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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Yahoo
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office has recovered a stolen car from the Iowa River
A vehicle was recovered from the Iowa River a day after it was reported stolen. The car was empty when first responders from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office pulled it from the water near the Curtis Bridge boat ramp (Curtis Bridge Road), just east of Interstate 380 in North Liberty. The vehicle was found partially submerged around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 17. The roof of the car was visible from shore. More: Caitlin Clark injury update: Indiana Fever star to miss WNBA All-Star weekend events The Iowa City Police Department, which is investigating the case, said they are not searching for any missing persons. Stolen car belongs to Iowa City resident The make and model of the car, which belongs to an Iowa City resident, were not made available. The car was first reported stolen in Iowa City on Wednesday, July 16, according to police. More: Iowa City will continue to offer free bus rides for at least another year. What to know: The North Liberty Fire Department, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa State Patrol and Johnson County Ambulance Service assisted the sheriff's office in recovering the vehicle. An Iowa City Police Department spokesperson said no further information is available. Ryan Hansen covers local government and crime for the Press-Citizen. He can be reached at rhansen@ or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ryanhansen01. This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: Stolen vehicle found floating in Iowa River near North Liberty Solve the daily Crossword
New York Times
06-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Police Officer Shot Outside Immigration Detention Facility in Texas
A police officer was shot outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas late Friday night and several armed people were taken into custody, the authorities said. The shooting took place outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The detention center, which is about 28 miles south of Fort Worth, holds people who are awaiting deportation or are accused of violating immigration laws. Around 11 p.m. on the Fourth of July, officers from the Alvarado Police Department responded to a call about a suspicious person outside the detention center and saw someone who appeared to have a gun, the sheriff's office said. One officer tried to talk to the person and then several other people opened fire on the officer, who was wounded in the neck and flown to a hospital. The officer was treated and discharged from the hospital, the sheriff's office said. Several people tried to flee, but they were taken into custody by officers, the statement said. It was not clear how many people were taken into custody nor whether they were still being held on Sunday morning. 'At this time the motives of the suspects are unclear,' the sheriff's office said. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday. The sheriff's office did not respond to questions on Sunday about how many people were arrested. The Alvarado Police Department also did not respond. The Justice Department was monitoring the shooting, as well as another incident in Portland, Ore., the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on social media. 'The department has zero tolerance for assaults on federal officers or property and will bring the full weight of the law against those responsible,' Mr. Blanche said. He did not specify what was being monitored in Portland, but there have been protests outside an ICE field office in the city for months. The protests have been mostly peaceful, but they escalated last month after President Trump deployed members of the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The Portland Police Bureau declared a riot during a June 14 demonstration at the building and arrested three people. One federal officer was injured during the protests but did not require medical treatment, the police said. The Trump administration has intensified immigration enforcement, leading to overcrowding at detention facilities across the country. People inside the facilities, as well as their loved ones and lawyers, told The New York Times that conditions inside these buildings were unsanitary and inhumane. The Department of Homeland Security denied all claims of overcrowding and poor conditions at its facilities. President Trump's domestic policy bill, which was signed into law on Friday, includes $45 billion to expand the capacity of immigration detention centers, and $31 billion for ICE.
CBS News
05-07-2025
- CBS News
Several in custody after North Texas police officer shot in neck outside ICE facility
Texas officer shot as several suspects opened fire near immigration detention facility, police say Texas officer shot as several suspects opened fire near immigration detention facility, police say Texas officer shot as several suspects opened fire near immigration detention facility, police say Several suspects are in custody after a police officer was injured in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, in the late night hours of the Fourth of July, officials said. Just before 11 p.m., the Alvarado Police Department said it was called to the 1200 block of Sunflower Lane, outside the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility, on a report of a suspicious person. When officers arrived, they saw a person who appeared to be carrying a firearm, according to a news release. Alvarado police said that when one of the first responding officers tried to engage with the person, an unknown number of suspects opened fire. At least one bullet struck an officer in the neck, police said. The injured officer was flown from the scene to a Fort Worth hospital, was treated and later released, Alvarado police said. According to Alvarado police, several armed suspects were taken into custody after trying to flee the scene with the help of local agencies, including the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. At this time, the suspects' names have not been released, and police are investigating the motive. A federal law enforcement source told CBS News Saturday that local police arrested eight people. The official said some of those apprehended were wearing body armor. The source told CBS News that early reports indicate that more than a dozen masked individuals dressed in black arrived at the Prairieland ICE detention facility late Friday night and vandalized vehicles and security cameras in the parking lot. The individuals launched fireworks in an apparent effort to lure law enforcement, the source said. Justice Department closely monitoring incident The Justice Department said Saturday morning it was "closely monitoring the attacks on DHS facilities." "We are closely monitoring the attacks on DHS detention facilities in Prairieland, TX, and Portland, OR, and are coordinating with the USAOs and our law enforcement partners," Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a social media post. "The Department has zero tolerance for assaults on federal officers or property and will bring the full weight of the law against those responsible." Blanche appeared to be referencing an incident which occurred in mid-June in which three people were arrested outside an ICE facility in Portland after clashing with law enforcement, according to a report from CBS affiliate KOIN-TV. Alvarado police are asking anyone with information concerning the incident to call 817-790-0919. contributed to this report.
