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OQC Crime Watch: School superintendent acquitted in student-records case: Episode 76

By Linda Cook,

2 days ago

Watch crime reporters Linda Cook and Sharon Wren talk about crime and courts in our area with the latest episode of the Our Quad Cities Crime Watch Podcast.

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In this episode Linda and Sharon discuss: updates on:

Mercer County School District superintendent acquitted in student-records access case

A Kewanee man is arrested after a vehicle crashes into a building

A 2022 documentary about child deaths in hot cars becomes #1 on Amazon Prime

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To watch the movie “Fatal Distraction” for free, click here.

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