Monday, April 11, 2016

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City man is facing over a dozen charges after leading authorities on a high speed chase through Sioux City. KCAU-TV reports 22-year-old Kenneth Azure fled police reaching speeds of 80 miles per hour and at one point struck an occupied truck. He ran at least seven stop signs during the pursuit. He’s in jail.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 45-year-old man has been imprisoned for crashing his truck into a backyard trampoline and killing a 6-year-old boy in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports Guadalupe Villa-Guzman was given five years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Villa-Guzman is accused of driving over a curb and onto a Des Moines lawn June 1 last year, killing Irving Aguilar Gonzalez and injuring a 4-year-old.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating another armed robbery of a Git-N-Go store, according to WHO-TV. The latest happened just after midnight Monday across the street from Roosevelt High School. Ten robberies have taken place at several metro locations over the past few weeks.

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – A man lost control and crashed his pickup during a police pursuit overnight, according to KCCI-TV. The chase started in Johnston and ended in Urbandale. The suspect was driving up to 95 mph on residential city streets before he lost control and rolled his vehicle. Three squad cars were damaged during the chase. One was sideswiped by the suspect near Camp Dodge.

DECORAH, IA (IRN) – The Decorah Police Department will be supplying extra patrols at all the city’s schools today. KCRG-TV reports an email was sent to the school Friday by a person who was mad at the curriculum at Carrie Lee Elementary School. Authorities say the way the email was phrased made the school district and the police department concerned, and they will be taking extra safety precautions.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A firefighter was hurt while helping put out flames at a house fire in Muscatine Sunday. WQAD-TV reports one person was home at the time of the fire, but he was able to get out of the house safely. One firefighter was taken to a Muscatine hospital after falling from a ladder. He was treated and released. The house was a total loss.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A police chase that started in Wisconsin Sunday morning ended in Dubuque. KWWL-TV reports authorities received reports of a reckless driver, later identified as 65-year-old Randi Harris of Postville. They placed spike sticks on the road to bring her to a stop, which shredded all four of her car’s tires. Police say it appears Harris was confused. She told them she didn’t know why she didn’t stop. She was taken to a local hospital for an evaluation, and police say she won’t be facing any charges.

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