He valued. Working with clients and helping them to reenter the community was one of his goals. Family members confirmed lawrence was a correctional officer working with people on probation. He had worked out of waterloo but some time ago transferred to cedar rapids. One long time friend of his father remembered lawrenen. I knew him just grorong up and trying to get a job. He was a good kid and just needed a break in life the handgun lawrence dropped would have looked like this larger calibre derringer model on display at a waterloo gun show. Modern handguns have safety features including a metal bar, that would work to prevenena discharge when a weapon is dropped. It would be the worst Case Scenario to have it hit on the back of the hammer hard enough to shove it forward a sheriris office commandee says lawrence had a permit to carry a the black county county medical examiner ruled the death an accident. Live i iwaterloo, dave franznzn kcrg tv9 news. The centers for Disease Control ra
Sever injuries to his legs. Despite the pain, firefighters say the man was able to walk to an ambulance. He was life flighted to a burn center in iowa city. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Thanks ben. We heard about new stats from the fbi that showed Violent Crime is down a lot across the country. And two iowa cities in particular are especially falling fast. But channel 13s Reid Chandler wanted to find out why. He joins us with more in the studio. Hey reid. Its new at five. If youre looking to live in a safe community, look no further than the state of iowa. Data analyzed by 247 wall street from the fbi between 2010 and 2014 shows dubuque and ames are the top two cities nationwide where Violent Crime is plummeting. 11 19 37 weve been pretty fortunate over the years to have a very low Violent Crime rate. And so, that affords us the opportunity to neighborhood and work on a lot of quality of life issues. Commander jason tuttle Ames Police Department for ames, the dat
Cars blocked off traffic in the area while crews put out the flames. Police say firefighters rescued three cats from the home. Fire Officials Say the fire started inside a bathroom. Firefighters contained the flames to that room, but the house does have smoke and water damage throughout the 2nd floor. No one was hurt. Emergency responders took one person to the hospital after a shooting early this morning in cedar rapids. The Linn County Sheriffs Office responded to 1414 sisley grove road northwest around 3 30. An ambulance took the victim to Mercy Hospital in cedar rapids with multiple gunshot wounds, and from there, to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics. The suspect in the shooting was detained at the home and questioned by linn county deputies this morning. Tonight republican president ial candidates took to the stage in new ahead of tuesdays primary. After skipping the most recent debate and finishing 2nd in the iowa caucuses, donald trump was back in the fold. Kcrgtv9s W
Conditions during the evening tonight and morning tomorrow. A blizzard watch remains in effect for the nw part of the viewing area until monday. Travel will become hazardous, so if you are looking to go out for the big game, make sure to head out early and use extreme c ction. Thanks britley. Police say an armed suspect robbed money from a bakery in iowa city. Authorities went to the acapulco mexican bakery around 515, yesterday ening. Thats at 1937 keokuk street. Police say ththsuspect walked into the business and showed a handgun. Thats when he demanded money, and ran away. Police say witnesses described the suspect as a 58, heavy set hispanic or black man. And that he was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, white shoes, and a white face mask. If you have any information your asked to call l ime stoppers at 358tips. The Linn County Sheriffs Office is investigating a shooing on the Northwest Side of cedar rapids. Deputies went to a domestic disturbance call at 1414 sisley grove road n
Possible to the far north. Back behind the system the winds get Even Stronger out of the west at 15 to 25 mph, gusting 30 plus at times. This combination will be enough to cause potential white out conditions during the evening tonight and morning tomorrow. A blizzard watch remains in effect for the nw part of the viewing area until monday. Travel will become hazardous, so if you are looking to go out for the big game, make sure to head out early and use extreme caution. Thanks britley. Police say an armed suspect robbed money from a bakery in iowa city. Authorities went to the acapulco mexican bakery around 515, yesterday evening. Thats at 1937 keokuk street. Police say the suspect walked into the business and showed a handgun. Thats when he demanded money, and ran away. Police say witnesses described the suspect as a 58, heavy set hispanic or black man. And that he was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, white shoes, and a white face mask. Police are still investigating, if you have