Des Moines' new chief of police, Chief Michael McTaggart, says he wants to focus on lowering gun violence in the city.In his ...

So this is what I know," said Sgt. Paul Parizek of the Des Moines Police Department. "If you know anything, you just need to ...

The Des Moines Police Department saw a 10% spike in the number of 911 calls in 2023, according to the department's annual ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department is asking for the public’s help to track down a wanted felon. Detectives ...

Police are investigating an armed robbery at a southeast Des Moines convenience store early Monday morning. Sgt. Paul Parizek ...

Duane VanDenHemel, 36, was allegedly armed with a machete-style knife when he took his daughter from her home.

Des Moines police are asking for the public's help locating a wanted felon. William Douglas Wambsgans, 47, is wanted by ...

On Sept. 16, the Des Moines City Council passed a pair of ordinances designed to prevent unsheltered citizens from sleeping ...

A Des Moines man armed with a large knife allegedly broke into a home Sunday and kidnapped his daughter. Duane VanDenHemel, ...

The suspect allegedly forced his way into a home while armed with a knife to kidnap his 4-year-old daughter, who he is ...

Police say a Des Moines man is behind bars after he abducted his four-year-old daughter Sunday afternoon while armed with a machete. Duane VanDenHemel, 36, is being held in the Polk County Jail on ...

Des Moines police say someone detonated what’s described as a dangerous homemade explosive device in a residential neighborhood south of the downtown. Police say the blast severely damaged a ...