Crime & Safety

Driving While Barred: Johnston Police Blotter

The following information was provided by the Johnston Police. It does not indicate a conviction.

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


Sept. 25:

L. V. Knighten, 53, of Des Moines, arrested at 6400 NW 86th St. and charged with driving while barred.

Amy Lynn Smidt, 44, of 5823 Marble Circle, arrested on an outstanding warrant.

Sept. 26:

Officer made report in regards to email communications a 17-year-old female was sending and receiving on a school issued IPAD.

Sept. 27:

Victim reported his iPhone 5 was stolen when he left it on the floor near the stairs of the Johnston High School gym.


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