Homeless man followed, asked for money, beaten by caller
AssaultA homeless man followed the caller, tapped him on the shoulder, asked for money, and was beaten by the caller near Merle Hay and Douglas.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
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Transcript:
00:00Yeah, the apartment building next door, 5015 South of those nights that he's been out here for a half hour.00:05Hasn't heard anybody or seen anybody on fire.00:11Copy, 5015, Southwest Night, and didn't see you or hear anything.00:20106-7.00:22Go ahead.00:25I'm going to have you make this welfare.00:27Just check the area of Merle-Haye and Douglas.00:29that a 911 only phone call and stated that a homeless male was following him, tapped him on the shoulder, asked him for money, so the caller beat him up real good.00:41He wouldn't give us any information of who he was or where he was, but supposedly the mail was down the ground around this area and just wanted to let us know.00:51Okay.00:54You can advise you one another and I can probably go to Central.
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Yeah, the apartment building next door, 5015 South of those nights that he's been out here for a half hour.
00:05
Hasn't heard anybody or seen anybody on fire.
00:11
Copy, 5015, Southwest Night, and didn't see you or hear anything.
00:20
106-7.
00:22
Go ahead.
00:25
I'm going to have you make this welfare.
00:27
Just check the area of Merle-Haye and Douglas.
00:29
that a 911 only phone call and stated that a homeless male was following him, tapped him on the shoulder, asked him for money, so the caller beat him up real good.
00:41
He wouldn't give us any information of who he was or where he was, but supposedly the mail was down the ground around this area and just wanted to let us know.
00:51
Okay.
00:54
You can advise you one another and I can probably go to Central.
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Location mentioned:
Merle Hay Rd & Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
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