Woman takes marshal vehicle, later captured
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids woman wanted for stealing a U.S. marshal’s vehicle while handcuffed has been captured.
Officials said 19-year-old Candace Lint was arrested Thursday and was being held at Linn County Jail without bond.
Lint was placed in the back seat of a patrol vehicle Tuesday night in Cedar Rapids after being charged with violating probation from burglary and assault charges. Officials said two deputy marshals then began questioning three men who were with Lint. That’s when the woman slipped into the driver’s seat and escaped.
Authorities found the vehicle 10 blocks away but Lint was not with it.
At about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Lint was found with a man believed to be her boyfriend.
Central Iowa men caught in Ecstasy bust
DES MOINES — Two men face drug charges after authorities seized more than 9,000 Ecstasy pills.
Chang Ming Lin, 23, of West Des Moines and Mark Claude Davis, 24, of Des Moines were charged with possession with intent to distribute MDMA/Ecstasy. The arrests came after the state Division of Narcotics Enforcement executed two search warrants Monday.
In the first search of Lin’s home, Ecstasy tablets and $18,000 in cash were seized, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. A search at Davis’ home yielded two hand guns and one ounce of methamphetamine.
The Mid-Iowa Narcotic Enforcement Task Force, Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Iowa State Patrol Tactical Team assisted in the investigation, the release said.
Officials said the drugs had an estimated street value of more than $63,000.
Federal snowstorm aid approved for Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — President Bush has ordered federal aid to be made available to seven northern Illinois counties that were hard-hit by heavy snow in early February.
The president’s action makes federal funding available to the state of Illinois and local governments in the counties of Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lake, McHenry, Stephenson and Winnebago.
Those northern Illinois counties were hit by record or near-record snowfall during the storm that struck Feb. 5 and 6.
Boswell launches
re-election bid
DES MOINES — Leonard Boswell is officially seeking re-election to Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District.
The Democrat, who is serving his sixth term, filed for re-election Thursday. He is facing a primary challenge from former state Rep. Ed Fallon, a Democrat from Des Moines.
The 74-year-old Boswell initially had pledged to serve only four terms. But he recently said he plans to stay in Washington awhile longer because he hasn’t accomplished all his goals.
Boswell touts his experience in the U.S. House addressing issues such as education, college costs and health care.
The 3rd District covers Polk County in central Iowa and 11 surrounding counties.
Meyers to run for congressional seat
DES MOINES — Democrat William J. Meyers has announced he will run for the congressional seat held by Republican Tom Latham.
Meyers, a Marine veteran from rural Humboldt County, officially entered the race Thursday for the 4th Congressional District, which covers much of central and northern Iowa.
Meyers says he suffered a severe back injury while in the military, and his struggles with the federal government over disability claims motivated him to seek office.
Kurt Meyer of St. Ansgar also has filed to run for the Democratic nomination.
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