West Des Moines police said in bulletin issued at 1 p.m. that area would remain closed for at least two hours.
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West Des Moines Police officers have been called to a rash of thefts. Suspects are entering cars and houses through unlocked doors.
A diamond ring and a second item meaningless item for most people was reported stolen to the West Des Moines Police Department.
Police say they have no evidence woman was exploiting children, as man in long-running feud allegedly suggested. She reportedly is so afraid that she bought handguns for protection.
Two construction workers are hospitalized after an accident at the house they were building.
Local police are urging motorists to be aware of road closures and detours as the annual bike ride passes through West Des Moines.
The Animal Rescue League of Central Iowa and an animal control officer said the case illustrates the need for stronger laws in the state.
It took the combined efforts of jogging partners to fight off dog after it jumped fence and lunged at them, West Des Moines police say.
Police say a man broken into an SUV parked at at West Des Moines fitness center, stole a credit card and rang up charges. A $1,000 reward is being offered.
The accident happened around 4 p.m. Monday at a home in the 7700 block of Beachtree Lane.
The suspects allegedly used a credit card that was stolen from an elderly woman’s West Des Moines residence.
Vehicles will be deployed in the unincorporated areas of the county and those who are speeding will see tickets arriving by mail.
The proposed changes are expected to save the department approximately $82,000 over this fiscal year and next, according to one local newspaper.
A West Des Moines man was allegedly so upset that a convenience store wouldn’t sell him alcohol early Monday morning that he flung his fast food against the store window.
A West Des Moines woman told police that she was surprised and startled Tuesday morning by what – and who – she found when she steadied her balance on a bed in her travel trailer.
The fire was out by the time firefighters arrived at Stadium Bar & Grill.
The suspicious incident happend May 18 at Hidden Valley Soccer Complex in West Des Moines. Police are asking the public to call if they saw the encounter.
The neighbor, who allegedly has a lengthy history of neighborhood complaints, reportedly was upset about tall grass and noisy dogs.
The 29-year-old from Waukee was allegedly drunk at the time of the crash, police told one local television station.
Grandson reportedly left keys in van at the mall, then drove away with a girl whose name he couldn't recall.
Witness said she has found the child alone and unsupervised once before.
While residents honor police officers for their work keeping the streets safe, the West Des Moines Police Department is reciprocating with free food, games and family activities Thursday.
“Take-back” events respond to a spate of crime involving firearms.
A joint investigation by the neighboring Clive and West Des Moines Police Departments has led to the arrest of a suspect in a series of armed robberies. The incidents began in March and ran into May.
Several homes on Westwood drive and Fieldstone Drive vandalized with paintball gun.
"I felt such rejoice for these women, and great compassion for what they must have gone through while these dirty dogs were hiding them and abusing them for all these years,” Noreen Gosch says.
O.D. Hawkins, 89, left his West Des Moines home for dinner Tuesday night and didn't return home. Have you seen him or his car?
Two really, really big chickens were reported stolen from Hy-Vee. (And, no, it’s not genetic modification gone bad.)
Three stores including Gamers in West Des Moines were hit by armed robbers on Sunday.
Police are distributing crime-prevention flyers to businesses along University Avenue, where three robberies have occurred in the past two weeks.
West Des Moines’ criminal investigation unit is looking into the allegations.
While “canning” at a West Des Moines convenience store, man found something he thought police might be interested in.
The teenagers’ parents want to make amends, but authorities say that’s a civil matter and charges against the youths will stand.
West Des Moines police are looking for two women who allegedly relieved store’s drawers of women’s drawers.
Justin Grayson was driving a vehicle similar to cruisers commonly driven by law enforcement officials.
Email from fraud investigator was a surprise, victim tells West Des Moines Police.
The founder of a start-up company made a deal on the social media site LinkedIn that he now says was fraudulent.
West Des Moines said he watched from his window as girl vandalized his vehicle.