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Ongoing Investigation: Keokuk County

February 1, 2024KEOKUK COUNTY, Iowa - Today, investigators from the Division of Criminal Investigation, Ottumwa Police Department, and the Keokuk County Sheriff

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February 1, 2024
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STATEMENT FROM THE IOWA DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY: SPORTS WAGERING INVESTIGATION

January 31, 2024DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Code section 80.25A directs the Commissioner of public safety to establish a subdivision with the Division of Criminal I

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January 31, 2024
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UPDATE ON JAN. 30 AMBER ALERT: Bryson Duong found safe, suspect in custody

January 30, 2024On January 30, 2024, the Jefferson Police Department requested assistance with a kidnapping case.  Brandon Duong, age 34, took his seven-year-ol

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January 30, 2024
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AMBER ALERT FOR BRYSON DUONG

January 30, 2024The Iowa Department of Public Safety on behalf of the Jefferson Police Department has issued an AMBER Alert for 7-year-old Bryson Duong. Bryson,

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January 30, 2024
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Urbana Man Sentenced to Three Decades in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child

January 26, 2024URBANA, Iowa - A man who sexually exploited a child was sentenced January 25, 2024, to 30 years in federal prison. Michael Heinitz, age 20, of U

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January 29, 2024
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Centerville Man Arrested, Charged in Child Endangerment Death Investigation

January 27, 2024 CENTERVILLE, Iowa - On Friday, January 19, 2024, at approximately 12:50 p.m., Centerville law enforcement and emergency services were dispatche

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January 27, 2024
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Parents Identified from 1996 Newborn Death Investigation

January 27, 2024        LISBON, Iowa - On November 10, 1996, the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a deceased newborn at a rural farmstead

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January 27, 2024
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UPDATE: SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH OF WAUKON RESIDENT

January 23, 2024WAUKON, Iowa – On January 23, 2024, Brandon Kasemeier was located and arrested in Loveland, Colorado. He is charged with murder in the first deg

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January 23, 2024
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WAUKON POLICE DEPARTMENT: DECEASED ADULT FOUND

January 22, 2024WAUKON, Iowa - On January 22, 2024, the Waukon Police Department responded to the 100 block of 1st Ave. SW in Waukon to conduct a welfare check.

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January 23, 2024
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Iowa Governor's School Safety Bureau reports "swatting" calls

January 17, 2024DES MOINES, Iowa - On the afternoon of January 17, 2024, approximately 13 school districts throughout Iowa received anonymous “swatting” calls. 

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January 18, 2024
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Demystifying Criminal Justice Grants Training

Criminal Justice Grants Training

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January 10, 2024
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Fort Dodge Homicide Investigation - Seeking Person of Interest

December 10, 2024Fort Dodge, Iowa - This is not a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It is being distributed on behalf of the Fort Dodge P

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January 10, 2024
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DCI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux City

January 9, 2024SIOUX CITY, Iowa - At approximately 4 a.m. on Monday, January 8, 2024, a Sioux City patrol officer was parked inside the parking garage located a

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January 9, 2024
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UPDATE: Officers Identified in Officer Involved Shooting Investigation in Cedar Rapids

January 8, 2024                  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has interviewed the officers involved in the January 1, 2024,

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January 8, 2024
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UPDATE TO THE PERRY HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING INVESTIGATION

January 5, 2024DES MOINES, Iowa – On January 5, 2024, the Iowa State Medical Examiner performed the autopsies on the two decedents from the Perry High School ac

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January 5, 2024

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