Early historical records from the 1840s indicate that a lone constable served the Cedar Rapids population.

In 1948, the department completed an FM police radio installation which allowed all emergency services to communicate with each other.

The substation serves as a space for police officers to complete reports and other duties, and is also used by employees of the Willis Dady Emergency Homeless shelter and for various community meetings and events.

[2] A traffic stop in which a Cedar Rapids Police Officer shot a man on November 1 gathered national attention.

Police also reviewed Mitchell's cell phone records and discovered text messages in which he planned to sell the marijuana to a customer.