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		<title>40 arrested Sunday in Polk County</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/20/40-arrested-sunday-in-polk-county/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=271162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forty people were arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail Sunday, jail logs show. Seventeen have since been released and 30 people total were released Sunday. Twenty-six people were booked with multiple offenses. Among the most common charges were: - OWI: 11 - Public intoxication: 8 - Domestic abuse: 5 - Theft: 5 Three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman reportedly injured during purse-snatching</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=271126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Des Moines woman was injured when she struggled to hold on to her purse during a robbery, police said. The woman told officers she was smoking a cigarette outside an apartment building in the 2000 block of East Virginia Avenue around 10 p.m. Saturday when a man approached her and tried to pull her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Popeyes Chicken robbed by man with knife</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=271124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An unknown man reportedly leaped over the counter at a Popeyes Chicken restaurant and held the cashier at gunpoint while demanding money. The robbery occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday at Popeyes Chicken, 6230 SE 14th St., Des Moines police reports show. Witnesses told officers a man entered the store and jumped over the counter. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stabbing reported Sunday evening</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Des Moines man told police he thought he had been punched in the back as he tried to walk away from an altercation. But when he felt the blood, he realized he had been stabbed, authorities said. The 31-year-old victim told Des Moines officers he had been on his way home from buying cigarettes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial fund set up for 17-year-old victim of Boone fire</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/19/memorial-fund-set-up-for-17-year-old-victim-of-boone-fire/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Eckhoff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=271031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A memorial fund has been established to help pay funeral expenses for Nyakouth Chuol, a 17-year-old woman who died early Friday in a fire that destroyed much of a Youth and Shelter Services home in Boone. Choul, a former student of East High School in Des Moines had transferred to Boone in March, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Madison man arrested and charged for planning drive-by shootings of officers’ homes</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/17/fort-madison-man-arrested-for-hiring-another-person-to-shoot-at-police-officers-homes/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Fort Madison man was arrested Friday after allegedly hiring another to shoot at police officers, according to a release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. Dillen Eaves, 18, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism and conspiracy to commit intimidation with a dangerous weapon, both felonies. Investigators received information that Eaves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church fire update: Lighthouse pastor’s former assistant guilty of arson</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/17/church-fire-update-lighthouse-pastors-former-assistant-guilty-of-arson/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Eckhoff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A man acknowledged by his own lawyer as “a very strange individual” who last fall announced to multiple people that he planned to burn down an unusual Des Moines church has been convicted of first-degree arson by a Polk County jury. James Anthony Galbo, also known as “Chief” by those who frequented Des Moines’ Lighthouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Des Moines police collecting weapons at gun turn-in</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/17/des-moines-police-collecting-weapons-at-gun-turn-in/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime & Courts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270829</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Des Moines police said they had collected 19 guns by around 1 p.m. during a voluntary weapons turn-in &#8211; but they had some competition. Authorities had set up a command post on the Court Avenue bridge to collect unwanted guns. But two protesters down the street hoped to entice passing drivers with cash for their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Injured firefighter released from hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Des Moines Fire Department]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270745</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A veteran Des Moines firefighter injured when he stepped into a hole in the floor was treated for a minor back injury and released from the hospital, officials said. Crews responded to a fire at an apartment building in the 1000 block of Ninth Street around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. They encountered moderate smoke coming from the front [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: Alleged teen carjackers to be tried as adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Eckhoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime & Courts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leshaun Murray]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two young men involved in a brutal February carjacking should face trial on felony robbery charges as adults, a Polk County judge has ruled. District Associate Judge Colin Witt filed papers this morning ordering that Terrance Cheeks Jr., 16, and Leshaun Murray, 15, both appear for May 28 hearings in adult court. The two are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two arrested after shots fired</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270729</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Des Moines police arrested a 16-year-old they said fired several shots at several people in a car. Officers responded to 13th and Carpenter streets around 7:15 p.m. after receiving calls first about a fight, then for shots fired, police reports show. A 15-year-old female victim told police she had walked with two friends to that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Public Safety acquires Humvees for emergency operations</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/17/department-of-public-safety-acquires-humvees-for-emergency-operations/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270722</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Iowa Department of Public Safety acquired eight Humvees to help with disaster relief operations, officials said. The agency identified a need for the vehicles after a December snow storm crippled parts of the state and members of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Division of Narcotics Enforcement and State Fire Marshal’s Office weren’t able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>52 arrested Thursday in Polk County</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fifty-two people were arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail Thursday, jail logs show. Twenty-one have since been released and 50 people total were released Thursday. Twenty people were booked with multiple offenses. Among the most