September 18, 2022

Worth County, Iowa - On 9/16/2022, a female body was found in the Shell Rock River near 390th St and Raven Ave. The body recovered was identified as Melissa Jo Olson, age 45, of Northwood. The incident is being investigated by the Worth…

September 16, 2022

Norwalk, Iowa - On September 15, 2022 at approximately 12:30am, the Norwalk Police Department was notified of a potential stabbing in an apartment at 608 Knoll Drive. On arrival, officers encountered a male subject who was later…

September 15, 2022

Norwalk, Iowa - This is not a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It is being distributed on behalf of the Norwalk Police Department as a result of the Division of Criminal Investigation's participation in this…

September 15, 2022

Norwalk, Iowa - At approximately 0030 hours on September 15th, Norwalk officers were dispatched to a report of a death in the 600 Blk of Knoll Drive. Agents from the DCI were contacted to assist with the investigation. There is no…

September 9, 2022

DES MOINES, Iowa – Following an investigation, on September 7, 2022, Chad Ryan Koch, age 42, of Indianola, Iowa, was arrested and charged with two (2) counts of Theft 1st Degree and two (2) counts of Fraudulent Practices in Polk County…

September 7, 2022

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Cedar Rapids Police Officers involved in the August 30, 2022 shooting have been identified as:  

Investigator Christopher Christy - 14 years of law enforcement experience
and Sergeant Bryson…

September 1, 2022

Butler County, Iowa - On March 4, 2022, a minor under the age of 18 reported to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office that Clarksville police officer Mike Tobin had showed the minor sexually explicit images and videos that were evidence in…

August 31, 2022

Clinton, Iowa - This is not a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It is being distributed on behalf of the Clinton Police Department as a result of the Division of Criminal Investigation's participation in this…

August 31, 2022

DES MOINES, Iowa - Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer and we celebrate with barbecues and road trips. One of the deadliest and most often committed – yet preventable – crimes (impaired driving), has become a serious safety epidemic…

August 30, 2022

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The individual shot while interfacing with Cedar Rapids Police Officers has been identified as:

William Isaac Rich (22 yrs old) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  

As previously mentioned, an autopsy has been…

August 30, 2022

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - On August 30, 2022, at approximately 12:55 AM, Officers of the Cedar Rapids Police Department were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at the Inn Circle located at 5560 6th Street S.W.  Two Officers encountered a male…

August 29, 2022

HEDRICK, Iowa - On the afternoon of Friday, August 26, 2022, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agents, assisted by the Iowa State Patrol, arrested 31-year-old Matthew Robert Reynolds of Hedrick, Iowa. Reynolds' arrest came at the…