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Man arrested for burning garbage near apartment, Des Moines IA

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Indianola Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315

A man was burning garbage in a garage near an apartment building. A woman used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The man threw burning paper towels from a balcony into the yard and was arrested at the scene.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
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I'm out here near Indianola Road,
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near Indianola.
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I had a gentleman that was seen over by a Tzu car garage, he had some garbage burning in it.
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Lady grabbed the fire extinguisher, went over there to put it out.
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The gentleman was throwing some paper towel rolls off the second floor balcony that were on fire into the middle of the yard with a knife.
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Hi, everybody's information, I didn't know if you want to come out or not.
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T's on scene, they're arresting the gentleman.

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Location mentioned:
Indianola Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315
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