Cedar Rapids forms citizens police review board panel
The nine appointees of Cedar Rapids new citizens police review board met for the first time to plan bylaws training and logistics. Chair Star Smith and Vice Chair India Snow-Watt outlined hopes to build community trust, accountability, and a forum for public input.
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The Gazette delivers a concise daily digest of actions, weather, and local events across eastern Iowa, highlighting municipal decisions, school notes, traffic updates, and community notices for readers in Cedar Rapids and surrounding counties.
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Blahnik admits stabbing Bagley in self defense in murder trial
Blahnik, 34, testified he stabbed Chris Bagley multiple times on December 14, 2018 during a confrontation that began as a wrestling match with Drew Wagner and Paul Hoff. He claimed Bagley reached for a gun, prompting the stabbing, while Hoff and Wagner moved Bagley’s body and later loaded it into a truck. The body was later found buried near a garage on Souter Avenue SE in 2019. Medical examiner described multiple fatal stab wounds and a frozen, well preserved body.
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