Crime & Safety
Ankeny Police Blotter: Burglary, Car Vandalism and Possums in a Tree
Incidents and calls for service reported to Ankeny Police from April 22 to April 28.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by the Ankeny Police Department in its weekly case report. Dates below are when the incident was reported not when it occurred.
April 22
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Kum & Go reported a theft of gas.
A man reported a theft and a woman reported her license plates were stolen.
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A woman reported an assault.
Someone reported that an older nasty Pontiac was driving around the middle school.
A burglary was reported to a shed at Southlawn Drive.
April 23
A burglary was reported to a construction site at NE 44th Street. Items stolen included a furnace and several tools.
Someone reported they had a rabbit in their yard.
A caller asked why so many police cars were outside her home.
April 24
An entire trailer was stolen from a construction site at NNE Williamsburg Drive.
A theft of a 2005 Envoy Denali was reported. Police found it abandoned on SE Sharon Drive on April 26.
A burglary was reported to a home on Judy Drive.
A theft was reported at SW Westview Drive.
Car vandalism was reported at In & Out Auto.
A hit & run was reported.
A woman reported her iPad was stolen from a parked car.
The theft of a recycling bin was reported.
April 25
A burglary was reported from a construction site at NE 44th Street.
A burglary was reported to a storage shed at SW Southlawn Drive.
A theft of a laptop was reported from a vehicle at Sunset Drive.
A woman called to report she was locked inside a building lobby.
A hit & run was reported.
April 26
A person reported seeing grow lights in a man's window. The man told police that he was starting garden seedlings indoors.
A person reported that possums were in a tree.
A theft of fuel was reported.
April 28
A burglary to a home on SE Hayes Drive was reported. Missing items included a laptop, purse and wallet. The homeowners were upstairs.
A burglary was reported at SE Michael Drive. The homeowner left the garage open and someone had gone through her car.
A burglary to a garage was reported at SE Hayes Drive. Missing items included a toolbox.
A burglary was reported to a canopy garage at SW School Street. Items reported missing included a tiller, leaf blower and a yard edger.
A theft was reported from a home at SW Third Street.
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