Vehicle Stolen, Found Abandoned in Des Moines: Johnston Police Blotter

Editor's note: All information below is provided by the Johnston Police Department in incident reports through Oct. 19. 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.

Oct. 19
A 43-year-old woman was trespassed from Lithia Motors for making harassing statements to a cashier.

Officers were sent to the 6100 block of Chapel Ridge Way in regards to two care workers who had been assaulted by their adult client. Neither wished to press charges.

A 71-year-old woman reported someone broke into her residence and a vehicle in her garage was taken. A male acquaintance is believed to be responsible. The vehicle was found abandoned on a street in Des Moines by a family member.

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