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Man assaults store employee during robbery in Des MoinesDes Moines IA

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Near E 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50316

Police responded to a robbery at a store near East 14th Street in Des Moines. A male suspect in a black sweatshirt assaulted a store employee and stole items before fleeing west on Garfield Street. No weapons were reported.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
03:56
Transcript:
00:00
Attentional Des Moines cars, special attention east side cars.
00:03
Taking a report of a strong-arm robbery.
00:05
Near East 14th, 1-3606, 14th.
00:09
Meeting with (name withheld), advised of the customer, came in, stole some items, and assault of her.
00:13
Suspect's going to be a black male, black sweatshirt, color is currently following them westbound on Garfield.
00:19
Eastside cars are starting around.
00:21
3.26 in contact your paper.
00:24
Gotting. 502.
00:28
Got it. 5-0-0-0.
00:30
500.
00:33
500.
00:35
500.
00:41
902, let him know.
00:43
Thank you.
00:47
500 I copied.
00:49
I'm having radio difficulties.
00:50
Thank you.
00:52
Kathy, thanks.
00:55
622, I'm close.
00:56
Put me on it.
00:58
Okay.
01:02
See, cars reference the robbery.
01:04
It looks like Rapid SOS is showing them in the 1,300 block of York currently.
01:13
323. I think you'll be first arriving.
01:15
Let me know.
01:19
Okay.
01:21
303. It looks like you're headed that way.
01:22
I'll show you on it.
01:27
We can't read your radio.
01:33
We can't read your radio.
01:34
Yeah,
01:39
but we can't read your radio.
01:44
Yeah, so I'm not seeing another.
01:45
Okay.
01:49
Copy.
01:53
You have a description.
01:58
So far, just a black male in a black sweatsuit?
02:03
Copy. He'll be on a bike or not?
02:08
No, he was on foot.
02:20
622, we still can't hear you.
02:24
I was going to be out with two, but they're on a bike, so it's not going to be them.
02:28
I'm having.
02:33
49.
02:36
349.
02:38
Does this guy display a weapon or make any indication that he had a weapon?
02:43
No weapons, just the assault.
02:53
Does anybody have the caller on the phone?
02:58
Looks like she's back at the store we just connected.
03:02
3.23, I'm not with her at the store.
03:05
Kathy, thank you.
03:11
48. 48.
03:13
48.
03:15
My ending's 18.0.
03:17
I'll be out in the O.B.A.R.C., you'll be out of the first PI and put me on the PDA, that 488 and 85 are on.
03:37
Okay.
03:44
303. Can we get all units on this assault on a clear channel, please?
03:51
Copy.
03:52
Alleyside cars reference.
03:54
In the strong arm, go to channel 40.

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