Vehicles broken into for purses left in plain view in Bettendorf wqad.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wqad.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new organization is blooming out of the partnership between local law enforcement and civil rights groups. Author: WQAD Digital Team Updated: 6:29 PM CDT May 11, 2021
DAVENPORT, Iowa City leaders, law enforcement personnel, and members of local civil rights groups have come together on the Iowa side of the Quad Cities to create the
Iowa Quad Cities Law Enforcement Community Partnership.
It s a group that blossomed out of a conversation in the summer of 2020, after the death of George Floyd. Their meetings have been held twice monthly, discussing community and policing issues and how they could partner for the benefit of the Quad Cities region. These members include people from the City of Davenport, City of Bettendorf, Scott County Sheriff s Department, Davenport National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Davenport League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). There are also members from Black Lives Ma
Scott County officials announced Thursday that the deadly shooting of a Black man by police in Bettendorf in February was legally justified.
The Scott County Attorney’s Office has decided that the fatal shooting of a Black man by a police officer in Bettendorf in February was legally justified. Officials released body cam footage and a 911 call of the incident Thursday. It’s among the latest shootings of a Black man by officers in Iowa and the announcement comes during a time of nationwide reckonings on police brutality and systemic racism.
First Assistant Scott County Attorney Amy DeVine made the announcement Thursday that the deadly shooting of 49 year old Brian Gregory Scott by Officer Zachary Gish early in the morning on February 7 was “justified.
Car thefts by kids as young as 12 on the rise, police say
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) As police around the Quad Cities look for stolen cars, they have noticed a pattern.
“If there’s a car load of juveniles out after curfew, that’s an indication for us to at minimum check on that car, to see, you know, run the plate,” said Bettendorf Police Chief Keith Kimball.
Kimball said his department has seen an increase in kids stealing cars, with an average age ranging from 12 to 17 years old.
Davenport saw an increase in kids stealing cars, too, with an average age ranging from 15 to 17, according to Police Chief Paul Sikorski.
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