unprofessional and unjustified, noting no deputy was available. Walters was placed on a two week vacation starting midnight.
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Monticello
Burt Walters
Harold Yeoman
Walters
Jones County
Robert Beckmann
Ne Alas
Santis
Yeoman
Arraignment set for Bryan Grimes in Johnson County murder case
Bryan Jay Grimes, 22, of Washington Iowa, charged with first degree murder in the death of Michael Flynn of Lone Tree, faces an 8:30 a.m. arraignment on January 5. He also faces a possession charge after marijuana found during booking December 15. Flynn, 32, was found dead December 1. a bloody fingerprint on a weapon matches Grimes. Witnesses may include Flynn’s caretaker Nancy Holcomb and building owner Ed Eden.
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Bryan Jay Grimes
Michael Flynn
Lone Tree
Grimes
Washington
Iowa
Johnson County
Flynn
Nancy Holcomb
Ed Eden
Sharon Watson
Recluse Mary Jane McNally Bequeaths to Cedar Rapids Hospitals
The 74 year old Cedar Rapids woman left about 100000 in a will drafted 21 years ago to St Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center to be split evenly. Her body was found in the Cedar River after Thanksgiving and death ruled an accident. The will is being certified by the Cedar Rapids law firm that drafted it as her final wishes.
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Mary Jane McNally
St. Luke's Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
McNally
Park Towne Ct
Hobart Watson
Oceanside
Calif
Jennie Murdock
Greenville
Ill
Watson
Coe College
Mary Jane Birdsong
Canon City
Colo
Linn County
Percy Harris
Joe McNally
Young Cedar Rapids boy hailed for spotting apartment fire
Shawn Ricket, 10, alerted authorities after seeing a red glow from a second story window near 107 Sixth Ave SW on Friday. He and his mother helped, waking residents and guiding them to safety before firefighters arrived. no injuries were reported. The blaze started in Angie Phelps's bathroom when youngsters played with matches. The Red Cross assisted the Phelps family and others, with local stores and charities providing replacements and toys.
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Michael J. Hamiil
Gazette
Sixth Ave
Shawn Ricket
Shawn
Trish Jackson
Jackson
Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Angie Phelps
Phelps
Coralville Peephole Suit Settled in Out-of-Court Deal
An Indiana couple reached a 125000 settlement with Kinseth Hotel Corp over a mirror peep hole at the Best Western Westfield Inn in Coralville. The agreement ends a defamation suit and drops an appeal of a 105000 jury judgment, with 20000 directed to a state legal aid program.
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Iowa City
Indiana
Coralville
Norman
Elizabeth Meinzel
Fort Wayne
Ind
Kinseth Hotel Corp
27Th Ave
Meintels
Kinseth
Johnson County
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Westfield Inn
Bruce Kinseth
Riley
Coralville Cantebury Inn
Neighborhood pipe bomb detonation ends with small blast
Police say a pipe bomb found on Cedar Rapids northwest near Roosevelt Middle School would not have caused substantial damage if it exploded. Metro Bomb Squad detonated it after evacuations and a 300 foot safety zone. A juvenile suspect linked to the device was identified. officials noted it resembled no mail bomber work.
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Dean Thompson
Metro
Larry Greco
Gazette
Andy Scott
Cedar Rapids
13Th Street
Hinkley Avenue
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Ark Tade
David Secor
East Iowa Journal News
University of Iowa
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Visiting Nurse Association
Johnson County Senior Center
Joe Winters
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
C.R
Mery Jane McNaly
Shawn’s
Olson
Lenny Drake
American Red Cross
Roger Swalley
Deb Robinson
Donna Lee Olson
The
Red Cross
Wal-Mart
Toys R Us
Ricket
Curtis St. SW
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