Author: Nick Green

Davenport, IA – According to the police report, his name is Jeremy Wallace Sr. and he now faces charges of first-degree theft, interference with official acts – firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession or carrying of dangerous weapons while under the influence and operating while under the influence – first offense. This incident occurred on Sunday. Davenport police officers responded to the area of 800 Wilkes Avenue, Davenport, for a single-vehicle crash involving a 2020 Dodge Durango with no plates, an arrest affidavit says. The 39-year-old man from Davenport, Jeremy Wallace Sr., who was driving the Durango,…

Davenport, IA – According to the Scott County Court report, the local resident is pleading not guilty and is scheduled for a pretrial conference. His name is Justin Perkins and the 37-year-old Davenport suspect pleaded not guilty Dec. 23. The county attorney of Scott County, accuses Justin Perkins and Taylor Moss of child endangerment – multiple acts and willful injury causing serious injury – court documents say. The state will seek to have Perkins sentenced as a habitual offender if he is convicted of a Class C and/or Class D felony, court records show. He also has prior convictions of solicitation to…

Davenport, IA – According to the press release, John James Ramirez, 45, a local resident, was ordered to serve 60 months in prison for possession of child pornography and possession of obscene visual representation of the sexual abuse of children. John James Ramirez, 45, was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term, and to pay $200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund. According to the press release, back in 2019, the Davenport Police officers received information that John James Ramirez had images of child pornography on his home computer. They found electronic and storage devices with…

Iowa – Even with diminished testing due to the holidays, Iowa added another 620 cases of the coronavirus between Saturday and Sunday, according to state data. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported that in the last 24-hour period, 1,897 individuals were tested. With the addition of 620 positive cases, the single day positivity rate was 32.7%. Marion County added six new cases of the coronavirus, while there were two in Mahaska County. The state reported one new death on Sunday, in Scott County. Hospitalizations dipped lower again, to 553 statewide. There were 109 patients in an intensive care unit.…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Davenport police are on the scene of a rollover accident in the area of Kimberly and Wisconsin Avenues Sunday around 5 p.m. A truck can be seen rolled over in a creek in that area. Police have not been able to confirm any injuries at this time. Roads are said to be slick in that area so please be cautious when out driving.

DAVENPORT, Iowa – I am seven years cigarette-free. I have not even an itch to smoke. I feel great. Maybe your New Year’s resolution is to quit smoking. You can do it. I never thought I would quit. Quitting smoking was the first step toward changing so many things in life: Losing 63 pounds, giving up booze, working out more. The story of how things unfolded when I quit smoking is complicated. In short, quitting smoking coincided with finding a great new career as a health reporter. The years surrounding when I quit smoking were times of great struggle. I lost my dad in 2015. He…

Iowa — A waitress at Bakers Square in Clive received a large tip from a generous customer this week ahead of Christmas. It was a moment Ramona Wink had looked forward to for a while — the opportunity to tip a restaurant worker $1,000. “My partner and I had the wonderful idea to give someone in the restaurant industry a gift before Christmas. We know that the restaurant industry has been hit hard during COVID-19,” Wink said. Wink said it was God who placed it on their hearts to raise money from family and friends to gift a restaurant employee.…

DAVENPORT, Iowa –  Authorities are looking for Roy Albert Phillips, 30, after they say he failed to report back to the Davenport Work Release Center, as required, on Wednesday, December 23rd. Phillips was convicted of Willful Injury Causing Serious Injury and other crimes in Johnson, Clinton and Scott Counties. He’s described as a Black male, 5′8″ tall, and 150 pounds. Phillips was admitted to the work release facility on April 1, 2020. Anyone with information on Phillips’ whereabouts should contact local police. According to the Quad City Times, this is the second time within three months that Phillips has walked away…