WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – A man charged in a Waterloo shooting earlier this month is now facing new charges. Prosecutors have charged Marqwane Smith with second-degree theft. Court documents say he stole more than $6,600 in music equipment from a business in October. Smith was previously charged in a shooting on Dec. 10. Court documents say Smith and a group attacked a man before he was shot several times. The victim survived.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – On December 27, 2023, at approximately 10:35 a.m., a Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Ford Econoline Van near the Hollywood Blvd. NE and Lawrence St. NE intersection. Officials say the van fled after the deputy attempted to pull him over. The van traveled northbound on Sherman St., west on Texas Ave., northbound on Center Point Rd., east on 42nd St., and then back south on Sherman St. before finally coming to a stop in the 1400 block of Miami Dr. NE. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Michael Redenbaugh of Cedar Rapids. He was charged with Driving While License Under Suspension, Attempting to Elude, and Disobedience to a Traffic Control Device. Another individual, 50-year-old Jon Paul Hampshire, was also arrested for an outstanding warrant.
MUSCATINE, Iowa (KCRG) – Crossroads in Muscatine has announced that its iLLUMINATE light display was both significantly damaged and partially stolen on Christmas night. Crossroads is a disability and senior services non-profit that says the display helps them raise funds each holiday season. In a message on their Facebook page, they say that thousands of feet of extension cords were taken and that electrical equipment was damaged, rendering over half of their displays inoperable. The company says they saw over 1000 cars over Thanksgiving weekend and that the damage has conservatively cost them a “$10,000 loss for iLLUMINATE in one fell swoop.” The company is accepting donations for those who want to try and help out.
ELLSWORTH, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa State Patrol says a Kansas City man has died following a crash Tuesday on I-35 near Ellsworth in Hamilton County. According to a crash report, a 2004 Chevy Avalanche was driving northbound on I-35 when the driver lost control on a bridge because of slick conditions. The pickup then rolled into the ditch, ejecting a passenger in the rear. Jose Roger Rivera Vasquez was pronounced dead at the scene. State Patrol says he was not wearing a seatbelt. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
