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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2003
Page
7
A man wearing a ski mask and blue jeans robbed Casey's on Franklin Street in Center Point around 11 p.m. He brandished a gun and forced two employees into a cold-storage room, then fled with an undisclosed cash amount. The employees were unharmed and alerted the sheriff's department after about 10 minutes.
Cedar Rapids police say a 2003 stolen SUV was spotted at 19th Street and Mount Vernon Road SE. The driver fled north on 19th Street SE and Wellington Street SE, stopping in the 700 block of Wellington where he and a passenger fled on foot. Both suspects, described as black males in their early 20s, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 9 inches and about 150 pounds, remain at large.
The Cedar Rapids police have increased the reward from 1500 to 2000 for information leading to the capture of two thieves who robbed El Mer Cadito grocery at 700 First Ave NW. The pair threatened a clerk with a shotgun and escaped with cash and the security camera footage. Call 1 800 CR CRIME with any tips.
Mediacom Iowa subscribers will pay $3 more monthly for the family cable package starting February 1 raising the rate to $38.95. Health Network will join the package bringing channels to 69. The owner notes yearlong increases since 2002 total 22 percent and the high speed Internet modem rental rises $2 to $52.95.
Iowa economic development officials plan a January 6 pitch to rebuild the Postville turkey plant destroyed by a December fire. Minnesota may offer incentives, with grants, low interest loans and tax breaks eyed. About 85 percent of Iowa Turkey Products turkeys come from Minnesota, and 350 workers were laid off as investigators await site cooling before determining the fire cause. Community aid flows in for the unemployed.
Curtis Seals 39 of 1004 E Bloomington St allegedly shoplifted a $125 cognac at Osco Drug then displayed a knife when confronted, fled stealing a running pickup at 1233 Third Ave, and was stopped later with a 0.182 blood alcohol level. Police say he faced first degree robbery and theft charges.
Mike Deupree muses on cloning ethics and animal choices from Texas A M deer projects to Channel Islands fox conservation. He notes mad cow fears affect dinner plans and urges practical, local solutions rather than overreach.
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