🌱 Patch AM: How a metro vehicle theft spree reached Ankeny neighborhoods

Good morning Ankeny! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a metro vehicle theft spree reached Ankeny neighborhoods
• What Ankeny buyers should know about 2026's shifting housing market

Also on today's calendar: Drop-In Pickleball and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.
• Monday: Nice with sun and some clouds, temps: high: 72, low: 57.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 4 juveniles charged in connection with vehicle theft spree across metro (who13.com) — Four juveniles face 18 charges after a metro-wide vehicle theft spree that hit several suburbs, including Ankeny, over the past ten days. Polk County deputies say stolen cars, firearms, and other items were recovered after a traffic stop and search warrant, and they expect more charges as the investigation into connected thefts continues.
   

• Iowa Housing Market: Trends and Forecast 2026 (noradarealestate.com) — Ankeny's housing market is highlighted as having higher median listing prices than Des Moines, reflecting its newer housing stock and fast-growing suburbs. The statewide outlook calls for modest price gains, more inventory, and softer rents, with advice for buyers, sellers, and investors on using recent local comps, mid-6% mortgage rates, and suburb-specific trends when making decisions.
   

📸 Around Ankeny

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ankeny

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Foodies + New Friends: Ankeny →
  Restaurants of the Week, Southwest 3rd Street, Ankeny
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Drop-In Pickleball →
  Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny
  9:00 am
• Movie & Make →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  10:00 am
• Social Cribbage →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  1:00 pm
• September 2026 Special Meeting →
  USDA Service Center, Large Conference Room, 1513 N. Ankeny Blvd. STE 3, Ankeny
  1:30 pm
• Learn to Play D&D with School of Adventure - Dealt Hand →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  2:00 pm
• Drop-In Table Tennis →
  Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny
  2:30 pm
• Ice Cream Social - Trestle Ridge Park →
  Trestle Ridge Park, 3707 NW Reinhart Drive, Ankeny
  5:30 pm
• A-English Conversation Circle →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  6:00 pm
• Ankeny Genealogy Chapter →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  6:00 pm
• Craft & Chat →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Learn to Play Pickleball →
  Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate in Ankeny. Apply here.
• Careers Integrated Resources Inc posted a job opening for Experimental Parts Coordinator in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ankeny here.

🗞 Nearby News

Johnston

• Local firefighter union provides 'Stop the Bleed' kits for Johnston, Grimes classrooms (who13.com)
• ICGA Calls on Iowa Congressional Delegation for Diesel Fuel Relief (morningagclips.com)
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Altoona

• Altoona PD license plate readers lead to arrest of 2 men connected to burglaries, location of missing girls (weareiowa.com)
• State News: Diesel Prices, Harvest Delays, Murder Case, Crime Arrests and Drought Update (westerniowatoday.com)

Ok Ankeny! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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