"Hopefully, in the next six months, we can make some positive changes for the officers and civilians that work here and most definitely positive changes for the city of Des Moines," Des Moines Police ...

The Des Moines Police Department saw a 10% spike in the number of 911 calls in 2023, according to the department's annual ...

The latest data shows the Des Moines Police Department responded to nearly half a million calls for service in 2023.

She and the commission knew things had to change when in 1938 the Des Moines police answered a record 550 calls concerning vandalism on Halloween. Kreig and the commission decided to begin Beggars ...

At around 2:47 p.m. on Oct. 21, Des Moines Police Department patrol officers and Des Moines Fire Department rescue personnel responded to the parking lot at Hy-Vee at 2540 E. Euclid Ave. to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going door-to-door for candy on All Hallows' Eve has long been ...

The Halloween before the tradition was implemented, “Des Moines police answered 550 reports of vandalism involving pre-teens and teenagers,” who were engaging in activities such as “soaping ...

That night, Des Moines police answered 550 reports of vandalism – teenagers setting fires, breaking windows and sidelining street cars. In an effort to curtail the hooliganism, what became the ...

Primary Health Care outreach workers will communicate with their "network of shelter service providers" to figure out which shelters are available, according to Des Moines Police Department Maj.