Author: Nick Green

Davenport, IA – According to the court documents, his name is Ira Lee Clark, 29-year-old, local resident. After serving his prison term, Clark was ordered to serve five years of supervised release, and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund. He was involved in the distribution of significant quantities of cocaine and cocaine base. He also admitted having a firearm in relation to his drug trafficking activities. He has been previously convicted for involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, serious injury resulting and eluding, and aggravated battery. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa prosecuted the case.

When kind well-wishers donated money to Nicole Elkabbas, 42, they thought they were helping a dying mother get herself the cancer treatment she needed to stay alive. It was only much later that they discovered all their money had been used by the cunning woman to enjoy expensive shopping sprees and luxury trips abroad. In 2017, Nicole from Broadstairs, Kent faked her cancer diagnosis and raised thousands of dollars through donations after creating a GoFundMe page. As Nicole painted a picture for those visiting the fraudulent fundraising page, she made it look like it was being written by her mother…

When her mother hadn’t seen her for a couple of days, she grew increasingly worried and reported that her daughter, from Indiana, is missing because her disappearance was completely unlike her. As her family grew concerned, the police began an investigation so the devoted mother could be reunited with her three kids. Sadly, the investigation took a shocking turn when her 8-year-old son opened up to a school counselor about watching his mother’s gruesome murder unfold just a few feet away from him. Rebecca was last seen on August 2, 2020 and her mother knew that even if she left…

Marshalltown, IA – His name is Robert Thomas and he was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the March 2020 death of 22-year-old Johnqwez Deanthony Lewis. According to the police officials, the 27-year-old Devonte Allen Brooks was injured. Robert Thomas was charged with attempted murder in Brooks’ shooting. Robert Thomas was already being held in the Marshall County Jail on unrelated charges. He remains in custody pending an initial court appearance. The investigation into the shooting is continuing and this story will be updated when new information is available.

Davenport, IA – His name is Adrian Castillo, 39-year-old, of Davenport. He was booked at 1:43 p.m. Wednesday into Scott County Jail, where he was being held without bond until he appears before a judge Thursday in court. Adrian Castillo faces second-degree kidnapping and second-degree sex abuse charges. Davenport Police Department officers responded to the 2200 block of Pacific Street to a report of a kidnapping and sexual assault, around 7 a.m. Saturday. Police determined Castillo committed kidnapping by “removing the victim from one place, without the consent or authority of the victim” and by displaying a dangerous weapon in a…

Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Health reported that the new numbers bring Iowa’s totals to 326,417 positives COVID-19 cases and 5,174 deaths since last March. The state’s seven-day average of new cases is 697, the lowest seven-day average seen since September. The new cases come from 3,638 tests in the 24-hour period. Linn County added 41 new virus cases, for a total of 18,955 since March. The county’s seven-day average is 43. Johnson County reported 40 cases, bringing the county’s total to 12,739. The county’s seven-day average is 26.

Waterloo, IA – According to the police officials, this unfortunate incident occurred early Thursday morning. Waterloo Police Department officers responded to a shooting call approximately at 4 a.m. The shooting happened near West 1st Street and West Wellington Street, but the victim was found near the intersection of University Avenue and Sergeant Road, near Highway 218. The victim is now at the hospital. Police do not know his condition at this time. This story will be updated when new information is available.

Sometimes, the things that may seem right to us at one point can do us more harm than good, to be honest. A man, whose car got stuck in the snow in New Jersey tried everything he could to get his vehicle out of the snowbank. The unidentified man had reportedly been revving his vehicle’s engine after getting stuck in the pile of snow about 10 miles outside of New York City in Little Ferry, New Jersey. All he wanted to do was get his car out of the snow and be on his way. But it sparked an accident…