Man pounding on door and threatening occupants

Heard on: Maquoketa Area Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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He's en route to (number withheld) West Grand Street in Preston.

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(number withheld) West Grand Street.

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There is a male subject beating on their door, threatening the people there.

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They advise they don't know him.

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Ten four, I have a feeling this is connected to our last call.

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So possibly.

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Thirty-four, you only had your way.

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You want to talk to the other person?

00:33

Never.

00:39

Thirty-four. That is the address that the RP gave us the last on that last call.

00:48

Yeah, ten-four. She told me when I was on the phone with her that her dad was going to go over there and say something.

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I told her that would be pretty dumb.

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Ten-four.

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34, officer.

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He was walking across the street from this residence.

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He's heading towards the downtown bar right now.

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He's wearing a dark t-shirt and jean shorts.

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He's a medium height.

6/20/2026 07:41 PM

Disturbance

Grant St, Preston, IA 52069

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a home near West Grand Street in Preston after reports of a suspicious man beating on a door and threatening the people inside, who said they did not know him. Radio traffic suggested it might be related to an earlier call. The man was later seen walking away from the residence toward a downtown bar, described as wearing a dark T‑shirt and jean shorts and being of medium height.