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Trooper who sent inappropriate e-mail could be fired

An Iowa State Patrolman placed on paid leave in January after being accused of using state computers to forward an e-mail that included police mug shots of individuals wearing Barack Obama campaign t-shirts may soon be off the force.
Sgt. Rodney Hicok, 46 of Fort Dodge, was disciplined earlier this year for distributing an e-mail that [...]


Would you like a ticket to go with that turkey?

Iowa law enforcement agencies plan traffic crack down Nov. 24 to 30
The Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau announced today that more than 300 law enforcement agencies across the state will be mobilized in a a multi-jurisdictional traffic sting during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Mobilized officers will focus this year — as they have in past years [...]