University researchers develop AI camera to detect abuse
Two University of Iowa professors Karim Abdel Malek and Aislinn Conrad are building an AI camera system to clock violence in homes, daycare, and care settings. The project uses kinematics to flag abuse and would notify guardians and authorities. The system aims to expand to schools and welfare agencies, with pilots in child and elder abuse prevention.
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Man charged in fentanyl sale tied to death in Iowa City
Jerome Smith, 35, of Coralville, faces a new count accusing him of selling four fentanyl pills for 60 dollars that led to the death of a 21 year old man on Oct 2. Police traced the sale through phone records and witnesses. Smith was already jailed on Oct 3 on drug charges with additional counts including a firearm by a felon and tampering with a witness.
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Man charged after using flag in assault on mother
Cedar Rapids man Adam Lotzen, 39, is charged with assault with intent to inflict serious injury, first degree harassment, eluding, and operating while intoxicated after allegedly attacking his mother at her North Liberty home. He allegedly grabbed a 3 by 5 foot American flag, twisted it into a rope, and attempted to strangle her while shouting death. The mother’s boyfriend intervened. Lotzen then punched him. He fled, was stopped, sedated, and jailed on a $30,000 bond with a no contact order filed.
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