common charges were: - Drug-related: 11 - Probation or parole violation: 8 - Driving while suspended, canceled, denied, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North side fire: Several firefighters fall through floor, 1 injured</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/16/north-side-fire-several-firefighters-fall-through-floor-1-injured/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Aschbrenner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several firefighters fell through the floor and at least one was injured while extinguishing a blaze that gutted a home on Des Moines’ north side. An occupant of the the building at 1039 Ninth St. was also injured. The severity of the injuries was not immediately known, said District Chief Dan Burke. When firefighters arrived [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SE Polk student arrested after senior prank</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Aschbrenner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Southeast Polk High School senior was arrested Thursday after allegedly lighting a smoke bomb in a school bathroom. Firefighters were dispatched and the entire school was evacuated as a result of the ill-fated senior prank, said Pleasant Hill Police Chief Tim Sittig. Jason Boothroyd, 18, was arrested and charged with reckless use of fire, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two arrested after fight on DART bus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two teens were arrested after one started a fight on a city bus and the other shattered a window while exiting the vehicle, police said. According to Des Moines police, a 16-year-old got onto a Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority bus around 9:45 a.m. and attacked Anthony Demetrius McFerrin, 19, Des Moines. The bus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West Des Moines police called after child found wandering outside</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Des Moines police launched an investigation and called social workers after a woman found a two-year-old wandering outside her apartment, officials said. Officers responded to the 4900 block of Woodland Avenue around 7:25 p.m. Tuesday. A woman told police she was outside her apartment with her dogs when she saw the screen door of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burglar strikes out at two pharmacies</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/16/would-be-burglar-strikes-out-at-two-pharmacies/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270532</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Des Moines police are investigating a burglary and attempted burglary at two Des Moines pharmacies they believe may be related. The incidents occurred about three hours apart at two Medicap Pharmacies early Thursday morning, police reports show. Nothing was taken in either case. Around 12:15 a.m., officers responded to Medical Pharmacy, 2527 Easton Blvd., after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post office practices emergency response</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/16/post-office-practices-emergency-response/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police cars, fire trucks and a mobile command center lined the street behind a Des Moines post office Thursday morning. At 9 a.m., an alarm rang. Outside the building, little happened immediately. But inside officials were practicing shutting down operations, isolating the 150 employees, taking a head-count and determining where the danger had come from. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court papers allege that Des Moines girl donned mask before shooting young Chicago man</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/16/court-papers-allege-that-des-moines-girl-donned-mask-before-shooting-young-chicago-man/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Eckhoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime & Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Moss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haley Bass]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A young Chicago man on the cusp of being a father was fatally shot in the head last month in a Des Moines apartment, allegedly by a teenage girl in a mask who initially had gone to his door looking for marijuana, papers filed in Polk County district court show. Court papers attached to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>51 people arrested Wednesday in Polk County</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/16/51-people-arrested-wednesday-in-polk-county/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[polk county jail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fifty-one people were arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail Wednesday, jail logs show. Eighteen have since been released and 69 people total were released Wednesday. Eighteen people were booked with multiple offenses. Among the most common charges were: - Probation or parole violation: 12 - Driving while suspended, canceled, denied, revoked or barred: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bomb squad called to West Des Moines store</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/16/bomb-squad-called-to-west-des-moines-store/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Des Moines police]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A bomb squad was called to a West Des Moines store Wednesday after employees found a threatening message in a dressing room. The bomb squad – part of a special response team housed in the Des Moines police department that draws from most metro cities – responded to target, 5405 Mills Civic Parkway, around 4:30 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farm workers chase down burglary suspects near Marshalltown</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/15/farm-workers-chase-down-burglary-suspects-near-marshalltown/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Aschbrenner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime & Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burglary]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A group of vigilant Marshall County farm workers chased down and detained two men suspected of looting copper wire and scrap metal from a vacant farmstead, authorities said. The workers were arriving for their morning field work Wednesday morning when they spotted three men trespassing on the property just south of Marshalltown near Highway 30, according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman slams into electric pole after driving several blocks in reverse</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/15/crash-knocks-out-lights-at-des-moines-intersection/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; A woman who smashed into a utility pole in northwest Des Moines, cutting power to more than 500 homes and businesses, had been driving in reverse for several blocks, police said. Police are still trying to determine why Marian Setaro, 45, was driving backward. Setaro&#8217;s car hit a utility pole at about 12:30 p.m. