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-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
A white car with damage to the windshield is parked along North 10th Street Saturday evening as a Fort Dodge police vehicle drives past. An area just down the street in front of First Baptist Church was roped off with police tape. The Fort Dodge Police Department and Iowa State Patrol responded to the scene to investigate.
A Fort Dodge man was arrested over the weekend on charges of attempted murder after police say he intentionally hit a pedestrian with his vehicle on Saturday night.
According to a release from the Fort Dodge Police Department, Fort Dodge resident Edward E. Brown, 52, is charged with attempted murder, a Class B felony; willful injury causing serious injury, a Class C felony; and assault with a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor.
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-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
A white car with damage to the windshield is parked along North 10th Street Saturday evening as a Fort Dodge police vehicle drives past. An area just down the street in front of First Baptist Church was roped off with police tape. The Fort Dodge Police Department and Iowa State Patrol responded to the scene to investigate. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
A white car with damage to the windshield is parked along North 10th Street Saturday evening as a Fort Dodge police vehicle drives past. An area just down the street in front of First Baptist Church was roped off with police tape. The Fort Dodge Police Department and Iowa State Patrol responded to the scene to investigate.
Fort Dodge police say man intentionally struck another man with his car Share Updated: 12:15 PM CDT May 10, 2021
Fort Dodge police say man intentionally struck another man with his car Share Updated: 12:15 PM CDT May 10, 2021
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Two charged after incidents in Fort Dodge
A Fort Dodge man faces multiple charges after police say he drove onto the sidewalk to intentionally hit a pedestrian with his car Saturday evening in Fort Dodge.
Police say 52-year-old Edward E. Brown hit 57-year-old James L. Altman of Fort Dodge with his vehicle. The police report says officers found Altman at the scene suffering from significant injuries and found a vehicle in the area with damage to the front end. Altman was transported to Unity Point Fort Dodge then transferred to a Des Moines Area Hospital.