Crime & Safety
Burglaries, Thefts Top Ankeny Police Blotter for June 13
A summary of incident reports with individual charges provided by the Ankeny Police Department.

Editor's note: All information below is provided by the in incident reports through May 18. 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. All individuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty.
June 3
Kayla R. Marvelli, 18, Pleasant Hill, was arrested on four outstanding Polk County warrant following an incident that occurred in the 100 block of Northwest State Street.
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June 4
Tina M. Flanders, 44, Elkhart, was charged with driving with a revoked license following a traffic stop that occurred in the 100 block of Northeast Trilein Drive.
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Gerald C. Lund, 64, Des Moines, was charged with driving while barred (habitual offender) following a traffic stop that occurred in the 500 block of Southwest Oralabor Road.
Joseph D. Robertson, 21, Ankeny, was charged with eluding following a traffic stop that occurred near the intersection of Southwest Polk City Drive and State Street.
Police responded to the intersection of Northwest 18th and State streets at approximately 7:49 a.m. to a report of a theft from a construction site.
June 5
Matthew J. Cochrun, 26, Des Moines, was arrested on an outstanding Polk County warrant following a traffic stop that occurred in the 1100 block of Northeast Tuscany Boulevard.
June 6
Robert L. Frelix, 21, Minneapolis, Minn., was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon following an incident that occurred in the 700 block of Northeast Fifth Street.
June 7
Police responded to the 2100 block of West First Street at approximately 9:30 a.m. for a report of third-degree theft.
Police responded to the 4700 block of Northwest Fifth Street at approximately 1:30 p.m. for a report of a burglary.
June 8
Police responded to the 800 block of Northeast Trilein Drive at approximately 9:36 p.m. for a report of a burglary.
June 9
Shawn R. Ellis, 28, Urbandale, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following an incident that occurred in the 1600 block of Southeast 72nd Street.
Jason R. Thorpe, 31, Pleasantville, was charged with driving with a revoked license following a traffic stop that occurred in the 200 block of Southeast Oralabor Road.
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