Author: Nick Green

IOWA – According to the police officials, the security personnel at Anamosa State Penitentiary in Iowa responded to the attack around 10:10 a.m. and restrained the inmate while staff attempted life-saving first aid on the injured. It’s unclear how many other staff members were hurt. The Iowa Department of Corrections and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the incident. Names of the victims will not be released until their families are notified. Anamosa State Penitentiary is a “maximum/medium security” prison that currently holds about 950 inmates. Danny Homan, president of AFSCME Council 61, the labor union which represents staff…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the police officials would not identify the remains at a press conference, citing the ongoing investigation. The public identification of the remains would take one to two weeks. The police officials are considering the remains a part of a missing persons case, but did not say where the missing person was from. No arrests have been made in connection with the remains. Authorities would not comment on the condition of the remains, or whether they were male or female. A large police presence surrounded the area where the remains were found; 270th Avenue…

A 3-year-old boy has been mauled to death by two dogs in an attack that also left his mother hospitalized with serious injuries. The toddler was killed by a neighbor’s pitbulls after the dogs escaped from their owner’s house in New Jersey. The victims were flown to hospital after the horrific incident, but the three-year-old died of his injuries. The dogs made their way to nearby East Laurel Street, before attacking both the boy and his mother in their own backyard.  Neither the mother or her child have been named as yet, but an outpouring of grief from their community…

Davenport, IA – Unfortunately, even people who qualify, struggle to make appointments for a shot. According to the statement, the Iowa Department of Public Health said Friday that Iowa has administered 1.03 million doses. The milestone reflects significant increases in vaccine supplies, but it’s unclear how the state will handle surging demand as more adults become eligible in the coming months. Iowa has no centralized system for people to secure a vaccine appointment.

Davenport, IA – The 18-year-old Dominick Owen, held on a total of $13,000 bond in Scott County Jail, faces felony charges including first-degree robbery and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. Davenport police officer saw a disturbance involving several people in an orange Chevrolet Cavalier without plates on the 800 block of LeClaire Street, Davenport. When the officer activated the squad car lights, Owens ran from the scene westbound in the alley. Owens, a back-seat passenger, took out a silver pistol and held it to the victim’s head, demanding the money. The two struggled over the pistol, which landed…

Davenport, IA – According to the police officials, this incident occurred Sunday around 1:30 a.m. Main Street from 3rd to 4th Street was blocked off for a few hours as police investigated. One person was wounded. There is no word yet on the condition of the victim. This story will be updated when new information is available. Thank you for your time.

Davenport, IA – According to the police officials, his name is Jibrial Campbell and he faces a felony charge of interference with official acts – firearm, along with misdemeanor charges of carrying weapons and possession of a controlled substance. This unfortunate incident occurred around 1:10 a.m. Sunday. Davenport police officers conducted a traffic stop on a 2015 Nissan Altima for having no headlights in the area of 4th and Myrtle streets. The officers saw that Campbell, who was in the front right passenger seat, had a Taurus 9 mm pistol in the front pocket of his hooded sweatshirt. Campbell did not…

A father from the Bronx found out that his son died a horrible death after friends began calling him to offer condolences when they saw the news of the 10-year-old bludgeoned to death. Months had passed since Darnell had spoken to his ex-fiancée and the mother of his child. He can’t believe his child became a victim of a violent incident, caused by the new boyfriend of the child’s mother. “You let the devil into this house,” the mourning father said about his ex. “She made a deal with this devil… It’s impossible that you don’t know what’s happening with our child.”…