Police pursuit ends at interstate on-ramp, Urbandale IA


Dispatch audio of a police pursuit on 86th Street. Officers followed a vehicle at about 32–35 mph, stopped it at an interstate on-ramp, and secured the person and scene.
Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
02:15
Transcript:
Copy, rolling northbound in the 4000 block of 86th. We are still northbound on 86, about the 4400 block. Copy, still headed northbound, 4400 block. Is this a pursuit[1]? Negative. Copy, currently not pursuing from behind him. Copy now. Unit 285 is direct. Copy. 3500. You can call out a pursuit. We're going to be northbound on 86, approximate the 4700 block. Conditions clear on traffic. It's approximately 32 miles per hour. Copy. Pursuit now. Conditions clear, no traffic, northbound from the 4700 block of 86th Street. All cars, hold traffic on Channel 1 for Urbandale. 3491, you can show me second in the pursuit. I'll call it from here. Snow northbound 35 miles an hour passing Plum. Copy. 3491's calling it, passing Plum. 25. Can I get resources for steps? 3500. Did you say speeds? That is correct. We're coming to a stop on the mall on-ramp to the interstate. Copy, reason for us off is speeds. We're coming to a stop at the on-ramp to the interstate. Male's trying to get out of the car. Auto driver, 50, no. Copy. We're secure. You can release the channel. Copy all cars. Urbandale is secure. We're going to open up Channel 1 at 2335.
Copy, rolling northbound in the 4000 block of 86th. We are still northbound on 86, about the 4400 block. Copy, still headed northbound, 4400 block. Is this a pursuit[1]? Negative. Copy, currently not pursuing from behind him. Copy now. Unit 285 is direct. Copy. 3500. You can call out a pursuit. We're going to be northbound on 86, approximate the 4700 block. Conditions clear on traffic. It's approximately 32 miles per hour. Copy. Pursuit now. Conditions clear, no traffic, northbound from the 4700 block of 86th Street. All cars, hold traffic on Channel 1 for Urbandale. 3491, you can show me second in the pursuit. I'll call it from here. Snow northbound 35 miles an hour passing Plum. Copy. 3491's calling it, passing Plum. 25. Can I get resources for steps? 3500. Did you say speeds? That is correct. We're coming to a stop on the mall on-ramp to the interstate. Copy, reason for us off is speeds. We're coming to a stop at the on-ramp to the interstate. Male's trying to get out of the car. Auto driver, 50, no. Copy. We're secure. You can release the channel. Copy all cars. Urbandale is secure. We're going to open up Channel 1 at 2335.
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pursuit: Vehicle pursuit
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Location mentioned:
86th St, Urbandale, IA
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