Suspect flees on foot after vehicle crash near railroad tracks, Des Moines IA


After a police pursuit ended in a vehicle crash near Eastern Avenue and the railroad tracks, the suspect exited the vehicle and ran west into the nearby woods by the bathrooms. Officers are searching the area with possible canine assistance. The suspect is described as wearing a black t-shirt and had a baseball cap clipped to his jeans.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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1050, 1050. 1050 at 412.
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He's running westbound here.
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Running westbound.
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Back into the woods, westbound.
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We get something to do to my west here.
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Back into the woods, west down.
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Davenport, were you direct with 377 traffic?
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That's Sanport, sir.
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He got out, he ran west through the woods here, by the bathrooms here on Eastern Avenue.
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We can three to the railroad tracks to the west.
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It was a black male, black t-shirt,
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short afro,
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short beard, had a baseball cap clip to his jeans.
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Anybody has a canine available? I did not chase him into the woods if they want to try a track.
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Location mentioned:
E Railroad Ave, Des Moines, IA
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