JOHNSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A high-speed chase in Johnson County ended with a crash yesterday, according to KWWL-TV. At one time, troopers were going to call off the chase, but then they learned the driver was a sex offender and there was a young female in the car. The suspect lost control on a gravel road, the car went into the ditch and hit a pole. 20-year old Jeff Rangel of Des Moines was arrested, and the passenger hospitalized. Her condition is unknown.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man died and an infant was seriously injured in a crash that involved multiple vehicles Tuesday in downtown Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports 46-year-old Soe Reh died as a result of his injuries. He rear-ended a pickup, then struck a delivery truck, continuing into a parking lot and striking other vehicles. Reh’s infant passenger was hospitalized and is in critical condition.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Investigators have made an arrest in an arson investigation in Ankeny, according to WHO-TV. $1 million in damage was done to the home of Thomas Knapp. During the investigation it was found that Knapp’s truck was missing. The truck and Knapp’s son, 18-year-old Paul Knapp, were located in Fort Dodge the next day. He’s accused of setting the fire, stealing the truck, and illegally using his father’s credit cards. He’s in jail.

BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A number of shootings over the past week in Burlington are related, according to WQAD-TV. One of the shootings killed a man, while a second shooting injured another. The dead man was found slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the upper body. Police have several suspects in custody, and say the shootings aren’t random.

GALT, IA (IRN) – An approximately two-year-old girl was found abandoned in the northern Iowa town of Galt yesterday. She was found wearing pink pajamas and no shoes. The child is in the custody of the Iowa Department of Human Services, and an investigation is underway.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police arrested four people Tuesday for seventeen robberies that took place over eight months, according to KCCI-TV. The robberies took place at Git N Go stores, Kum and GO stores, Hy-Vee stores and one bank. Two of those arrested are brother and sister. Their mother says she didn’t raise them that way, and blames their behavior on heroin addiction. She’s been trying to get them help.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids mother who forgot her wallet in line at the grocery store Monday is thanking the stranger who paid for her groceries. KCRG-TV reports the cashier had scanned half of the woman’s groceries before she realized she had forgotten her wallet. While she was calling her husband to bring her wallet so she could pay, the woman behind her paid for the nearly $200 in groceries. The woman who paid said she simply wanted to do something nice for the holidays.