1991 Year in Review Part 2 Iowa City highlights
This retrospective covers layoffs at the University of Iowa including 43 initial pink slips and nearly 300 more jobs in July. It notes the push to distinguish the university while planning program cuts, boxing, misused funds, and incidents at Oakdale and the Union. It also recalls a controversial gerbil death claim and radioactivity concerns from dog carcass incinerations at the university.
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Owa City
Iowa City
University of Iowa Physical Plant
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Oakdale
U of I
Friday string of armed robberies rattles Cedar Rapids
Police report a pattern of 14 unsolved armed robberies in Cedar Rapids since Oct 16 with eight on Fridays in the last 12 weeks. Officers suspect two white men working as a team, possibly behind up to 11 cases, while noting other solo suspects and a Comfort Inn robbery.
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Bruce Kern
Comfort Inn
Multiple armed robberies hit southwest Cedar Rapids area
Report summarizes a string of Oct to Jan robberies in Cedar Rapids with two or more white suspects masked in ski gear using handguns or shotguns. Targets include Exel Inn, Little Caesar’s, Kwik Shop, Deaner, Comfort Inn, First Avenue Amoco, Neighborhood Tavern, Mr Movies, a Firstar Bank branch, Hardee’s, Vicker’s, Pizza Hut, and Coastal Mart. Suspects described as two or one masked individuals. some incidents note a bystander injury.
Robbery Prevention Advice From Cedar Rapids Officer
Lt. Renee Hanrahan of the Cedar Rapids Police Crime Prevention Bureau urges victims to comply during armed robberies. She says surrendering money protects lives and praises clerks who avoid confrontation, noting the goal is safety and not heroics.
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Renee Hanrahan
Cedar Rapids
Lightning fast robberies prompt safety focus and procedures
Lt Renee Hanrahan of the C R Police Department discusses swift armed robbery dynamics. A Neighborhood Tavern patron was shot while pursuing bandits. another bystander suffered pellet injuries but recovered. Advice covers lighting, reduced signage, cash limits, safe placement, and strong employee descriptions. Safety remains paramount.
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Hanrahan
Baby in the middle shapes arrest custody dispute
Zachariah Buila two months old learns the U S judicial system as his mother Tina Builta 22 is jailed on ten warrants for unpaid court fines. Police say the infant was left with Dan Miller 19 who may be the father, a claim disputed by the mother. Miller says he needed to work but took care of the boy for about eight hours and then Builta and Miller say an officer forced the handoff. Both sides clash over who decided the guardian, while the baby and his mother were reunited later that day after Miller posted a $600 bond for the fines owed.
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Tina Builta
Zachariah
Dan Miller
Miller
Polansky
Builta
Marion
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J St. SW
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First Ave
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First Avenue
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Edgewood Rd
Bone
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Collins Rd
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Rapids
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C.R. Police Department
Baby
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U.S
A Ave. NE
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Mother
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