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Des Moines, IA

Police investigate homeless camp for stolen items 

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Des Moines, IA
Caller reports a large homeless camp near a dump with scrap metal and batteries. They ask officers to have (name withheld) come identify whether any items are his and ask if a phone number is available.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
00:47

Transcript:
2.20. Just for your 43, I want to be in a large homeless camp just to the northeast of this dump site. There's a lot of scrap metal and batteries and whatnot, but I don't know if it's going to match the machines of what I just was. Can you see if (name withheld), the caller, can come over here and... Find out if any of this is theirs. Do we have a phone number for him? 220. 220. Yeah, do you have a phone number for (name withheld)? We don't have a phone number in the trip.

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