Crime & Safety Report for 5275 NW Torgerson Dr, Des Moines, IA 50310

Fire

07/16/2026 11:15 PM

Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50314

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews are dispatched to a reported fire alarm at a building near the 1900 block of Pleasant Street in Des Moines. The caller reports the alarm has been sounding for about 15 minutes with nothing visible or smelled and the specific unit of origin unknown.

Medical Emergency

07/16/2026 11:01 PM

39th St, Des Moines, IA 50312

As discussed during the dispatch call, authorities responded to a mental health and welfare call involving a person named (person_name withheld), who was reported to have been calling 911 repeatedly overnight. She was believed to be on foot and roaming near 39th Street, wearing gray pants and a white tank top. Units searched for her but were unable to locate her at the time.

Disturbance

07/16/2026 11:00 PM

9th St, Des Moines, IA 50314

As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a reported loud music disturbance from a back porch off an alley near 9th Street in Des Moines. Officers later reported the area was quiet and cleared the call as unfounded or unable to observe a problem. Radio traffic also referenced an ongoing situation involving a person repeatedly calling 911 and walking in the area, but no specific crime was confirmed.

Medical Emergency

07/16/2026 10:42 PM

Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50314

As discussed during the dispatch call, a welfare check was requested for a woman sitting in the middle of the southbound lane of traffic on Martin Luther King Jr Parkway, who was hard to see and at risk of being hit.

Public Assist

07/16/2026 10:35 PM

6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters were sent to a public assist call at an apartment on 6th Avenue after a caller reported that an electric stove in a supposedly vacant, locked unit may have been left on all day and could not be turned off by building staff.