Juveniles spotted near house possibly breaking into car, Des Moines IA


This audio is a dispatch call about two juveniles seen near a home in Des Moines. The caller, who is not at the house, checked security cameras and reported two youths moving around the property and near a car in the driveway. Dispatch discusses sending units and notes new information that the juveniles may have tried to break into a car. The caller also mentions a language barrier and that the youths were mostly hanging out in the driveway.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
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Transcript:
Dispatcher: I'm going to have a unit respond for a possible burglary in progress. (number withheld) store. Caller is not home, but she pulled up her cameras and could see two juveniles moving around her house. They just moved in last week. Caller: Are they inside the house? Dispatcher: No, I believe they're outside right now. We're still trying to get more information. Caller: You can cancel the ambulance? Dispatcher: Yeah, you guys are next in line, they're at the fuel island. Caller: You can cancel the ambulance. Dispatcher: Copy that, unit (number withheld). No one else, we'll go to the call. Caller: There's a language barrier. They're not actually breaking in. They're just hanging out in the driveway. Dispatcher: Is she wanting anything done about them being in her driveway? Caller: 10-9[1]. Dispatcher: I'm seeing new notes about them trying to break into a car in the driveway, so we'll go on that. Copy that. Start the report next. Unit (number withheld).
Dispatcher: I'm going to have a unit respond for a possible burglary in progress. (number withheld) store. Caller is not home, but she pulled up her cameras and could see two juveniles moving around her house. They just moved in last week. Caller: Are they inside the house? Dispatcher: No, I believe they're outside right now. We're still trying to get more information. Caller: You can cancel the ambulance? Dispatcher: Yeah, you guys are next in line, they're at the fuel island. Caller: You can cancel the ambulance. Dispatcher: Copy that, unit (number withheld). No one else, we'll go to the call. Caller: There's a language barrier. They're not actually breaking in. They're just hanging out in the driveway. Dispatcher: Is she wanting anything done about them being in her driveway? Caller: 10-9[1]. Dispatcher: I'm seeing new notes about them trying to break into a car in the driveway, so we'll go on that. Copy that. Start the report next. Unit (number withheld).
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-9: Repeat/Request for repeat information
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Des Moines, IA
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