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Silent alarm triggered at Principal Park with suspicious activityDes Moines IA

audio iconBurglary
Near Line Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309

A silent alarm was triggered at Principal Park at the concourse area. A person wearing camouflage clothing and a face mask was seen on security cameras, then turned the camera away. A witness reported seeing the person leave via the bike path about 30 minutes earlier. The keyholder arrived on scene to check the premises.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
02:43
Transcript:
00:00
240, 243, near Line Dr at Principal Park.
00:06
It's a silent alarm for the concourse beans, 1, 2, 3, and the East Beans.
00:16
Apparently they spoke to a fueler named (name withheld), and he told the alarm company you can see someone on the camera that shouldn't be there.
00:26
And (name withheld) will be around ETA 30 minutes. I don't have a description though the person that you can see on camera.
00:37
Sorry.
00:39
Happy.
00:42
654.
00:45
204, 208 have some additional here.
00:49
Apparently, now the caller's telling us, he saw this activity 30 minutes ago. He's not sure if there's anybody inside or not. It's still a male.
00:57
Wearing camouflage clothing and a face mask.
01:01
Apparently, the person turned the camera so he can no longer see them.
01:08
And I guess this might be a business, actually.
01:19
245 Adam.
01:22
Just 440, I'll take number 43.
01:26
240, you're back in.
01:31
Copy, thank you.
01:38
208. 208.
01:42
Did you say there might be a 30 minute time glaze I'll use?
01:47
Yes, I guess there's a 30-minute time to lay on this now.
01:54
And it's a business called Get It Right Fitness, near Grand Avenue.
02:03
Have it that.
02:09
And the keyholder is on scene now.
02:12
His name's (name withheld), and he's in a Jeep.
02:19
Have it, Adam, he's off now.
02:23
243, 245 average additional on your trip.
02:27
(Name withheld) called back and so you can see someone leaving the stadium on the bike path now.
02:34
Copy.
02:36
He said that,
02:38
he thought that maybe you could cancel, but I'll just have you checked there anyway, I guess, make sure everything's okay.

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Location mentioned:
Near Line Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309

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Incident Timeline

  1. Officers unable to locate suspect; alarm deemed valid
  2. Suspect seen leaving area; officers check scene
  3. Business identified as Get It Right Fitness
  4. Suspect observed on camera; details relayed
  5. Silent alarm triggered at Principal Park and Get It Right Fitness

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