October 29, 2018
- A vehicle driven by Melissa Lensch of Adel was traveling southbound in the 400 block of Nile Kinnick Drive S. when a vehicle driven by Shelby Adkins of Adel was backing up and struck Lensch’s vehicle. Damages were estimated at $351.
- Pamela Kae McGrean, 51, 210 S. 17th St., Adel, was arrested for open container and driving under suspension.
October 30, 2018
- A vehicle driven by Jennifer Hardcastle of Des Moines was stopped in the 1800 block of Nile Kinnick Drive S., and a vehicle driven by Christal Pierce of Adel was stopped behind Hardcastle’s vehicle when a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Lohmann of Adel was traveling southbound and struck Pierce’s vehicle, causing her vehicle to strike Hardcastle’s vehicle. Damages were estimated at $14,000.
- A vehicle driven by Alexis Heyn of Adel was backing out of a driveway in the 700 block of Meadow Road when it struck a parked vehicle owned by All Star Concrete of Ankeny. Damages estimated at $2,000.
- Douglas Ralph Harsh, 49, 612 S. Ninth St., Adel, was arrested for harassment.
October 31, 2018
- A car-versus-deer accident occurred in the 1900 block of Nile Kinnick Drive S. when a vehicle driven by Robert Pontious of Adel struck a deer. Damages were estimated at $3,000.
November 1, 2018
- Emmanuel Gabriel Soroba, 30, 3339 64th St., Urbandale, was arrested on a Polk County warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving while barred.
- A male juvenile, 13, of DeSoto was arrested for first-offense possession of alcohol.
November 2, 2018
- No activity reported.
November 3, 2018
- A vehicle driven by Gregory Johnson of Wichita, Kan., was traveling northbound in the 400 block of Nile Kinnick Drive S. when a vehicle driven by Joseph Bennett of Linden turned and struck Johnson’s vehicle. Damages were estimated at $7,500.
- Shannon Hughes of Adel reported a criminal mischief in the 1400 block of Locust Street. The items were estimated at $150.
November 4, 2018
- Tristan Raju Carter, 29, 615 S.W. Seventh St., #14, Stuart, was arrested for driving under suspension.
- Judith Manning of Adel reported a hit-and-run accident in the 200 block of N. 17th Street. Damages to her property were estimated at $300.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
