Here are some of the incidents that were keeping Urbandale police officers busy this week.
This is the deal: Bring your old and expired prescription drugs to the police department and they will dispose of them for free.
Raine Arnold went into insulin shock on Sept. 29 and woke up to find that her son was a hero. Today, their story is featured nationally.
A four-foot, 700-pound piece of steel from the World Trade Center was dedicated during a moving memorial ceremony at the western Urbandale fire station Sunday.
Two men were charged by police of driving while drunk in Urbandale last week. A third man was arrested on drug charges.
Chad and Leslie Dobbs are thankful they are sticklers for having their kids wear helmets, especially after a truck rolled over their 4-year-old son's head.
A press release issued at 4 p.m. Sunday from Westcom said the west suburban police and fire dispatching center was experiencing intermittent outages of emergency response to 911 calls in the three cities it serves.
Urbandale police issued this press release today.
Khayden Arnold spent nearly 15 minutes on the phone with Polk County Dispatcher Maggie Brodeur on Sept. 29 while she tried to glean information to get medics to his mother, Raine Arnold.
Urbandale Police were among only four Iowa departments to receive a COPS Hiring Grant from the U.S. Justice Department.
A 911 tape details how a Polk County Sheriff's dispatcher talks to a 4-year-old boy for nearly 15 minutes to get help for "Mommy" Thursday afternoon. Check back later to hear the 911 tape.
Neighborhood Watch signs around the city were hollow threats, said police, as neighborhood organization behind them had long since dissolved. However, some residents took notice when the city began removing the signs.
On the surface, it looks a rash of thefts of electronic devices at school, but a school resource officer says the problem is not new.
Two memorials -- one the statue of a firefighter -- will honor fallen comrades on Oct. 16
Focus on community policing wins Urbandale's department national recognition.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Urbandale Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.