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Heard on: Polk IA Interop Group Calls · 1/5/2026 01:51 PM
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Any central cars available to break for a welfare check at the mile marker 8.4 of I‑235 eastbound? Advice 4600 miles is made line yet.
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Copy any car available.
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Person seen running across I‑235 prompts welfare check

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As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to reports of an individual running across I‑235 eastbound near mile marker 8.4 in Des Moines. The caller reported that a person wearing a blue bandana and jeans was crossing traffic, prompting a welfare check after a passerby nearly struck them.

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I-235, Des Moines, IA
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