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Des Moines, IA

Suspicious man with hammer on I-235 off-ramp 

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I-235, Des Moines, IA
A police radio recording describes a report of a suspicious person with a hammer on an I-235 off-ramp near Easton Boulevard. The person is described as wearing baggy clothing and acting erratically as cars pass. The operator discusses the traffic stop and the response.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
326. 26 to the rack. Take the next one. I'm going to have you start for a suspicious person with a weapon. It's going to be I-235 on eastbound off-ramps at Easton Boulevard. White-mail, white, baggy, t-shirt, and jeans, acting erratic, and screaming up passing by cars, has a hammer at his hand. Is my traffic stop showing open on your end? No, it is showing closed. Copy, what's the what? It's the hammer. Okay, thanks. You're welcome, and I've got one of the BCs that's headed to the ballpark to stop you guys, and then I think the boat's going to get in.

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I-235, Des Moines, IA

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