Suspicious person threatens self-harm in Des Moines


A man was seen walking along Ingersoll Avenue, talking to others and threatening to harm himself. He had a pocket knife but did not use it in a threatening way.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
We'll take the search right here. 06, 29th Ingersoll, 29th in a suspicious person. (name withheld) is white, male, and a green shirt, and change on the north side of the road, and he's been walking up and down, icing and talking to people and threatening hurt himself. Call, I advise they to observe the pocket knife in his pocket that he was looking at earlier, but not threatening anyone with it.
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Location mentioned:
Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA
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