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Iowa Department Of Public Safety Press Releases

342 Press Releases
  • Published on August 15, 2022 - 17:07 GMT

    DCI Investigates Waterloo Officer-Involved Shooting

    August 15, 2022 WATERLOO, Iowa - On Saturday, August 13, the Waterloo Police Department requested the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred at about 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Dubuque Road …

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  • Published on August 11, 2022 - 15:09 GMT

    Meet DPS At the Iowa State Fair

    August 11, 2022   DES MOINES, Iowa - The 2022 Iowa State Fair opens today, and the Iowa Department of Public Safety continues its blue-ribbon tradition of public safety and education to protect Iowans everyday with traffic safety, fire and drug prevention …

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  • Published on August 6, 2022 - 02:05 GMT

    Officers Names Released in July 30th OIS

    August 5, 2022  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa: On August 4, 2022 the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation conducted interviews of the two officers involved in the July 30, 2022 shooting of Brandon Lee Nelson.  The Officers are: •    Officer Matthew Jenatscheck, a …

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  • Published on August 5, 2022 - 01:53 GMT

    UPDATE: Autopsies Completed In Maquoketa Caves State Park Triple Homicide

    August 4, 2022  ANKENY, Iowa – On July 22, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Division of Criminal Investigation were notified of a triple homicide at the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground. Officers …

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  • Published on August 5, 2022 - 01:53 GMT

    Two Individuals Arrested for Jodie Bevans’ Death

    August 4, 2022  PALO, Iowa:  On the evening of August 3, 2022, Deputies of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Agents of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation arrested thirty-four year old Samantha Faith Bevans of Palo, Iowa for the death of Jodie …

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  • Published on August 1, 2022 - 18:44 GMT

    Update-Subject Identified **DCI INVESTIGATES CEDAR RAPIDS OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

    August 1, 2022 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa:  The individual involved in the July 30, 2022 shooting with Officers of the Cedar Rapids Police Department has been identified as: Brandon Lee Nelson, age 23 of Cedar Rapids.   Nelson is currently being treated at the …

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  • Published on July 31, 2022 - 01:04 GMT

    DCI Investigates Cedar Rapids Officer-Involved Shooting

    July 30, 2022 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - On July 30, 2022, at approximately 3:52 a.m., Cedar Rapids police officers conducted a vehicle stop for erratic driving in the 2200 block of Glass Road NE.  The driver of the vehicle brandished a firearm and gunfire was …

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  • Published on July 23, 2022 - 01:26 GMT

    UPDATE: Names of Maquoketa Triple-Homicide Victims Released

    UPDATE: 7:30 P.M. July 22, 2022 MAQUOKETA, Iowa - The three victims of the triple-homicide at Maquoketa Caves State Park have been identified as:  Tyler Schmidt, 42, Cedar Falls Sarah Schmidt, 42, Cedar Falls Lulu Schmidt, 6, Cedar Falls   The Iowa Office …

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  • Published on July 22, 2022 - 16:45 GMT

    DCI Investigating Triple Homicide At Maquoketa Caves State Park - No Danger To Public

    July 22, 2022 MAQUOKETA, Iowa -  At about 6:23 a.m. this morning, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and DCI were notified of a triple homicide at the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground. Officers located three deceased bodies. Officers later found …

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  • Published on July 21, 2022 - 22:55 GMT

    Arrest Made in July 20, 2022 Clinton Shooting

    July 21, 2022 Clinton, IOWA - Special Agents with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Officers of the Clinton Police Department conducted a preliminary investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Zachary Tyler McDivitt ( …

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  • Published on July 19, 2022 - 21:10 GMT

    Know Before You Go (Iowa Speedway)

    July 19, 2022                       Des Moines, Iowa - We’re excited for you to attend the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway in Newton, July 22-24, 2022, and we want you to get there safely.  We hope the information contained in this message …

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  • Published on July 18, 2022 - 14:42 GMT

    DCI ASSISTING CLINTON POLICE WITH DEATH INVESTIGATION

    July 18, 2022 Clinton, Iowa - This is not a release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It is being shared on behalf of the Clinton Police Department as a result of the Department of Criminal Investigation's assistance with a death investigation …

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  • Published on July 18, 2022 - 00:44 GMT

    Benton County Suspicious Death Investigation

    July 17, 2022     Palo, IOWA:  On Friday, July 15, 2022, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check at the Jodie Bevans residence, 3397 64th Street Palo, IA. Upon arrival, law enforcement officials located Bevans (58) inside her …

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  • Published on July 14, 2022 - 18:51 GMT

    SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE DON SCHNITKER TO HEAD NEW GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL SAFETY BUREAU 

    July 14, 2022  DES MOINES, Iowa – Less than one month after Governor Kim Reynolds launched a $100-million-dollar program designed to enhance school safety throughout Iowa, the Iowa Department of Public Safety announced Special Agent In Charge (SAC) Don …

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  • Published on July 13, 2022 - 19:12 GMT

    EVANSDALE MURDER INVESTIGATION CONTINUES 10 YEARS LATER

    July 13, 2022  DES MOINES, Iowa – It was 10 years ago today that cousins 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins went out for a bike ride in Evansdale, Iowa, and never returned home to their families. Five months later on December …

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  • Published on July 5, 2022 - 22:58 GMT

    UPDATE - DCI ASSISTING WITH MONROE COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION

    July 5, 2022 LOVILLA, IOWA - On July 3, 2022, deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and agents from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation began an investigation into a body found in rural Monroe County. The body has been identified as that …

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  • Published on July 4, 2022 - 19:08 GMT

    DCI and Coralville PD Investigate Gunshot Death of Three-Year-Old Child

    July 4, 2022 UPDATE CORALVILLE, Iowa - On the evening of Sunday, July 3, 2022, at 6:56 p.m., at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, three-year-old boy Damaria Sanders of Coralville died from apparent gunshot related injuries suffered earlier that …

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  • Published on July 4, 2022 - 19:08 GMT

    DCI ASSISTING WITH MONROE COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION

    July 4, 2022 LOVILIA, IOWA – On Sunday, July 3rd, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office received specific information regarding an alleged homicide that had taken place days prior in Lovilia. Information indicated a rural location in Monroe County where a …

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  • Published on June 29, 2022 - 16:05 GMT

    Safety Tips Heading into the Fourth of July Weekend

    June 29, 2022 Des Moines, Iowa - This is not a release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It is being shared on behalf of the City of Johnston as a result of the Iowa State Patrol's assistance with this media event . ABOUT THE IOWA DEPARTMENT …

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  • Published on June 27, 2022 - 17:09 GMT

    Celebrating Independence Day

    June 27, 2022 Des Moines, Iowa - We all love to celebrate the 4th of July with family, friends, food and fireworks, but all too often the festivities turn tragic on our nation’s roads.  This American holiday also brings increased consumption of alcohol and …

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