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Boone, IA crime map

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SpotCrime is now mapping crime in Boone, IA ! Crime in Boone, IA SpotCrime first reached out to the Boone Police Department with crime tips from users.  We run  crimetip.us , a free and anonymous crime tip service for police and residents. After learning that SpotCrime will map crime and send email alerts free of charge, Boone PD asked how to get crime data on SpotCrime. We got the data up on our map within a day! SpotCrime will now be getting weekly updates of crime directly from the Boone police department. Boone is located in central rural Iowa and has a population just over 12,000. The Boone Police Department employs about 25 officers and civilians, including K-9 Shocker. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's wife and First Lady of the United States, Mamie Eisenhower , was born in Boone. The Boone County Sheriff's office is located onWest Mamie Eisenhower Ave in the city! Make sure to check back in a couple of weeks. We will have enough data on the map for the si...

Mason City, IA--Keep an Eye on Crime

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Mason City, with a population of approximately 29k was ranked 10th in the Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities due to the 'superior health care options, retail outlets, education, amusement places, and proximity to surrounding urban areas'. The city is located just north of Des Monies, IA and south of the Twin Cities -- Minneapolis and St Paul, MN . Just this past year in 2009, the MCPD celebrated its 100th anniversary as a police department with an authorized strength of 49 officers. Checking out the SpotCrime map for the past day and a half (make sure to check back for updates) you can see mostly residential reported disturbances (noise disturbance, suspicious persons, etc). This shows how the department and residents work together to keep the area safe. Now there is a SpotCrime map to help the community keep an eye on crime. Make sure to sign up for alerts to sty informed of what's occurring in your Mason City area. Visit MyLocalCrime.com for a quic...