Following a self-surrender process facilitated by the University of Iowa Police Department and the U.S. Embassy in Jordan, Ali Younes has voluntarily returned to the United States where he will face trial for an incident in which he is accused of robbing and strangling a person in Iowa City in April 2022.

If you’re new to campus this year (or even if you’ve called Iowa City home for a while), you may not understand the differences between a Hawk Alert and a Crime Alert, both of which Campus Safety sends you so that you can make informed decisions about your health and safety.

Campus Safety will conduct a limited test of the Hawk Alert emergency notification system at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. This test will not include Hawk Alert phone calls, emails, desktop notifications, or text messages.

The University of Iowa Police Department wants community members to be aware of a phone scam that is currently impacting University of Iowa employees. University employees have reported receiving an unsolicited phone call from a person claiming to be an officer with a local law enforcement agency.