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    Des Moines, Iowa: Appeals Court Says It's Entirely Possible For Cops To Pinpoint Marijuana Odors In Moving Cars

    Can judges really be as stupid as cops? Appeals Court Says It's Entirely Possible For Cops To Pinpoint Marijuana Odors In Moving Cars 14 January 2022 Cops are still claiming they can detect the odor of marijuana in moving vehicles. Not only that, they claim they can pinpoint the source...
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    Iowa attorney general hasn't convicted a law enforcement officer in force cases since at least 2004

    Iowa attorney general hasn't convicted a law enforcement officer in force cases since at least 2004 23 December 2020 When cops pulled over Marquis Jones for loud music one sunny afternoon in October 2017, the 27-year-old Black man got out of his car and ran. — Jones escaped one officer's...
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    Iowa police body camera video is sometimes revealing — if the public is allowed to see it

    Iowa police body camera video is sometimes revealing — if the public is allowed to see it 1 February 2021 When an Iowa City police officer in 1996 accidentally shot and killed Eric Shaw, an artist working late in his father’s office, Troy Kelsay wasn’t the one who fired the gun but knew...
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    Iowa: Three employees of Des Moines bail bond company charged in yearlong investigation of prostitution and fraud

    David Ellis (left), Debra Ellis (center), Justin Gilbert (right) Three employees of Des Moines bail bond company charged in yearlong investigation of prostitution and fraud 17 December 2021 Three people were out on bond following an investigation that alleged insurance fraud, credit card...
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    Des Moine, Iowa: Reporter Andrea Sahouri acquitted in a trial that shocked press freedom advocates

    Body-camera footage became a focal point of the trial. For months, prosecutors resisted attempts to share evidence of the incident, contending it wasn’t required in a simple misdemeanor case and it would be too costly. When a judge eventually ordered them otherwise, police revealed Wilson hadn’t...
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