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Suspect reports officer stabbed while in convenience store 

audio iconAssault
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metropolitan Area, IA
A person entered a convenience store and told staff that an officer had been stabbed under a bridge. The person was described as a man wearing a black shirt and khaki pants.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
01:24

Transcript:
100 block[3] of Grethree, called him by the come and go, advised that someone came in and told them that an officer[2] was stabbed under the bridge. He was a (name withheld) wearing a black shirt, khaki pants, and a blue truck, the one that told staff this. Copy, five, two. Five, ten, are you recognized? Copy. Copy. We're going to go ahead. There's no appeal for it. We'll head to a snap. Copy in first unit, I'll see it on the stabbing[1] and I'll hold. The report at 28, 22, East Grand of approval. crawler. Caller says that someone's trying to get into their house. Okay, I can head that way if you don't have anybody in service. Staff advised that they believe the (name withheld) and the black shirt, khaki pants, as a officer, possibly a bell-bog officer. He did take off in the truck to go under the bridge, allegedly.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
stabbing: Assault (possible aggravated)
[2]
officer: Police Involved
[3]
100 block: Location (Grethree)

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