Teen Detained for Carrying Knife Outside, Des Moines IA

Weapons

Reported: 08/26/2025 02:23 PM (PDT)

Near 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50311

This audio discusses an incident involving a 14-year-old male who is reportedly outside armed with a knife. Police have detained one person, and medics are requested for another male who has a cut on his face.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1

02:23

Transcript:
Just for your awareness, Recon, we just are taking another call from (name withheld) here. He's saying that one of the juveniles is apparently armed with a knife. Still working on further here for you and see if we can get a description. Copy, we're pulling over now. No need to hold. I have one direct. 312[1] has that way as well. Copy, thank you. 310[2], 312. Sounds like they're going to be in unit two here. Copy. Everyone, you can send that to me, please. Copy. Bye, (name withheld). Can you put me on that? So, your advice. I'll show you on in. All cars, 14-year-old male is going to be the one holding the knife. 14-year-old male, no shirt and wearing shorts. He's currently outside. The C-4. I'm going to start floating for this domestically. 1175 21st Street, 1171 51st Street. Got a couple of different calls on this. There's a 14-year-old male that's currently armed with (number withheld), having some (number withheld) issues. If you just want to start head that way until PD is ready for you? Copy. Copy. Oh, I was a good. 310 Martin. 310. We'll travel. We're going to hold traffic for 310, 21st University. 1175-21st. Resume, one detained. Copy, resuming traffic, one detained. Lower one up. Yeah, we've got to figure it out here. Copy all cars on, see you can't play response. Hey, 312, we start as medics out here. We got a male with a laceration to the right side of his face. All right question is free. Copy all getting started.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

312: Unit identifier

[2]

310: Unit identifier

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Near 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50311

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Lake 5 engine 4, near 21st St on a hemorrhage. Lake 5 engine 4, response 3, channel 2, 1628. William supporter, will you bring extra sheets and towels when you come over here with that gator please? 7500411-175211-11721st Street on a hemorrhage. CD's out with a 14-year-old male, I believe, alert ground to some freezing, has a gash to the right side of his face.

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Truck one, medic, four, we'll go back and get the Gator. Probably, thank you, sir. Go ahead. Just for your awareness, we just have seen another call from Deshawn here. He's saying that one of the juvees is apparently armed with a knife. Still working on further here and see if we can get a description. Copy, we're pulling over now. No need to hold. 5'1 draft. 312 has that way they will. Copy, thank you. 310, 312. Sounds like they're going to be in unit 2 here. Copy. Copy. holding over 640 northwest georgetown drive and a nascent at seven hundred copies last town. Copy. Copy. Continue it old. Copy. I'm going to start floating for this domestically. I have (number withheld) 21st Street. Got a couple of different calls on this. There's a 14-year-old male that's currently around with the 9, having some 96 issues, if you just want to start head that way until PD is ready for you. Happy. This is a test. Repeat, this is a test. Time out. 1626. I mean, all cars, we're going to hold traffic for 310, 21st University. (number withheld), 21st. Resume, 1110. Coming traffic, when detained. your response? Hey, 312. We start as medics out here, we got a mail or a gas to the right side of the city. We're going to get it started. 21, that's secure.32Just that an accurate sedan pump into a truck in the railer right next to my driving stop and then it's kept driving.We'll just try to get caught up.10-4[1].351, 3499, your status.351, we're secure.Copy.On a hemorrhage, I mentioned 4, response 3, channel 2, 1628.You also say an ARL out here.Bring extra sheets and towels when you come over here with that data, please.Thank you, Keling out there.Copy.A.R6?Airstex. I'm going to need somebody assisting PD West (number withheld)-21st Street.Copy. I am still assisting the other PD case at Lamar.Copy A or four.Okay.Okay. Okay.Okay. Thank you. Okay.Cetect 5-engine 411-(number withheld)-21st Street on the hemorrhage.PED he's out with a 14-year-old male, I believe, alert across and freezing, has a gash to the right side in his face.I have copies.Drops three off, ending is 13.We'll be in route to the ARL to meet 332, they're already aware.Cogne will stay the way.332. Can I get a case number, please?332, cases going to meet 22,610, 22610, 22610.Copy thank you, ma'am.You're welcome.Air Force.Are you trying to call this earlier? I always have a phone.Yeah, I'm going to need an animal control unit to assist officers west.Okay, you can clear me from the phone messages and buy us and then I can assist them.Copy, thank you.It's going to be (number withheld)-21st Street, (number withheld)-21st Street.All right, and then what is going on you?Section 2, expires 10 of 2028, and your plate Paul Victor Franklin 75 on a black 2009 accurate.It expires 1 of 2026, Estefan Poulamon is in Wayneville, 1074.Boy, thank you.Yeah,please.Request, saying you on another channel, if you want to go to the trip-me, please?Absolutely, one-three.Copy, thanks.12-1-3.Hey, I have about a 10-minute ETI to look at the location.I was just wondering if you could give me some details about what's going on.Oh, yes, ma'am, I was figuring you guys might want that.So what I'm gathering so far,all the fight was going on between the brothers, the dog, this pit bull, small one very friendly.It bit, I think, mom or sister here, and then there's a bunch of broken glass.The dog also got a small cut on its left leg.It looks bad.The dog's covered in blood, but upon further inspection, it's just a small cut to its leg.So you'll have a dog bite slash small animal injury.

Teen Detained for Carrying Knife Outside, Des Moines IA

This audio discusses an incident involving a 14-year-old male who is reportedly outside armed with a knife. Police have detained one person, and medics are requested for another male who has a cut on his face.

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