Welfare check after threats to harm child at E 9th St, Des Moines IA


Police performed a welfare check near East 9th St after a crisis service received messages from a person claiming suicidal and homicidal thoughts, including plans to harm their child.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
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Transcript:
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I've done a welfare check to near East 9th St.
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221, you can show me in service, like and assist.
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All right, 328.
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328, 221, near East 9th St.
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Near East 9th St.
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This call came from a community crisis service in Iowa City.
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They received some text messages saying their name was (name withheld) and that they indicated they were suicidal and homicidal and thinking about killing their child and themselves with a knife or overdosing or drowning.
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Phones through T-Mobile, so we contacted them.
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Ping came back to a location in West Des Moines.
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They're checking that area, but this is the address for the phone, and we're just covering our bases if you want to check and see if they might know a person by that name or if anybody's there.
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Location mentioned:
Near E 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50316
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