Author: Nick Green

DAVENPORT – Jason Platt, an author/illustrator from Davenport, has once again made the Texas Library Association’s 2021 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List for his “Middle School Misadventures: Operation Hat Heist.” The TLA is the country’s largest state library association and Platt’s 2019 debut graphic novel, “Middle School Misadventures,” was named to the 2020 list as well. Released on Dec. 1, the list is a recommended reading list of 83 graphic novels nationwide designed for children in grades K-5. The books were selected by public and school librarians who are members of the Texas Library Association’s Children’s Round Table, which promotes services…

Iowa – In a report released on Tuesday, the DOJ found serious failures at Glenwood Resource Center—a residential facility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) operated by Iowa’s Department of Human Services (DHS). These included conducting experiments without consent, poor healthcare, unnecessary physical restraints and inadequate protections from harm. The report said: “Iowa has been deliberately indifferent to those breakdowns and the risks they pose. Glenwood frequently leaves residents at serious risk of harm or death by ignoring changes in condition outright, or by adopting a clinically unjustified ‘wait and see’ approach.” The DOJ began investigating in November…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – At least one person was taken into custody after a three-car crash Sunday in Davenport. Local 4 News, the only station at the scene, spoke with neighbors who heard the crash and saw what happened afterward at Redstone Commons Apartments on Bridge Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. One neighbor said a man ran from a silver car that crashed into a parked truck, that then hit the back of a minivan. All three vehicles were severely damaged and were towed from the scene. The driver soon was caught and arrested. Benjamin Bruner, who lives at Redstone Commons, was…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – The Davenport Police Association is sponsoring the Family Resources Inc. Christmas Toy Drive on Saturday, December 12th (10am to 6pm) and Sunday, December 13th (10am to 5pm). Come visit us at Northpark Mall, 320 W Kimberly Rd by Firestone! This annual event raises money and collects new toys at Christmas for children involved in Family Resources Domestic Violence Shelters, Child Advocate programs (victims of sex assaults and other at risk programs), and supports the Family Resources Adopt a Family Program. Please consider supporting this great cause! Started in 2002 after Family Resources Offices were burglarized right before…

DAVENPORT — Davenport police arrested a man in connection with a shooting incident at NorthPark Mall. Isaiah Jeremiah Randolph, 18, of LeClaire, is charged with one count of interference with official acts with a firearm, a Class D felony under Iowa law that carries a prison sentence of five years. Randolph, who was arrested several hours after the incident Sunday at the mall, also is charged with one count of carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor that carries a prison sentence of two years. According to the arrest affidavit filed by Davenport Police Officer Justin King, on 11:41 a.m. Sunday, officers…

DAVENPORT – Tyler Maro could have chosen to continue his football career near the sunny beaches in California, in the desert of Arizona or along the East Coast. Maro passed on those opportunities to remain close to home. The Davenport Assumption senior offensive lineman informed coach Matt Campbell more than a week ago he would join the Iowa State University football program. Maro made his commitment public Saturday afternoon. “Obviously, the recruiting cycle was unlike any other,” Maro said. “My familiarity with Iowa State, the ability to take visits early on and get to some games and having that relationship…

Iowa – An Iowa City woman has been charged in the February death of an elderly woman she was caring for. Tara Edwards, 54, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with Dependent Adult Abuse-Intentional Serious Injury for the death of 72-year-old Marla Zimmer. On February 14, 2020, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded to 21 Apollo Place in Iowa City for an unresponsive individual. When they arrived, they found Zimmer dead at the residence. Investigators learned that Zimmer and Edwards lived together at the same residence and that Edwards had been Zimmer’s primary caretaker since 2014. Zimmer suffered from physical…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A 25-year-old Davenport man was arrested Tuesday after police say he shot at a person in the parking lot of a convenience store earlier this month. Carlos Andre Maxfield Jr. faces charges of intimidation with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon, and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. Around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Davenport police responded to a shots fired call in the 1700 block of East Kimberly Road, according to an arrest affidavit. Officers learned Maxfield pulled into a convenience store parking lot several spots north of a vehicle as…