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15-year-old male flees hospital after mental health intakeDes Moines IA

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Near E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316

A 15-year-old male fled from Lutheran Hospital after being brought in from Altoona for a mental health evaluation. He was last seen walking northbound on Pennsylvania Avenue. His father was following him in a vehicle and the mother was being contacted for more information.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
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Transcript:
00:00
Permission to borrow 302 on an east side mental with a juvie that just ran away from Lutheran is suicidal.
00:12
That's fine.
00:15
Copy 302.
00:17
Go ahead.
00:19
I'm going to have you make Lutheran. We're going to call Mom back on this and get a better address.
00:25
Having an issue with a 15-year-old named (name withheld), Hispanic male, black shirt, black shorts that took off from Lutheran walking northbound on Pennsylvania Avenue. He's brought in by Altoona for an e-vow.
00:38
It's not going to be LEO friendly. It's free.
00:43
Copy that. Was this for some kind of mental hold they brought him in? Or he was just checking himself in.
00:51
15-year-old, I was being checked in by parents, but he was brought in from Altoona.
01:00
Copy.
01:03
We're calling Mom back right now to see where Dad was out with him. Dad was following him in a vehicle.
01:11
Copy then.

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Near E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316

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