Monday, February 12, 2018

PORTUGUESA, VENEZUELA (IRN) – Iowa Cubs pitcher Williams Perez was reportedly arrested following an accidental shooting that killed his pitching coach in Venezuela. The Des Moines Register reports Perez accidentally killed 52-year-old Cesar Quintero while he was training in Portuguesa. Quintero was accidentally shot while Perez gave the gun to the coach.

CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating an allegation of a camera being put up in a faculty bathroom in Clear Lake schools. KIMT-TV reports that a school employee is being investigated, and no children were victims.

DELAWARE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A father and son have been sentenced to two years supervised probation after pleading guilty to insurance fraud. KWWL-TV reports 69-year-old Richard Hartman of Manchester and 44-year-old Tobin Hartman of Ryan pleaded guilty to third-degree fraudulent practices. Richard filed a fraudulent insurance claim to get money to cover damages after claiming to have hit his son’s barn, causing it to collapse. His son was charged for giving false claims to support his father’s statements.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man was hit by a train in Ames Saturday night. KCCI-TV reports when officers arrived on scene, they found the man unconscious near the train tracks. His name and condition haven’t been released.

DUBUQUE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two Chicago women have been accused of using stolen credit cards at Hy-Vee stores in Iowa. KCRG-TV reports the pair used the credit cards to make purchases in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Davenport, and other cities. The suspects would try to use damaged credit cards, which were declined. They would then manually enter the credit card numbers. Hy-Vee officials say the transactions amount to about $50,000 in losses.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A report of shots fired led to an hours-long standoff at a Council Bluffs home Sunday. KETV reports a SWAT team and negotiators were called in. Hours later, police learned the home was empty, and that no shots had been fired. The woman who called 911 was brought to the police station for an interview. There’s no word on any arrests.