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Police nab underwear bandit, find hundreds of stolen pairs
By REGISTER STAFF REPORTS
July 29, 2005
West Des Moines police say a man arrested on theft charges Thursday had hundreds of pairs of stolen women's underwear in his Des Moines apartment.Rusty Wayne Sills, 46, is charged with fifth-degree theft. Police say Sills took undergarments and socks from the laundry area of Sun Prairie Apartments, 6699 Vista Dr., West Des Moines. The alleged theft was caught on videotape. Investigators searched Sills’ residence, 1426 York St., in Des Moines. Confiscated were hundreds of pairs of women’s undergarments, socks and shoes.West Des Moines Police Department want the public’s help in having the items identified by victims.Anyone with information can contact Detective Dan Paulson at 222-3329