DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque Police responded to an armed robbery of Dunkin Donuts in Dubuque this morning, with the suspect taken into custody later in Maquoketa. The robbery took place on “National Coffee Day.”

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A former Iowa State Patrol Trooper pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law. Robert James Smith, 58, stopped a motorcyclist for speeding on Interstate 80 in 2017. The motorcyclist pulled over in Cedar County, got off the motorcycle and raised his hands. Smith then walked over to the motorcyclist and slapped him, which caused him to fall back over the motorcycle. Smith then knelt and handcuffed him. Dash-cam video shows the incident.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A 13-year-old Fort Dodge student has been charged after police said he made a threat involving a weapon on campus. The incident triggered a lockdown at Fort Middle School on Wednesday. Police quickly determined that there was no safety threat and said the boy was taken into custody. Classes were dismissed, and all after-school activities were canceled. The teenager was charged with threat of terrorism and first-degree harassment.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny woman is facing charges after police say she wrote checks to herself from the account of her ex-husband, who doctors had deemed unable to make decisions on financial matters or maintain his own basic needs. Karen Jordan, 62, is charged with two counts of dependent adult abuse-exploitation for allegedly writing two $1,000 checks from her ex-husband’s account and cashing them.

FONDA, IA (IRN) – Three bulls remain on the loose more than three weeks after they broke free at the end of a rodeo in the Pocahontas County town of Fonda. A total of five bulls originally escaped over the Labor Day weekend, but two have since been caught.