by Matt Kelley | Oct 6, 2010 | Crime & Courts
Law enforcement officers in Iowa are finding meth cooks who are using a new, more dangerous method of making the illegal drug. Gary Kendell, Director of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy, says the “one-pot” or “shake and...
by Matt Kelley | Aug 30, 2010 | Crime & Courts, Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A weekend explosion and fire left as many as 100 people homeless in Des Moines. The blast and blaze destroyed an entire apartment building at Willow Park Apartments on Saturday afternoon, gutting some 30 units. Des Moines police suspect the explosion was sparked by...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 14, 2010 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
Iowa Drug Control Policy Coordinator Gary Kendell is urging lawmakers to resist making pseudoephedrine a prescription only medication. The drug is a key ingredient in the production of methamphetamine. Kendell was in Washington, D.C. Tuesday and testified before the...
by admin | Jul 6, 2009 | Crime & Courts
The use of methamphetamine is falling in Iowa when compared to cocaine, but the number of meth lab busts is again on the rise. Brad Thompson, assistant director of the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, says, "Methamphetamine is definitely down a little bit...
by admin | Jun 9, 2009 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
A bill that offers new crackdowns on the illegal drug methamphetamine passed the U.S. Senate unanimously last night and heads to the House. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, who co-chairs the Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus, co-sponsored the...
