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REINBECK, Iowa (KCRG) – A methamphetamine dealer from Reinbeck has been sentenced to federal prison for the second time.
Information shared at a sentencing hearing and other hearings in this case revealed 39-year-old Austin Hansen worked with a source that he met while in federal prison to gain access to mass amounts of methamphetamine.
The source, located in California, shipped methamphetamine and marijuana to post offices located in Reinbeck, Dike, and Waterloo. Once Hansen received the shipments, he worked with other people to distribute the drugs across the Northern District of Iowa.
Hansen sent shipments of thousands of dollars to the California source in exchange for the drugs.
From December 2023 to May 2024, 37 shipments of drugs were sent to Iowa and $260,000 worth of payments were sent to the source in California.
Police intercepted one of the drug shipments during their investigation, finding over 5,000 grams of methamphetamine.
In May 2024, officers executed search warrants, completing one at Hansen’s home. Police found over 600 grams of methamphetamine, a gun, over $12,000, and receipts from the money shipments at the residence.
Hansen was sentenced to prison in 2011 on a previous conviction of a federal drug trafficking crime.
In December 2024, Hansen pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance after having previously been convicted of a serious drug felony. Hansen faces 20 years in federal prison.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A man admitted to robbing multiple convenience stores in the Cedar Rapids area and money laundering.
Andrew Philip Derr, 22, of Fredrick, Maryland, stole over $7,000 from two convenience stores after being released from the military due to misconduct.
He covered up the crimes by laundering the money and making many deposits into his Maryland bank account.
He was previously charged for stealing $16,000 from the Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust back in January 2024.
He faces a maximum of 60 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine, and 3 years of post-prison supervision. He must pay back the stolen money from the robberies and reimburse the victims of his crimes.
He remains in custody of the United States Marshal awaiting sentencing.
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Once again, there is a new No. 1 in Class 4A for Iowa high school baseball. In the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings, Pleasant Valley has taken over the top spot.
Last week, Cedar Rapids Prairie was No. 1, but the two teams flipped for the positions this week. It has been a bit of a revolving door between teams this season in the state’s largest classification.
The other three top-ranked teams in each class remained the same. Dubuque Wahlert is still No. 1 in 3A, as is Underwood in 2A and Remsen St. Mary’s in 1A.
Just one team is new among the four classes and 15 teams in Iowa City Liberty, as the Lightning are rated eighth in 4A this week.
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION RANKINGS
Class 4A
1. Pleasant Valley; 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie; 3. Iowa City High; 4. Sioux City East; 5. Johnston; 6. Waukee Northwest; 7. Waukee; 8. Iowa City Liberty; 9. Ankeny Centennial; 10. Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
Class 3A
1. Dubuque Wahlert; 2. Pella; 3. Marion; 4. Sioux City Heelan; 5. Ballard; 6. Algona; 7. MOC-FLoyd Valley; 8. Saydel; 9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton; 10. Benton.
Class 2A
1. Underwood; 2. Pleasantville; 3. Van Meter; 4. West Lyon; 5. Chariton; 6. Mediapolis; 7. Unity Christian; 8. Grundy Center; 9. Iowa City Regina; 10. Dyersville Beckman.
Class 1A
1. Remsen St. Mary’s; 2. Sigourney; 3. Lynnville-Sully; 4. Coon Rapids-Bayard; 5. Saint Ansgar; 6. Martensdale-St. Marys; 7. North Linn; 8. Lansing Kee; 9. Mason City Newman; 10. Don Bosco.
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