Crime & Safety
Police Blotter Rewind: Burglary to a Vehicle, OWI, Accidents and a Suspended Driver
Missed something from last week's police blotter? Here are the reports again from the week ending Oct. 12.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through Oct. 12, the most recent available. Dates below are when the incident occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions.
Burglary to a Vehicle
A van owned by Windstream Communications of Des Moines was parked at a residence in the 200 block of Terrace Drive on the evening of Oct. 10.
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The next morning, it was reported that burglars allegedly took a portable fiber optic tester and a hard plastic case from the vehicle overnight. The loss was estimated at $5,145.
No word on how the theives gained entry to the vehicle
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OWI
An Indianola woman was arrested in Waukee last week for allegedly driving while intoxicated.
Ryann Ginkens, 31, was pulled over on Oct. 12 around 10:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of University Avenue. Ginkens' breath alcohol content was reported at .124.
Ginkens was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated (first offense.)
Also in this week's police blotter:
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