Police

Waterloo police arrested two men on charges connected to a home invasion in the city early Monday night.

The incident occurred in Fairbank and prompted the lockdown of an elementary school and daycare center, officials said.

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An 18-year-old was taken into custody following the Monday night incident.

The accident happened around 11 PM Thursday in the College Hill business district of Cedar Falls.

The officer suffered a knee injury while trying to subdue an assault suspect, who allegedly try to run from police.

Two Waterloo men were arrested Saturday after police executed search warrants at separate apartments in the same building.

The incident occurred near two schools Thursday, forcing both facilities to be placed on a "soft lockdown".

The man, a former Oelwein city council member, is accused of twice exposing himself to an employee at a mobile sweet corn stand in Independence.