DES MOINES, Iowa– In response to recent shootings, a group of concerned Des Moines citizens is holding an event this weekend to stop gun violence. Event Coordinator, Kourtney Perry, said the purpose of Guns Down Gloves Up is to bring awareness to what it’s like to be impacted by gunContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa – One person was injured in a shooting at a park near Hoover High School Wednesday afternoon. According to Sgt. Paul Parizek with the Des Moines Police Department, the shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. Officers were called to Westchester Park at 4901 Valdez Drive on a reportContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Des Moines activist group calls on the Des Moines Police Department and the City Manager to replace the officer leading the department’s de-escalation training. The Iowa Citizens for Community Improvements said Officer Michael Fong was suspended in 2007 for striking a person while they wereContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police say a five-hour standoff this weekend could have been deadly with the wrong approach, but a key position within the department helped bring a non-violent resolution. A terrified Des Moines resident called police at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. “The whole thing started with aContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — After a summer of protests and contentious standoffs with law enforcement, police officers in Des Moines have begun training on a more transparent crowd control policy. “The goals are to maintain a peaceful environment in our city, make sure property is protected and lives are protectedContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man is suing the city and police after allegedly being racially profiled for the second time. Jared Clinton has filed a lawsuit in which he claims police illegally stopped and searched his car last October. Clinton says his civil and constitutional rights wereContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Urbandale man is facing an attempted murder charge in connection with a shooting at a Des Moines fast food restaurant in November. The shooting happened November 9th in the parking lot of the McDonald’s restaurant at 3000 SE 14th Street. A male victim was shotContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — Multiple law enforcement agencies worked together early Wednesday morning on a large-scale operation around the Des Moines metro in connection with a nearly year-long criminal investigation. A statement from Sgt. Paul Parizek says the DMPD, United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and IowaContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man was arrested Wednesday night after police say he pulled over a car and claimed to be a police officer. Fifty-four-year-old Dewey Moraine is charged with two counts of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon and one count of impersonating a public officialContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Des Moines Police Department has confirmed that one of its own died unexpectedly this week. Sgt. Joseph Morgan had served with the department since 1998. Before that, he had been a part of the police forces in Cedar Rapids, Oxford Junction, and Clive. On Facebook,Continue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of people gathered outside the Des Moines police station on Saturday to show support for the Des Moines Police Department. The Des Moines Register reports a few hundred people attended the “Back the Blue” march. Many held signs and chanted their support for the departmentContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa – Police in Des Moines are investigating after a man was found with a gunshot wound early Friday morning in the Woodland Heights neighborhood. Officers were called to the 3000 block of Center Street around 4:30 a.m. on a report of a shooting. When they arrived, theyContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — Three people were injured in a stabbing at a Des Moines apartment building early Friday morning. According to Sgt. Paul Parizek with the Des Moines Police Department the stabbing happened around 6:00 a.m. at 930 School Street. Three adult females were injured. Police say two ofContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa – A weekend shooting landed two Des Moines men in jail on multiple charges including attempted murder. Des Moines Police say that on Saturday night, people in two separate cars reported being shot at in the area of SE 14th and Maury. Police did find evidence ofContinue Reading
Des Moines, Iowa — Police are releasing the name of a Des Moines man who was killed when his motorcycle was hit my a driver in a stolen car on Sunday. Bounleua Lovan, 51, was killed when his motorcycle was hit in the 2400 block of MLK Parkway around 8:30Continue Reading