Arson Spree Prompts City Fire Police Investigation
Cedar Rapids police and fire departments study a spike in arsons over two weeks. At least five fires include a destroyed satellite under construction and two mobile homes on Sixth Street. Investigators cite varied motives from youthful curiosity to insurance fraud and mental illness with no arrests yet.
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GTE News
Cedar Rapids
Alan Brockhohn
Brockhohn
Sixth St
Mark Fischer
Fischer
IDOT Charges Cedar Rapids Auto Salvage Yard Manager
Iowa Department of Transportation filed misdemeanor charges against K's Acres operator Joseph M. Koffron 42 of Cedar Rapids for operating a vehicle recycling business without a recycler's license failing to keep proper business records and 20 counts of failing to transfer motor vehicle titles. The audit by IDOT investigators with state patrol and Cedar Rapids police found missing records on demolished cars and buyers, and unsigned titles for 20 purchased autos. The agency will seek an injunction to close the business if no license is obtained at next checks.
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41St Ave
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Kougias
Iowa State Patrol
Cedar Rapids Police Department
Fifteen Linn County motorists charged with drunken driving
The weekend arrest tally lists 15 individuals charged with drunken driving across Linn County. Names include Connie Eisner 21 Jamie Feuerhelm 20 James Petrick 35 and others with hometowns Hiawatha Mount Vernon Marion Walford Center Point and Iowa City. Charge times range Friday night to Sunday morning with several second offenses.
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Connie Eisner
Eisenhower Rd
Hiawatha
Blairs Ferry Road
James Petrick
Mount Vernon
Jamie Feuerhelm
Fifth Ave. SE
Interstate 380
Boyson Road
David Hoffman
15Th Ave
Second Avenue
Thomas Hoag
Sixth St
Highway 151
Marion
Jack Martin
Center Point
Joseph Fink
Walford
Scott Timmerman
C St
Apt
Seventh St
Patrick Dillon
Feather Ridge Road
Terry Allen
Iowa City
Four children injured in Osage crash involving Cedar Rapids man
A Mitchell County deputy said a Cedar Rapids man and his four children were injured when his northbound car was broadside by a vehicle driven by a Osage man on Highway 218 near Osage. John Richmond 33 and his 1 year old daughter Amber were hospitalized in Rochester in serious and critical condition respectively. Three other children, Steve Sklavenitis 5 James Dobbs 2 Ely Dobbs 1 were treated at Osage Memorial Hospital and released or listed in satisfactory condition. The crash remains under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Mitchell County Sheriff's Department
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
John Richmond
Northwood Dr
Amber
Richmond
Francis Heffron
Steve Sklavenitis
James Dobbs
Ely Dobbs
Karen Dobbs
Osage Metro County Memorial Hospital
James
Sklavenitis
Cedar Rapids Area Meetings and Cultural Events Listing
The July 8 schedule lists city and county meetings including Cedar Rapids City Council and Linn County supervisors. It also notes theater shows Reunion and Dark Pony plus All Men Are Whores at Theater B, Films in the Park Tap Dancing at Bever Park, an exhibit Culture and Record at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, with hours and dates through Sept. 15.
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Pharmacy theft at Claxton Pharmacy details unclear
Cedar Rapids police investigate a theft at Claxton Pharmacy on 100 Third Ave. SW. An unknown amount of morphine codeine dilaudid and oxycodone was stolen after the front window was broken between 5 30 p m Saturday and 10 40 a m Sunday. No alarm trigger was reported.
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15Th St
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Seventh Ave
Cheryl Guthrie
E. Clark St
Hiawatha
Third Ave
Anniversary news and pictures previewed for Sunday edition
The Lifestyle section features anniversary notices each Sunday with photos. Readers are reminded to submit items by Monday noon for the next weekly run.
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