Arrest made in Red Oak theft investigation
March 3rd, 2026 by Ric Hanson
(Red Oak, IA) – Officials with the Red Oak Police Department report the arrest on Tuesday (March 3rd), of a suspect in a theft investigation. Authorities say 44-year-old Jesse Donald Trost, of Red Oak, was identified in connection with an incident that took place earlier in the day, Tuesday, at the NEW Cooperative in Red Oak.
He was charged with Theft in the 4th Degree – A serious misdemeanor, after security camera footage from the NEW Cooperative in Red Oak was reviewed.
Trost was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.




