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Iowa City Police Investigating String of Catalytic Converter Thefts: Iowa City Daily News Links, July 11
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Hayley Bruce of the Gazette writes that Rick Santorum was in Tiffin yesterday and he declared Iowa a "must win" state for Mitt Romney.
More Obama coverage from IowaWatch. And here's a prize winnng author who says she agrees with the President's tax policies.
Thefts of catalytic converters are up in the area writes Lee Hermiston of the Press-Citizen.
Hermiston also writes that Pearson is going to be challenging the city on its decision to bar the company from installing a wind turbine.
Jason Noble of the Des Moines Register writes that polling for Iowa's second congressional district has incumbent Dave Loebsack in the lead.
These dry conditions have not been too kind to Iowa's crops.
Introverts of the world unite! (Des Moines Register)
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Iowa City Police Sgt. Denise Brotherton said Iowa City has been hit with a rash of catalytic converter thefts in recent weeks. So far, the police department has taken six reports of catalytic converter thefts, but Brotherton said there could be more that haven’t been reported or discovered.
Coralville Police Lt. Shane Kron said two catalytic converters were taken from one location Coralville last weekend.
Brotherton said catalytic converter thefts are not common in this area.
“It’s very brazen and it’s something you don’t see very often,” she said.
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