Dispute over trash can involving homeless person near Drake Park, Des Moines IA


Officers responded to a dispute about a trash can near Drake Park involving a homeless individual and Public Works.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
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This guy did in fact actually have a chicken.
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If you want to get hold of Public Works, I suppose, I'm trying to get all of them now, but we've been on hold for the past five minutes.
00:09
We have a trash can number and all.
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He's claiming that it belongs to the address near Drake Park where he was homeless.
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So I just want to know what the Public Works wants to do with this trash can, and if they have an address associated.
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Yeah, I'll give him a call.
00:22
Is it just going to be at number withheld?
00:23
Yeah, that's where he's at.
00:24
This trash can doesn't belong here for sure.
00:26
I do have, like, a serial type number in front, but you want me to give that to you so you can give it to her?
00:30
Uh, yeah, go for it.
00:31
Okay, it's going to be George 1-002478.
00:36
Coffney and you said it belongs somewhere near Drake Park, is that right?
00:39
That's allegedly what this guy's saying.
00:41
I'm not sure.
00:42
I don't believe it, but that's what he's saying.
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Location mentioned:
Near Drake Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
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