Police suspect arson after 'suspicious' fire destroys local playground
The Stonegate Park playground, which featured a slide and climbers, was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
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Clive Police Department: De-escalation program for mental health
The Clive Police Department has launched a new team focused on responding to calls where someone may be in a mental health crisis.
Source: weareiowa.com
Des Moines police may need new station to earn CALEA accreditation
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, a Virginia-based nonprofit, helps law enforcement agencies strengthen crime-prevention techniques, promote nondiscrimination policies and boost community trust, officials say.
Source: desmoinesregister.com
Clive, Iowa police say woman struck by vehicle has died
The Clive Police Department confirmed Tuesday that a woman struck by a vehicle on Sept. 19 has died.
Source: kcci.com
Iowa woman who hit Black and Latino children with car pleads guilty
Des Moines Register DES MOINES, Iowa — A woman charged with intentionally hitting two children with her vehicle in December 2019 — because of their skin color — pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to two hate crime charges. Nicole Poole Franklin, 43, of Des Moines, Iowa, was charged after a string of incidents on Dec. 9, 2019, during which police said she hit a 12-year-old boy, who is Black, and a 14-year-old girl, who is Latina, with her car and yelled racial and ethnic slurs at a gas station employee. Poole made her initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the Sout...
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