Joint Task Force Press Conference

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Burlington, Ia-  On Tuesday morning a joint task force made up of several Des Moines county law enforcement agencies, along with aid from the FBI, conducted a series of drug busts around the city of Burlington, along with several other raids occurring at the same time in other areas.

11 total search warrants were executed Tuesday, with 7 in Burlington, 1 in West Burlington, and one each in Iowa City, Chicago, and Dallas Texas.

In total 8 arrests were made in the Burlington Area, with law enforcement seizing meth, crack, and cocaine in large quantities, as well as a total of 11 unregistered firearms.

Law Enforcement Officers and Des Moines County Prosecutors held a press conference Wednesday morning, where Des Moines County Attorney Lisa Schaefer expressed that this is just the beginning of Burlington’s crackdown on drugs and violent crime.

Stating, “Crime gets committed for a variety of reasons, but for people who are committing these sorts of crimes these are rational business people.  For them, dealing drugs and running guns is a business for profit.  What happened yesterday significantly puts a dent on those profits.  And once we as a whole entity and a group make it clear to these folks, we’re going to make the cost of you doing business here in the greater Burlington Area a lot higher. ”

Arrested:

 

Kendrick Ramon Page; 36; arrested at 209 Leffler, West Burlington

 

Lamar Lee Harris; 36; arrested at 1323 Garnet Street, Burlington

 

Breon Raquon Armstrong; 18; arrested at 1323 Garnet Street

 

Tristan Kareem Davis; 34; arrested on Hwy. 34 near Ottumwa

 

James Lewis Miles, Jr.; 34; arrested at 6420 Guilford Street; Forrest Hill, Texas

 

David Shabbaz; 61; Arrested at 1323 Garnet Street on an unrelated warrant out of St. Louis

 

Ausia Noelle Coleman; arrested at 1204.5 North 7th Street Des Moines County warrant for FTA (Failure to Appear)

 

Almaea Lashawn Alisa McQuay; 19; Arrested at 1323 Garnet Street on an unrelated Des Moines County Warrant for FTA

 

Executed Search Warrant Locations: 

 

2500 Sunnyside Avenue; Burlington

 

1323 Garnet Street; Burlington

 

1204 South 14th Street; Burlington

 

1709 South Main Street; Burlington

 

1204.5 North 7th Street; Burlington

 

1252 South Main Street; Burlington

 

209 Leffler Street; West Burlington

 

Chicago Area

 

Iowa City

 

Dallas, TX