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Felony charges filed against former Indianola city attorney</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/15/felony-charges-filed-against-former-indianola-city-attorney/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Clayworth</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Felony charges were filed late this morning against a longtime former Indianola city attorney who admitted to investigators that he used bogus names on invoices. The charges against John Hoyman, the city&#8217;s legal counsel and the lawyer for the Indianola Municipal Utilities, came just hours after a state audit released today says he overbilled taxpayers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police release photo of robbery suspect</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/15/police-release-photo-of-robbery-suspect-2/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Police released photographs of the man that robbed a Des Moines convenience store earlier this month and asked anyone with information to call investigators. Officers responded to Git-N-Go, 4900 Urbandale Ave., around 6:30 p.m. May 3. The clerk told police a man came into the store and demanded money, saying, “This is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Des Moines man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday after striking the back of a car with his motorcycle, police said. According to Des Moines police, William Van Sears, 53, was riding his motorcycle west on Hickman Road around 5 p.m. when he collided with a Dodge Avenger also going westbound. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Indianola attorney admits he used bogus names from a 1980 directory to bill the city</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/15/former-indianola-attorney-admits-he-used-bogus-names-from-a-1980-directory-to-bill-the-city/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Clayworth</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indianola city attorney overbilled the city more than $90,000 during a six year period, a state audit released today found. John Hoyman, the general legal counsel for Indianola and Indianola Municipal Utilities since 1986, submitted improper invoices for services he said he provided between June 1, 2006 and July 31, 2012, the Office of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auditor: Indianola city attorney overbilled city</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/15/auditor-indianola-city-attorney-overbilled-city/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indianola city attorney overbilled the city more than $90,000 during a six year period, a state audit released today found. John Hoyman, the general legal counsel for Indianola and Indianola Municipal Utilities since 1986, submitted improper invoices for services he said he provided between June 1, 2006 and July 31, 2012, the Office of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>46 people arrested Tuesday in Polk County</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forty-six people were arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail Tuesday, jail logs show. Twelve have since been released and 51 people total were released Tuesday. Thirteen people were booked with multiple offenses. Among the most common charges were: - Probation or parole violation: 12 - Drug-related: 11 - Driving while suspended, canceled, denied, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man offered ride, robbed at gunpoint</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/14/man-offered-ride-robbed-at-gunpoint/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Aschbrenner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime & Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gun violence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Des Moines man told police he was robbed at gunpoint Monday by an acquaintance who offered to give him ride. The 33-year-old victim was walking down East Douglas Avenue near Cambridge Street when a man he had known for years but hadn&#8217;t seen in months stopped his car and offered a lift, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>East side Walgreens robbery suspect arrested</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/14/east-side-walgreens-robbery-suspect-arrested/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Aschbrenner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Police have arrested a man accused of stealing prescription painkillers at knifepoint from an east Des Moines Walgreens. Des Moines police arrested Gary Lee Loomis Jr., 35, of Des Moines, Tuesday after receiving a tip about his whereabouts. He is charged with first-degree robbery. The robbery occurred April 15 in the Walgreens at 2930 E. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Juvenile officers recommend adult court for teen carjacking suspects</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/14/juvenile-officers-recommend-adult-court-for-teen-carjacking-suspects/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime & Courts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=270017</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Juvenile court officers assigned to two teens charged in a brutal carjacking recommended Tuesday the boys be tried in adult court. Based on the teen’s past criminal records and rehabilitation attempts, the officers testified they couldn’t guarantee the juvenile system could adequately rehabilitate Terrance Cheeks and Leshaun Murray in the two years before they turn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man leads Des Moines police on high-speed chase that ends near Drake</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/14/man-leads-des-moines-police-on-high-speed-chase-that-ends-near-drake/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jens Manuel Krogstad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime & Courts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A man led Des Moines police early this morning on a high-speed chase that wound through city streets and ended with the suspect crashing into a parked BMW near residence halls at Drake University, police said. The pursuit started at 1:16 a.m. when an officer tried to pull over a vehicle driven by Jesse William [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dawson man dies in accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jens Manuel Krogstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Dawson man died Monday after an accident on rural road southwest of Perry caused his pickup to roll into a ditch, police said. Nelson Mobley, 63, was not wearing a seat belt, according to an Iowa State Patrol report. He died at the scene of the accident. His pickup was struck on its passenger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>53 people arrested Monday in Polk County</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/14/53-people-arrested-monday-in-polk-county/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fifty-three people were arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail Monday, jail logs show. Twelve have since been released and 58 people total were released Monday. Twenty-one people were booked with multiple offenses. Among the most common charges were: - Drug-related: 18 - OWI: 12 - Driving while suspended, revoked, canceled, denied or barred: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jailed abortion foe could face discipline for discussion of shooting clinic staff</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/13/abortion-foe-faces-discipline-for-discussion-of-shooting-abortion-clinic-staff/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 21:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Leys</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Kansas prison inmate could face punishment for a phone conversation in which he and a Des Moines abortion opponent cheerfully discussed the prospect of someone shooting the operators of a Wichita abortion clinic. A spokesman for the Kansas Department of Corrections said today that authorities plan to seek an administrative charge against Scott Roeder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Injured man’s stolen car has been linked to shooting</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/13/police-injured-mans-jacked-car-has-been-linked-to-shooting/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Eckhoff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A 