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Des Moines, IA

Man seen swinging machetes while walking in Des Moines 

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Locust St, Des Moines, IA
A man was observed walking with two machetes on his hips. He was swinging them but no one was hurt or threatened.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
00:29

Transcript:
504[1] David for your ramp up oh four four four before Adam start for tulip and locusts 12 and locus you guys are going to be looking for a (name withheld) wearing a yellow shirt walking southbound from there guess he had two machetes holstered on his hip swinging them around I'm not sure if he's threatened anybody with him but just kind of swinging machetes around and just walking southbound

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Locust St, Des Moines, IA

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