Confused patient with Parkinson's at care facility, West Des Moines IA


Police responded to a confused patient with Parkinson's disease at Pine Acres near Office Park Road. The patient showed erratic behavior possibly linked to mental health. Children were reportedly scared and hiding in a closet. Staff were administering medication but were noted to be impolite to the patient. Fire and medics were not needed.
Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Unknown problem. Going to Pine Acres.
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Near Office Park Road.
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We're trying to get a unit number.
00:03
Patient has Parkinson's.
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We're still kind of trying to figure out what's going on.
00:07
Can you copy? 2149.
00:08
40-250 you can have any of that?
00:10
Copy, in 4250, 430, 10.
00:12
This might be a mental health thing.
00:14
We still have not gotten an apartment number, but the R.P.
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is talking about children who are scared of her and who are hiding in a closet.
00:19
Ten, I can advise.
00:20
Can we contact mine anchors, please.
00:21
Copy, 4250.
00:22
You're in. Copy. All cars from Waukee.
00:24
Copy information on a dispute disturbance with a weapon at Target, 900 Southeast Laurel Street.
00:29
There's in the parking mall, there's mail standing by a truck and a BMW doing donuts, says they're about to fight.
00:34
R.P. believes that she saw a gun, says it was possibly in the waistband didn't specify who it was.
00:41
There's about 10 plus males outside.
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Break, 38, 28, 28, 49, 38, 46.
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28 directions out.
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49 direct to drop.
00:48
What is your friend?
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2150. 3841, I'm not signing yet, but I'll hide to that as well.
00:54
W. Do you want me to log you on? Are you getting to sign in first?
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Log me on.
00:57
We'll do. 4310. Go ahead.
00:58
We've still yet to get a room number, but the staff is in there now, says that she's giving medicine to the patient, but according to our call-taker staff, not being very polite to the patient.
01:08
Kathy, I'll be in her.
01:09
You can probably just disregard fire and medics.
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Location mentioned:
Near Office Park Rd, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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