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Child calls 911 seeking foster care; police conduct welfare check, Des Moines IA

audio iconFamily Offense
Near Clarkson Ave building a, Des Moines, IA 50310

Police conducted a welfare check after a child called 911 expressing a desire to leave home and enter foster care. The child's mother also requested the welfare check to ensure the child's safety.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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You're doing a welfare check on a child that I believe called 911 and that he needed to get out of there and wanted to go to foster care.
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And mom got on the phone, says she wanted officers to come out and check her child's welfare.

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Near Clarkson Ave building a, Des Moines, IA 50310

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