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Child reports home robbery while home alone, West Des Moines IA

audio iconBurglary
Near University Ave Apt 1201, West Des Moines, IA 50266

A 5-year-old child sent a text to 911 reporting that their orange house near University Ave is being robbed. The child said they are home alone and that there are dogs in the home. The child also said no one else is there at the time.

Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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4110. near University Ave, Unit 1201 on a Vergen progress.
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RP is 5 years old.
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It doesn't know her address that states it's an orange house.
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Since her house is being robbed, she is home alone.
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Says it's not an apartment.
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We're trying to get more info now.
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Time copy. 30 copy.
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1335. 3.7.
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Are you available to take a phone call from a Jess calling from Methodist?
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I am.
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Copy, we'll start a zero.
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4110, 413. This originally came in as a text to 911, said that they were being robbed in the text.
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States there's dogs in the home as well, but is now insisting there's no one else there.

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Near University Ave Apt 1201, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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