Ankeny Police Blotter: Harassment, Assault Top Charges for Oct. 18

Editor's note: All information below is provided the by the Ankeny Police Department in incident reports through Sept. 24. Dates below are when the incident was reported or occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions.

Sept. 20

Benjamin M. Williams, 34, Allen Township, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic incident that occurred in the 400 block of Southeast Shurfine Drive.

Sept. 21

Rebecca A. Baker, 19, Ankeny, was charged with a probation violation following an incident that occurred in the 400 block of Southwest School Street.

Michael E. Blackwell Jr., 24, Des Moines, was charged with driving while barred (habitual offender) following a traffic stop that occurred in the 800 block of East Euclid Avenue, Des Moines.

Robert F. Froehlich, 43, Ankeny, was charged with domestic abuse assault following an incident that occurred in the 2000 block of Southwest Sage Circle.

Sept. 24

Robin R. Simbro, 45, Elkhart, was charged with third-degree theft and possession of drug paraphernalia following an incident that occurred at Menard’s, 2505 S.E. Delaware Ave.

Sept. 25

Ricki K. Laughman, 52, Ankeny, was charged with second-degree harassment and arrested on an outstanding warrant following an incident that occurred in the 1900 block of West First Street.

Sept. 26

Nathan A. Amadeo, 34, West Des Moines, was arrested on two outstanding warrants following a traffic stop that occurred in the 6900 block of Northwest Second Street.

John A. Gallardo, 41, West Des Moines, was arrested on an outstanding warrant following an incident that occurred near the intersection of West First Street and Northwest Flynn Drive.