“Weird in Iowa”

Doughnuts Lead to Disaster

     Ian Waseskuk (18) of Urbandale was doing doughnuts in his car in the parking lot of a church just before he crashed into the church’s air conditioning unit.  When his car crashed it caught fire and Wassekuk was knocked unconscious.  Police were able to pull him from the wreckage before any additional injuries occurred.  The entire incident was caught on the officer’s dash cam.

Rodeo Weed

     Rodeo clown, Rory Meeks (55) of Marion was recently convicted of growing more than 1,000 marijuana plants from 2004-2011.  He was supplementing his clown income with the product and now faces a possible punishment of 20 years or more in prison. 

Cell Phone Soft Porn

     Kevin Kay Robinson (30) of Tripoli has been charged with 2 serious misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy-nudity.  Robinson was arrested for allegedly using his cell phone to film 2 women in the nude WITHOUT their permission.  According to police, Robinson was seen by “one victim holding a cell phone over a wall while she tanning in an adjoining room.”  It was after his arrest that officers were able to examine his phone and that is when they found the footage of the second victim.

Spidey Sighting

     Three Spider-Man statues were spotted duct-taped to the side of the newly remodeled Iowa State University’s Integrated Visual Arts and Design on Main office.  The way that the statues were taped to the side of the building, it looked as if the multiplied Spidies was crawling up the side of the building on their way to the second floor. 

Drunken Car Theft

     A 42 year old Johnston man reported that his car was stolen on March 10th while it was parked in the parking lot of Doc’s Lounge.  According to witnesses, the car thief appeared to be drunk.  No word on how the intoxicated man was able to enter and steal the car while impaired.

Random Weirdness in Johnston    

**03.05 à Michael Burns (44) and Bret Roberts (45) were cited for dog running at large.

**03.08 à A 13-year-old boy reported a theft from his locker at Johnston Middle School. A male subject was identified and returned the item. Parents of the victim did not want to press charges.

 **03.07à A 27-year-old man reported being scammed by someone claiming to be from Homeland Security requiring money.