2005 Nissan taken at gunpoint last February from a man who suffered a cracked skull as a result was used later that night in a gang-related drive-by shooting, a Des Moines police detective testified this afternoon. Det. Jeff Shannon testified that police believe multiple .22-caliber bullets were fired on Feb. 26 from Mike Wasike&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Urbandale Police Officer Memorial to unfold on Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/13/annual-urbandale-police-officer-memorial-to-unfold-on-tuesday/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Rodgers</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269826</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The annual Urbandale Police Department&#8217;s Police Officer Memorial event &#8211; a tribute to officers killed in the line of duty &#8211; will take place Tuesday, May 14. The event will be at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, at 3600 75th Street at 5:30 p.m. At the ceremony, honor guards from Urbandale, Des Moines, the Iowa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four juveniles charged in animal abuse case</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/13/four-juveniles-charged-in-animal-abuse-case/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Four boys accused of abusing and injuring a dog Sunday evening were charged with animal cruelty and referred to juvenile court, officials said. Police were called to a house in the 1200 block of 15th Street around 9 p.m. on a report that four boys between the ages of 10 and 13 were throwing rocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Flagg Parkway closed Tuesday for police car calibration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269832</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[George Flagg Parkway will be closed for part of Tuesday while Des Moines police calibrate their patrol cars, officials said. The street will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and traffic can use Fleur Drive and Park Avenue to detour around the closure. Patrol cars must be tested to compare the speedometer reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man assaulted while being arrested</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/13/man-assaulted-while-being-arrested/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Des Moines police arrested an Ames man for punching a suspect as he was being loaded into a police van. According to Des Moines police, officers had arrested Theodore Montez Thomas, 33, Des Moines, on charges of criminal mischief and assault around 1 a.m. Saturday. As officers were getting him into the van to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robbery reported on north side of Des Moines</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269735</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Des Moines man told police he was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night, officials said. The robbery reportedly occurred at the corner of Fifth Street and Seneca Avenue around 9:40 p.m. The 18-year-old victim said he was walking down Seneca Avenue when someone threw a rock at his feet. He turned and saw three juveniles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>41 people arrested Sunday in Polk County</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forty-one people were arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail Sunday, jail logs show. Twenty-eight have since been released and 40 people total were released Sunday. Fifteen people were booked with multiple offenses. Among the most common charges were: - Drug-related: 15 - OWI: 5 - Public intoxication: 5 Four people were charged with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police investigate Sunday evening shooting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Des Moines police are investigating a shooting that may have been aimed at a home that was shot at last week, authorities said. According to police reports, officers responded to the 1600 block of East Walnut Street around 6:45 p.m. Sunday after a caller reported shots fired. A witness told officers a suspect got out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shot apparently fired near festival site; no injuries reported</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/11/shot-apparently-fired-near-festival-site-no-injuries-reported/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 01:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lillian Schrock</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A firearm was discharged Saturday evening amid a group of juveniles who were crowded across the street from a weekend festival, Des Moines police said. There was no immediate indication that anybody was injured. Police said they couldn&#8217;t locate the shooter. The Asian heritage festival, called CelebrAsian, did not close and was not affected, officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Des Moines man robbed after being hit by handgun and fists, report shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 17:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old Des Moines man told police he was hit multiple times and robbed by three men Friday night, according to a police report. The report states that the victim went down to the parking lot of his apartment at 2400 Hickman Road to meet with a man he had recently met just before midnight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Police say man fabricated robbery story</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/10/man-reports-robbery-at-gunpoint-2/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Zilbermints</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269436</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Des Moines police investigators determined a man&#8217;s claim about being robbed at gunpoint Thursday evening was not true and filed charges against him. Freddie Washington, 25, Des Moines, was charged with filing false reports. According to police reports, officers responded to the 1400 block of Center Street around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Washington told police he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Clive and West Des Moines robbery suspect linked to Des Moines robberies</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/10/man-charged-in-connection-to-clive-and-west-des-moines-robberies/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Update:A man charged with committing three robberies in Clive and West Des Moines has also been linked to two Des Moines robberies, police say. Des Moines Police have linked Joshua Eden, 39, of West Des Moines to two Des Moines robberies, according to a Friday release by the Des Moines Police Department. French Way Cleaners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dalasta found likely to remain incompetent; charges dropped in 2010 vehicular homicide</title>
		<link>http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/10/dalasta-found-likely-to-remain-incompetent-charges-dropped-in-2010-vehicular-homicide/article</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Eckhoff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/?p=269447</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Feet planted behind the prosecutor’s chair, a framed photograph in arms stretched in front of her, Heather DeJoode stood in a Polk County courtroom today and tried one more time to make eye contact with the man who killed her children. She failed. This morning, more than three years after Kevin Dalasta drove through a [...]]]></description>
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