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Two Des Moines officers target of an excessive force lawsuit alleging they 'hog-tied' man suffering a seizure Andrea May Sahouri and Shelby Fleig, Des Moines Register © Bryon Houlgrave/The Register The Des Moines Police Department in Des Moines. A Des Moines police officer previously disciplined for excessive force and part of a five-person team that leads the Des Moines Police Department's de-escalation training is the target of a new excessive force lawsuit. The new lawsuit, filed this week, also names officer Jason Noble and the city of Des Moines. It alleges that,...

The lawsuit is the second alleging excessive force by Des Moines Police Sgt. Michael Fong. The city settled the other for $800,000.

"We listened to our courageous heroes in law enforcement and we took action. We rely on these men and women every day to keep us safe. ... “It's our job as Iowa legislators to minimize that risk (to police officers) as much as possible so that more law enforcement officers can make it back home to their families safely." Dear Rep. Klein, Like you, I want police officers to get home safely. Certainly their jobs involve risks. The shooting death of Sgt. Jim Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, while trying to arrest a suspect at his Grundy Center home last month, is a tragic e...

Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders is defending the Des Moines Police Department's decision to put a sergeant who has been disciplined for excessive force on the five-person team that leads the department's de-escalation training. In a Tuesday email to Mayor Frank Cownie and the six members of the Des Moines City Council, Sanders said he and Police Chief Dana Wingert have met privately with "sincerely concerned residents" — but he didn't find their arguments persuasive. On the decision to make Sgt. Michael Fong a trainer, Sanders wrote: "In the end, this was a management decision and...

By Jason Taylor Apr 13, 2021 DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Chapter of The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives wants a thorough investigation into a former Des Moines officer. The group is calling comments by former Sgt. Greg Wessels extremely inflammatory. It also says the comments insinuated extreme racial violence against a command staff member of color. Wessels resigned last week after the department launched an investigation into his comments and placed him on admirative leave. Wessels was part of a $75,000 lawsuit settlement last year after being accused of using pepp...