Traffic accident causes heavy vehicle damage on Southeast State St, Des Moines IA

Traffic

Reported: 11/6/2025 05:33 AM

Des Moines, IA

A traffic accident occurred near Southeast State Street causing heavy damage to at least two vehicles. Police and fire units responded and requested additional traffic control.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1

03:13

Transcript:

00:00

Near Southeast State Street on a property damage accident.

00:08

Bobby?

00:12

(number withheld).

00:14

Southside cars, fire departments are out to number 40s, McKinley, Apartment 205 on Chesapey.

00:26

Unit 92. Yes, sir, I'll be 1042.

00:33

(number withheld). 24, Adam.

00:44

246 Adam.

00:48

Good.

00:50

1,200 Pleasant and Iowa Methodist, 1,200 Pleasant, and the ER lobbyist security.

00:56

They have a white male that's being aggressive and causing problems.

01:04

Copy 46 out, I'm more two, man.

01:07

Okay.

01:09

44 on your back in.

01:12

Good. Yeah.

01:22

224 224 near East 12th Street on a vandalism report.

01:30

221 Adam.

01:35

221, Adam.

01:38

Can I get a case number and patrol camera?

01:46

(number withheld).

01:48

(number withheld).

01:50

221.

01:54

Sorry, can you say that again?

01:57

Yeah, it's (number withheld).

02:03

Copy thanks.

02:06

221?

02:08

Hold on.

02:10

Do you have the patrol camera?

02:13

We do.

02:15

Okay, I'm going to send you a trip to assist, 221, 221 Adam.

02:20

Copy.

02:24

740

02:29

43 Go ahead

02:34

Any other case number please

02:41

(number withheld) Oh thank you

02:50

You're welcome 742

02:57

203 Adam.

03:01

Go ahead.

03:03

I'm going to need Krotto for at least two, both heavy damage.

03:11

And can I get another car for some traffic control, please?

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