News
Sept. 14, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa State Patrol is leading Iowa’s statewide Traffic Fatality Reduction Task Force in an effort to reduce deaths on Iowa roadways. As part of that effort the Patrol will be conducting a special enforcement initiative…
September 13, 2021
Winnebago County, Iowa – On September 11, 2021, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation was requested by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer-involved shooting that had occurred at 164 Van Buren Street in…
September 13, 2021
WEST POINT, Iowa – On September 5, 2021 at approximately 10:16 AM, law enforcement agencies (West Point Police Department (WPPD), Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)) were contacted by a…
September 10, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa - The Officers/Deputies involved in the August 31st shooting have been interviewed by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). All Officers/Deputies have cooperated with the investigation and willingly…
September 7, 2021
Ames, Iowa - 36-year old Aaron Koester has been arrested following an investigation by the Albia Police Department and the Division of Criminal Investigation. Koester of Indianapolis, Indiana, was arrested by Indiana authorities on…
September 6, 2021
Ames, Iowa - This is not a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It is being shared on behalf of the Hampton Police Department as a result of the Division of Criminal Investigation's assistance with a homicide…
September 3, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa – Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer and we celebrate with barbecues and road trips. But be aware as you hit the highways, the Labor Day holiday weekend is one of the deadliest times of the year in terms of drunk-…
Update: Decedent Identified-Jones County Structure Fire and Officer Involved Shooting Investigations
September 1, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa – The individual shot by law enforcement during the late evening hours of August 31st has been identified as:
Jeremy Michael Berg, (45 yrs old) of Elkport, Iowa.
An autopsy has been scheduled with the…
September 1, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa – On August 31, 2021, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the residence located at 23966 42nd Street Martelle, rural Jones County Iowa. Upon arrival, deputies observed a large structure fire and…
August 27, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa – A 12-state human trafficking operation coordinated by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol led to 102 arrests and identified 47 victims. Operation United Front involved…
August 24, 2021
Ames, Iowa - This is not a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It is being shared on behalf of the Ames Police Department as a result of the Division of Criminal Investigation's assistance with a homicide investigation…
August 23, 2021
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - The 4th Judicial District Correctional Officer who was involved in a shooting with parole violators Brandon Hines and Kelsey Hanna in Council Bluffs on Friday, August 20, 2021, is identified as Officer Mike Brown.…
