Hunter
06/25/25
An Iowa City man was arrested after his involvement in the theft of a scooter from the University of Iowa campus.
The victim stated that they locked their Segway GoPro3 scooter to the bike rack outside Shaffer Hall but when they returned both the bike and the lock had been stolen.
Surveillance video showed a white male riding the scooter on Washington Street at approximately 2:50am June 17th. The male, later identified as Dustin WImer, was later seen folding and concealing the scooter near the main library, joined by a black male. Both were seen heading south past the Stanley Museum of Art.
The second suspect was identified as 46-year-old area transient Yahya Karim. Wimer, under Miranda, admitted to stealing the scooter with Karim’s assistance, and stated that Karim later took the scooter without consent.
Officers interviewed Karim on the 20th. He initially denied involvement in the crime, but later admitted that he could retrieve the scooter and agreed to assist officers in locating it.
Karim was charged with 4th degree theft, punishable by a jail sentence of up to a year if convicted.