Police: Three Juveniles Arrested Last Week in Waukee

responded to a dozen reports of everything from theft, to criminal mischief to operating while intoxicated in last week's police blotter.

What stood out more than an unusual number of was three reported incidents involving juveniles.

On May 8, around 3:30 p.m., police responded to a report at Waukee High School involving two male juveniles engaged in an argument.

One of the young men let the air out of the others tire which started a physical altercation between the two.

A 16 year-old male was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in response to the incident. 

Then, on May 9, in a separate incident, a juvenile male was arrested and charged with criminal mischief for letting the air out of another person's tire.

Lastly, on May 11, a 16 year-old West Des Moines man was pulled over in the 100 block of Southeast Ashworth Drive. Police reportedly stopped the juvenile's car for insufficient use of headlights.

Once the driver was stopped, Waukee Police searched the vehicle and found marijuana. The driver was arrested and charged with possession of controlled substance. 

Editor's note: All information above is provided by police in incident reports through May 12, the most recent available. Dates shown are when the incident occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions.