The Marshalltown Police Department will be holding its annual bicycle and government surplus auction on July 15th at 6:00 p.m. 

The auction will be located at the Marshalltown Police Impound building located just east of the Marshalltown Compost at 901 Woodland Street.  In addition to bicycles there will be assorted office furniture and equipment available from various city departments for sale.  

The auction will end when all items have been sold. Eligible buyers must arrive at the time of purchase with photo identification. All sales are final and only cash and/or personal checks will be accepted.

Two Marshalltown men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery from spring last year.

On April 27th, $1000 was stolen at gun point from Check into Cash. Investigators were able to recover items that linked the two recently apprehended suspects.

23-year-old Russell Gentry Jr. and 18 year old Bernard Brooks have been charged with 1st degree robbery, going armed with intent and 2nd degree theft. The first charge is a Class B felony that is punishable by up to 25 years in prison. The latter two are Class D felonies.

Gentry Jr. is being kept at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility and Brooks is being held at the Marshall County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond.

A man is in prison after stealing a women’s car and returning to the scene of the crime.

Police say, Jose Vazquez-Medina is an acquaintance of the victim. He gained entry in to the apartment and after the victim at first refused to give him the keys, Vazquez-Medina allegedly assaulted her. He then got the keys and left in the car.

Officers were called shortly before 10 p.m. Monday only for Vazquez-Medina to return. He was subsequently arrested.