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Shooting

3/26/26

400westwood dr, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Arrest

3/19/26

00 block of e 1st st, des moines

An 18-Year-Old Person Was Arrested And Charged With First-Degree Murder In Connection With A Shooting.

Shooting

3/19/26

1300 block of des moines street, des moines

A 42-Year-Old Man Was Found Dead After A Shooting Incident.

Shooting

3/19/26

20th st and melrose ave, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

3/9/26

2500browning st, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

2/16/26

100 block of 12th street, west des moines

A Person Was Shot In The Leg And Transported To The Hospital.

Other

2/16/26

2200 block of ep true parkway, west des moines

WEST DES MOINES POLICE: MISSING 13-YEAR-OLD LOCATED IN MISSOURI

Shooting

1/18/26

4300 block of maricopa dr, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

1/10/26

11000 block of pinon dr, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

1/10/26

2500melrose ave, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

1/10/26

2500 block of melrose ave, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

12/28/25

3000 block of oakland st, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

12/27/25

500 block of 24th st, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

12/12/25

4900 block of todd dr, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

11/23/25

S sherman ave, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

11/16/25

3100 block of northwood dr, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

11/14/25

1100garfield ave, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

11/8/25

2900 block of heathrow dr, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

10/31/25

2900 block of ridgetop rd, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

10/26/25

1400 block of north dakota ave, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

10/21/25

3500 block of coolidge st ne, st. anthony

Man Found Dead After A Shelter-In-Place Alert; Initially Reported Threatening Self With A Gun; Female Resident Unharmed.

Robbery

9/26/25

300 block of euclid ave, des moines

A Report Of Robbery In Progress Inside The Bank.

Shooting

9/13/25

1300 block of north sixth street, indianola

An Incident Of Discharge Of Weapons Within City Limits Was Reported.

Shooting

9/4/25

8600 block of westown parkway, west des moines

Two Adults In The Apartment, One With A Gunshot Wound. They Say The Injury Appeared Non-Life Threatening.

Shooting

8/28/25

1200 block of e 13th st, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

8/9/25

700 block of ridgewood ave, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

8/6/25

1800 block of college ave, des moines

Two Individuals Were Injured In A Residential Area Shooting; One Was Self-Transported To A Hospital.

Robbery

7/24/25

2400 block of university avenue, des moines

A Report Of A Robbery. The Suspect Was Armed With A Gun, But No Injuries Occurred.

Shooting

7/23/25

Se 9th st and indianola ave, des moines

A Person Arrived At The Hospital With A Gunshot Wound To The Thigh.

Shooting

7/12/25

700 block of s duff ave, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

7/4/25

Regency ct and 30th st, ames

Shots Fired : This Is From The Ames Police Call Log. Information Is Subject To Change.

Shooting

3/29/26

400 block of e bell ave, des moines

Violent Crime. DMPD o/s investigating shots fired. Firearm recovered. Suspect fled in a vehicle.

Shooting

3/24/26

7100 block of se 5th st, des moines

Shooting/Stabbing. Delayed: DMPD o/s, male with a knife shot by officer, CPR performed. Female found dead in apartment.

Other

3/23/26

Clark st and 21st st, des moines

Veh Pursuit. U/D: Vehicle stopped, two occupants in custody.

Other

3/23/26

Clark st and 21st st, des moines

Veh Pursuit. DMPD in pursuit of a vehicle. Traveling southbound.

Other

3/22/26

Jefferson ave and 6th ave, des moines

Veh Pursuit. U/D: Vehicle stopped near Center St & 7th St after PIT maneuver used. 5 occupants in custody.

Other

3/22/26

Jefferson ave and 6th ave, des moines

Veh Pursuit. DMPD in pursuit of a vehicle. Traveling southbound.

Shooting

3/22/26

3600 block of kennedy dr, des moines

Shooting/Stabbing. Delayed: DMPD o/s of a shooting. Victim pronounced deceased by FD. Medical examiner notified.

Shooting

3/19/26

1300 block of des moines st, des moines

Shooting/Stabbing. DMPD o/s of a shooting. Victim wounded in the head. 3 males fled in a car.

Shooting

3/19/26

1800 block of hubbell ave, des moines

Violent Crime. DMPD o/s investigating shots fired at Super Quick Liquor. No injuries. Suspects fled eastbound.

Shooting

2/19/26

1900 block of carpenter ave, des moines

Shooting/Stabbing. Male Security Guard stabbed by another male.

Shooting

2/19/26

1900 block of carpenter ave, des moines

Shooting/Stabbing. U/D: Shots fired suspect down life saving measures being applied by officers

Shooting

2/19/26

2900 block of hubbell ave, des moines

Shooting/Stabbing. DMPD o/s of a stabbing. Victim wounded in the left foot.

Shooting

2/12/26

1800 block of hickman rd, des moines

Shooting/Stabbing. PD o/s victim shot in the lower extremities, victim dropped off at Broadlawns. Unk scene location

Other

2/7/26

Twana dr and 70th st, urbandale

Veh Pursuit. PD pursuing a red jeep for speeding, vehicle last seen N/B on 71st, visual lost.

Shooting

2/1/26

500 block of e 14th st, des moines

Shooting/Stabbing. PD o/s male shot in the arm & hip at Wingstop. 3 suspects fled on foot

Other

1/26/26

Madison ave and mlk jr pkwy, des moines

Veh Pursuit. U/D: Vehicle stopped near Urbandale Ave & Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy. Suspect in custody.

Other

1/26/26

Madison ave and mlk jr pkwy, des moines

Veh Pursuit. DMPD in pursuit of a vehicle. Traveling westbound.

Shooting

1/10/26

1600 block of 22nd st, des moines

Violent Crime. DMPD o/s investigating shots fired. Suspect fled in a vehicle, now in custody after a pursuit.

Other

1/10/26

23rd st and hickman rd, des moines

Veh Pursuit. U/D: Vehicle stopped, suspect in custody.

Crime News Results near Greater South Side, Des Moines, IA

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3/19/26

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3/19/26

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3/9/26

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2/16/26

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2/16/26

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1/18/26

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1/10/26

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1/10/26

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1/10/26

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12/28/25

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12/27/25

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12/12/25

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11/23/25

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11/16/25

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11/14/25

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11/8/25

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10/31/25

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10/26/25

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10/21/25

Robbery

9/26/25

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9/13/25

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9/4/25

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8/28/25

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8/9/25

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8/6/25

Robbery

7/24/25

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7/23/25

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7/12/25

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7/4/25

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3/29/26

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3/24/26

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3/23/26

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3/23/26

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3/22/26

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3/22/26

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3/22/26

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3/19/26

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