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Armed man confronts resident at apartment door 

audio iconAssault
Near University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
A man is reported to be armed with a kitchen knife and is banging on the door of a nearby apartment, causing fear for the resident inside.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
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Transcript:
All ready, 36 Adam you can disregard. 503, David, for example. Go ahead for her. 32[1], have you to start for 920[2] metal lane apartment 9 on a dispute with the weapon, meeting with (name withheld) here. Having problems with a short male wearing a black shirt, black pants. And in his 40s that's armed with a large kitchen knife and is pounding on our caller's door at this time. Caller's in apartment nine, problem house lives in apartment 10. How good? 261. 5261. That's going to be (name withheld) that's causing issues down here ricochet. Myself and 45 will be in the area looking for him. Male, no shirt.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
32: Dispute/Disturbance
[2]
920: Location (920 Metal Lane)

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Near University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314

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