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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, July 12 2018

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July 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa are looking for members of a mob of up to 40 people that swarmed into a Cedar Rapids convenience store, stealing items and destroying property in just seconds. The Des Moines Register reports that the incident happened around 10:30 July 3. Police say surveillance video of the Casey’s General Store shows a large group of young people entering the store, grabbing items and rushing back out of the store’s doors _ knocking over displays on the way out.

WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Iowa say they are investigating a person’s death described as suspicious. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says in a news release that police in Washington, Iowa, were called to an apartment complex just before 8 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a person found dead. Police have not released the name of the person found dead, and no additional details about the death have been released.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Court records say a mistrial was declared before testimony began in a Davenport murder trial. The Quad-City Times reports that a judge Tuesday granted a motion from the lawyer for Tremayne Thomas. Thomas is accused in the May 30, 2017, death of 35-year-old Brandon Brooks. The request for a mistrial cited a comment made during jury selection, but the online court records don’t detail what was said by whom.