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47of74

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3. There was a guy up here in Iowa that got nailed during the eclipse as well.

Reply to UrbScotty (Original post)

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 09:25 AM

Aug 2017

Score two for the eclipse

Cedar Rapids Police said the solar eclipse Monday helped them capture a man on the most wanted sex offenders list.

Police said the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation wanted 26-year-old Ladarius Blue of Waterloo for failing to register as a sex offender. DCI agents haven't known where Blue was since early June. The U.S. Marshals and DCI investigators had narrowed the search for Blue to Cedar Rapids.

Police, DCI agents, Linn County Sheriff's Deputies, and U.S. Marshals set up surveillance on Monday in the 1300 block of G Avenue and saw Blue leave a residence in what appeared to be an attempt to observe the solar eclipse. When officers approached him, Blue ran off, leading officers on a foot chase through the northeast side of Cedar Rapids.

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Man from guess-which-state stops to watch eclipse, gets arrested [View all] UrbScotty Aug 2017 OP

at least he did it safely. pansypoo53219 Aug 2017 #1

He never disappoints! Amusement abounds! nt WhiteTara Aug 2017 #2

There was a guy up here in Iowa that got nailed during the eclipse as well. 47of74 Aug 2017 #3