Former police officer tours nation urging drug legalization
Howard Wooldridge a former Bath Township Police detective and LEAP member rides across America on horseback to argue drugs should be legalized as a public health issue. He stopped in Cedar Rapids to address Sunrise Rotary and plans to reach New York City by November 1 while highlighting crime and prison costs.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
America
Howard Wooldridge
the Bath
Bath Township
Mich
Wooldridge
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
LEAP
Stroy
Guantanamo Bay
Sam
Dubuque
New York City
Five men linked to Iowa City break in and robbery
Investigators identify five suspects in a November 8 drug related home invasion at 2216 St. in Iowa City. Donald Cameron and Trapayne Batie were arrested and face first degree robbery charges. Cory Burnett Christopher Wright Jacob Baxter are also charged or have pled to related offenses. Baxter awaits sentencing. All but Baxter remain jailed.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Donald J. Cameron
Trapayne C. Batie
St. Cameron
Brookhaven
Miss
Batie
Cory Burnett
Burnett
Christopher Wright
Maggard St
Apt
Jacob Baxter
Clarence
Baxter
Johnson County
Search for bodies headed to Coralville Lake
A New Hampshire woman, Teri Knight of Concord, seeks clues along I-80 in Illinois for buried bodies of her children killed by her ex husband Manuel Gehring. Gehring confessed to the killings and buried the 11 year old and 14 year old near Coralville Lake two years earlier but died by suicide before trial. Knight aims to rally volunteers at the West Overlook area and along the corridor from Iowa City to Grove City, Pennsylvania.
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The
Gazette
Coralville Lake
New Hampshire
Illinois
Teri Knight
Concord
N.H
Coralville Lake West Overlook
Interstate 80
Knight
Jim
Iowa City
Grove City
Manuel Gehring
Philip Gehring
Sarah Gehring
Joliet, Ill
West Overlook
Johnson supervisors blame computer problems for poor service image
Johnson County supervisors voiced concern that the Iowa DOTs new $10 million vehicle registration system is harming public perception of government service. Treasurer Tom Kriz reported long lines and slow processing with the system, which slowed the week and forced temporary statewide shutdowns, drawing criticism from Supervisor Terrence Neuzil.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa Department of Transportation
Johnson County Supervisors
Sally Stutsman
Tom Kriz
Kriz
Terrence Neuzil
Cedar Rapids TV sues Firestone and Ford over 2000 tire crash
Cedar Rapids Television Co. owner of KCRG TV9 files suit in Johnson County District Court alleging defective Firestone ATX tires on a 1992 Ford Explorer caused a rollover on I 380 in Johnson County. Driver Brandon Belisle unharmed. Firestone recall 2000 cited. Ford also blamed for selling vehicles with the tires.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Television Co
Kcrg-Tv9
Gazette Communications
Bridgestone
Firestone Inc
Ford Motor Co
Johnson County
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