Law enforcement agencies around the state, including Waukee, will have extra patrols looking for drivers who aren't using seat belts. The added enforcement runs through June 2.
Also, a car crash was reported. Check out today's roundup from the Waukee Police Department.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through May 19, 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. May 14 A vehicle driven by Brooke Ekiss of 15162 Beechwood Avenue, Clive, was northbound in the 1200 block of Alice's Road and slowing for traffic when police said it was struck from behind by a vehicle dirven by Kenadie Wicks of 505 Gray Ave., Waukee. Damage was estimated at $1,400. A harassment report was filed in the 400 block of Southeast Jonas Circle. May 19 A 16-year-old Waukee girl was charged with domestic assault. A 17-year-old Waukee boy was charged with domestic assault. Recent …
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Also, a 16-year-old was arrested on a probation violation. Check out today's roundup from the Waukee Police Department.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through May 13, 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. May 12 Officials with the city of Waukee reported a storage shed was broken into at a baseball field in the 1300 block of Sixth Street. Damage to the shed's door was estimated at $100. May 13 An employee of Hy-Vee Gas, 1025 E. Hickman Road, reported a gasoline drive-off. The theft was valued at $66. A 16-year-old from Des Moines was arrested in the 900 block of Hickman Road on a probation violation. A 14-year-old Waukee boy was arrested in the 200 block of Waukee Avenue and charged with the …
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Law enforcement agencies around the state, including locally, will have extra patrols looking for drivers who aren't using seat belts. The added enforcement starts today and runs through June 2.
From a Waukee Police Department news release: As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, Iowa and Waukee law enforcement officials are urging everyone to buckle up, according to a news release. Law enforcement officers will be out in full force as part of the 2013 National “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement mobilization cracking down on motorists who are not belted, as well as other traffic violators. While this Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization runs from May 20 through June 2, officers are enforcing seat belt laws year-round. “As we kick off the busy summer driving season it’s important that everyone buckles up every time they go out, both day and night – no excuses,” said Randy Hunefeld sTEP Coordinator …
Also, a car crash was reported. Check out today's roundup from the Waukee Police Department.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through May 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. May 11 Jessica Jones, 27, of 310 88th St., West Des Moines, was arrested at the intersection of Southeast University Avenue and Southeast Waco Place. She was charged with public intoxication. May 12 Matthew Sullivan, 37, of 270 Gray Ave., Waukee, was arrested in the 100 block of North Warrior Lane and charged with OWI and cited for failure to obey a traffic control device. A vehicle driven by Sarah Downard of 3510 S.W. 28th St., Des Moines, was westbound on Southeast University Avenue and …
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Also, a car crash was reported. Check out today's roundup from the Waukee Police Department.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through May 9, 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. May 9 Vehicles driven by Shawn Brown of 4018 Seventh St., Des Moines, and Leah Zeller of 10161 Sutton Drive, Urbandale, were stopped at a stop sign in the 1200 block of Southeast University Avenue. Police said Brown backed her vehicle to allow a jogger to go past and struck Zeller's vehicle. Damage was estimated at $4,250. Shanna Kempers of Waukee reported a case of identity theft. A vehicle driven by Mark Vanbeek of 8580 Parkside Circle, West Des Moines, was northbound on Alice's Road and …
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Also, a rollover accident was reported. Check out today's roundup from the Waukee Police Department.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through May 7, 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. May 5 James Coons of Waukee reported the theft of vehicle batteries in the 100 block of North Sixth Street. The batteries were valued at $200. May 6 A vehicle driven by Kimberly Buck of 1005 Maple St., Dallas Center, was northbound on North Warrior Lane close to Little Walnut Creek Drive. When Buck tried to adjust the vehicle she lost control and went into the ditch, rolling over. Damage was estimated at $5,000. May 7 Brian Sprague of Waukee reported a fraud in the 100 block of Ashland Court…
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Also, car accidents an a case of identity theft were reported. Check out today's roundup from the Waukee Police Department.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through May 4, 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. May 4 A vehicle driven by Timothy Barry of 7060 Forest Drive, Johnston was northbound on Ashworth Drive and going through a stoplight at Hickman Road when a vehicle driven by Caroline McKee of 14682 Newport Drive, Bouton, reportedly did not yield at the red light and collided with Barry's vehicle. Damage was estimated at $20,000. McKee was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign. A vehicle driven by Marsha Frakes of 3825 79th St., Urbandale, was westbound on Hickman Road and stopped at a …
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Also, car accidents were reported. Check out today's roundup from the Waukee Police Department.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through May 4, 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. May 1 Thomas Tysdal of Waukee reported a case of identity theft. May 2 A vehicle driven by Parker Howe of 15249 Woodcrest Drive, Clive, was westbound in the 1200 block of Southeast University Avenue slowing for traffic when a vehicle driven by Magdalene Kelley of 1305 89th Street, West Des Moines, rear ended Howe's vehicle. Damage was estimated at $3,300. Lindsay Bahnsen of 65 N.E. Gracewood Drive, Waukee, was northbound on North Warrior Lane when a westbound vehicle driven by Maggie Laws of …
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The Waukee Police Department says that a Des Moines man intentionally crashed his car into a car driven by relatives following domestic disputes.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports. Dates below are when the incident occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions. Mike Sites of 2420 S.E. Sixth St., Des Moines, was charged or arrested three times on May 1 for a series of domestic abuse calls and a car crash with relatives that Waukee police said Sites intentionally caused. Vehicles driven by Scott Johnson of 35 Hidden Cove Court, Youngsville, N.C., and Casey Johnson of 2498 Adams St., Cumming, were eastbound in the 1100 block of Braden Court when a vehicle driven by Sites reportedly struck Casey Johnson's vehicle. The impact pushed the first Johnson's vehicle into Scott Johnson's vehicle. …
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Jan Blazanin
3:27 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Every morning drivers block crosswalks and run stop signs in front of me when I'm jogging. If Shawn Brown had to back up to allow a jogger to cross the street, it was because her car was past the stop sign and blocking the crosswalk. If she had stopped where she was supposed to, the collision wouldn't have occurred. Stop signs aren't "suggestions" even though most of the drivers in Waukee seem to… more ›