Tickets rise as citations fuel city and county coffers
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City police issued more traffic citations in 2000 than 1999 with Cedar Rapids at 25 851 and Iowa City at 8 472. About 3 percent of Cedar Rapids and 12 percent of Iowa City tickets were for drunken driving. Officials discuss how city versus state charges affect fine distribution and funding for local governments.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Mike Brotherton
Brotherton
Tom Erceg
Iowa
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Linn County
Sheriffs Department
Johnson County
Don Zeller
Zeller
Lottery fraud rare, but forgers still appear in Iowa
Iowa Lottery officials say cheating happens rarely though some people persist. Paul Doebelin of Council Bluffs leads in forgeries with hundreds of fake tickets cashed, using discarded ticket pieces to assemble winning looks. Judges note bar codes and serials deter most attempts, but some still try altering or mutilating tickets to claim large prizes.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Paul Doebelin
Council Bluffs
Doebelin
Steve Gilman
Gilman
James Martin
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Brown
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Brown
Linn County Delinquent Fines Collections and Dispute Over State Role
Linn County’s six month delinquent collections total 269 446 up 23 000 from last year with 35 percent of fines going to the county general fund. Dillard criticizes state court administration for edging out county attorneys and argues for local collection authority while noting some people lack funds and deserve individual outreach.
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Linn County
Jeff Clark
Dillard
State
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