Daily Mail
30-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Texas cops use dystopian surveillance method to track down woman trying to leave state for abortion
A dystopian scene unraveled in Texas when police officers were caught using software for a nationwide license plate reader to track a woman who had a self-administered abortion in a state where the procedure is legal. The officer was employed with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Cleburne, a suburb outside of Fort Worth, where abortion is banned except in cases of a fatal medical emergency. On May 9, the officer used Flock cameras, which have license plate reading technology, to search for the unidentified woman. Police don't need a warrant to search surveillance footage if it's an emergency, and can also typically access footage from cameras in public spaces. An officer with the sheriff's office reportedly searched Flock cameras and gave the reason as, 'had an abortion, search for female,' according to sets of data reviewed by 404 Media. The data revealed that the office searched cameras nationwide, combing through 83,000 license plate readers to look for the woman. Johnson County Sheriff Adam King told the publication that authorities were searching for the woman because, 'her family was worried that she was going to bleed to death, and we were trying to find her to get her to a hospital.' 'We weren't trying to block her from leaving the state or whatever to get an abortion. It was about her safety.' King told 404 Media that the department got a few 'hits' when they searched for the woman's license plate in Dallas, but that Flock camera footage didn't ultimately lead to authorities locating the woman. Two days after the department located her plate in Dallas, they made contact with her and verified that she was okay. The sheriff added that they performed a nationwide search instead of limiting it to their jurisdiction to ensure, 'we're hitting everything, every possibility.' Flock told 404 Media that the company provides technology that individuals can leverage 'in a way that reflects their values.' 'We support democratically-authorized governing bodies to determine what that means for their community,' the statement continued. 'Flock does not decide which criminal codes to enforce in Texas or Washington. We rely on the democratic process. And in this case, it appears Flock was used to try to locate a vulnerable person who may have been a danger to herself.' Since Roe V. Wade was overturned in 2022, abortion rights returned to the states, with many outlawing the practice entirely. In Texas, almost all abortions are prohibited, and there are civil and criminal penalties for those who have them or medical practitioners who perform them. The only exception to the law is if the health of the patient is at risk. Texas doesn't allow exceptions for rape or incest like other states. The Justice Department decided in November 2023 that the Constitution protects interstate travel to receive an abortion. Abortion rights activists and advocates against surveillance have previously expressed concern that police could use advanced technology to locate those who have had abortions while living in states where it's illegal. 'Lawmakers will likely pressure police and prosecutors to use all of the tracking tools they have to target health providers, pregnant people, and anyone helping them to access care,' the Stop Surveillance Technology Oversight Project said before Roe V. Wade was overturned. 'And with all mass surveillance, there will be countless bystanders targeted, too, those who will be jailed because of miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, and inaccurate data.' Most states don't criminally prosecute individuals who have had or assisted with abortions. However, a study conducted by Pregnancy Justice revealed that there were at least 210 pregnancy-related prosecutions from June 24, 2022, to June 23, 2023. Nearly half of those prosecutions occurred in Alabama, about a third in Oklahoma, and only six in Texas. Most of the prosecutions were related to alleged child abuse, while five concerned allegations of abortion. Those who were prosecuted for abortion related instances faced charges ranging from homicide to child neglect.
