August 9. 3:50 p.m. – Ambulance assist in the 1400 block of Second Avenue.
August 10, 5:32 a.m. – Rodney Carlson, Belle Plaine, was cited for illegal burning in the 500 block of 15th Street.
August 10, 10:08 a.m. – Corey Ranberger, 39, of Belle Plaine was arrested at the Belle Plaine probation office on an outstanding warrant from Iowa County. He was transported to the Iowa County Jail.
August 10, 11:40 a.m. – A subject selling magazines door to door in the 1600 block of 11th Avenue was located and warned to cease the practice until city permits were obtained.
August 10, 8 p.m. – Justin Patterson reported harassment at Zip Mart. No charges were filed.
August 11, 5:33 p.m. – A hit and run accident in the Ice House parking lot remains under investigation. A 2005 Chevrolet Impala sustaned less than $200 in damage in the incident.
August 12, 1:51 p.m. – Police assisted with an accident at the intersection of Highway 30 and 21.
August 12, 6:55 p.m. – Two windows were reportedly broken at 8:26 12th Street.
August 12, 8:33 p.m. – Subjects were reportedly throwing fireworks from a vehicle in the vicinity of Eighth Avenue and Ninth Street. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle.
August 15, 12:53 a.m. – Minimal damage was reported to a vehicle driven by Andrew Markham, Belle Plaine. It was involved in a car-deer accident south of the city on Highway 21.
August 15, 9:20 p.m. – Charges are pending against an individual in an alleged violation of a protective order at 1509 ½ Sixth Avenue. The incident remains under investigation.
August 16, 3:30 a.m. – Damage to a newspaper vending machine was reported at Zip Mart.
August 16, 11 a.m. – Hila Mitchell, Belle Plaine, was cited for striking an unattended vehicle when her 1995 Pontiac Bonneville backed into a parked 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix, owned by Bryon Palmer, Cedar Rapids in the 1200 block of Eighth Avenue. There was minimal damage to the Mitchell vehicle and Palmer’s vehicle sustained approximately $1,500 in damage.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
