Four finalists named for Cedar Rapids police chief post
Cedar Rapids announces four finalists for police chief Jennifer Birkhofer Jeff Coday Tom Whitten and David Dostal were selected by the Civil Service Commission and approved by the city manager. Public meet and greet set 5 to 7 p.m. at the DoubleTree Center with five interview panels.
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Cedar Rapids
Jennifer Birkhofer
Jeff Coday
Tom Whitten
David Dostal
Civil Service Commission
Jeff Pomeranz
Hilton Convention Center
First Ave
Pomeranz
Correction notice on caption misidentifying advocacy leader
The Gazette corrects a Sunday photo caption that misidentified Bob Vizzini as part of a legislative forum. Vizzini is a deaf education advocate with the Iowa Association of the Deaf. Readers may call the listed numbers to report errors or seek clarification.
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Bob Vizzini
Iowa Association of the Deaf
the Gazette
Mount Vernon taps Clear Creek Amana leader as new superintendent
Grace King reports Matthew Leeman, 42, currently associate superintendent and 6-12th grade curriculum director at Clear Creek Amana, will become Mount Vernon Community School District superintendent July 1. He led district-wide initiatives including bond passage and facility planning.
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Matthew Leeman
Clear Creek Amana
Mount Vernon
Leeman
Iowa
Greg Batenhorst
Batenhorst
Ray and Associates Inc
Postville
Lori
Myles
Zander
Tiffin
Washington
Marion man sentenced over twenty years for meth conspiracy
Widespread meth trafficking case concludes with Robert Bates, 31, receiving 248 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute meth. The investigation linked Bates with a network moving 30 to 60 pounds of ice meth between Los Angeles and Cedar Rapids from 2017 to 2022. Belton and other co defendants received lengthy sentences as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force effort.
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Marion
Robert Lee Michael Bates
U.S. District Court
Bates
David Belton
Blood
Los Angeles
Belton
U.S
C.J. Williams
Kiyonte Lowell Lowell
Albert Henry Bailey
Jesus Vera
Caleb Joseph Storlie
Christopher Eric Curley
David Poitier Belton
Dan Chatham
U.S. Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force
FBI
DEA
Linn County
Iowa
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