Mount Vernon Road bank heist prompts ongoing roundup
Police in Cedar Rapids and FBI agents pursued a white male suspect in his early 20s who grabbed more than $1,000 from Merchants National Bank at Mount Vernon Road and 34th Street SE around 11:25 a.m. No injuries or shots fired were reported and no arrests had been made by noon. Bank officials declined comment, citing FBI disclosure requests.
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Merchants National Bank
Mount Vernon Road
34Th Street SE
FBI
Cedar Rapids
Unclear gun details in Brown Derby Tavern killing case
Reports conflicting about whether Lee H. Richmond Jr held a gun when he was killed outside the Brown Derby Tavern on June 7. Police and County Attorney Kopecky refused comment. A .22-caliber gun was found at the victim’s feet. suspects Gibson and Shaw face murder and drug charges, with grand jury review planned.
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Lee H. Richmond Jr
Brown Derby
Richmond
Eugene Kopecky
William Earl Gibson
Bever Ave. SE
Gibson
Stock raid suit revived by federal appeals court
The Eighth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling in a $4.5 million antitrust suit filed by Stifel Nicolaus against Dain Kalman and Quail. Stifel alleges the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offices were targeted to steal employees and customers and stifle competition. The case likely heads to trial in Cedar Rapids federal court.
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Dain, Kalman and Quail, Inc
Stifel, Nicolaus
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Dain, Kalman and
Quail
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
John Randall
Stifel
Nicolaus
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Stifle Competition
Cedar Rapids to test children for high lead levels
Linn County Health Department plans door to door testing in mid July in older Cedar Rapids neighborhoods for children aged one to six. Up to 12 percent may have elevated lead. tests use a finger-prick sample with results given before leaving. If needed, further tests and federal grants may expand screening and treatment programs.
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Linn County Health Department
Public
al Ahern
Ahern
Public Health Service
Region VII
Kansas City
Health Department
Center Point Road NE
Second Target store for C R by Mike Deupree Gazette City Hall reporter
Company officials refused to confirm plans for a second Target in Cedar Rapids but acknowledged expansion is being studied. A planned store would occupy 10 acres northwest of Edgewood Road and Highway 149, across from Westdale Mall, with traffic routing discussions and potential access off Edgewood Road.
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Cedar Rapids
Discount
Dayton-Hudson
First Ave
Mel Meyer
Westdale Mall
Inter
Edgewood Road
Highway 149
Meyer
16Th Avenue
Wilson Avenue
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