I am a disabled lady. I reported a stolen package earlier this year. The package contained…read morenutraceuticals to treat my health condition. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the officer falsified information on the police report, the detective assigned to my case did not perform due diligence to properly investigate the theft and no arrest has ever been made. They would only give me a redacted copy of the police report. These people are criminally incompetent, willfully negligent, and are engaged in fraud and misconduct. Someone needs to sue them! I have no reason to trust this business at all!

Thank you to the great men and women of the Des Moines Police Department thank you officer Robinson…read morefor talking with me.

Ames City Hall is pretty nice! They have a spot you can pay…read moreyour parking tickets, a Gym you can play hoops in! Or you could even see a show at Ames City Auditorium! I've gotten to play on that stage once opening for Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel and I also got to see the Zombies perform there! Both were incredible experiences for sure! So glad they are starting to do shows there again soon! It's such a great theater!

Former home to Ames High School and Central Junior High, City Hall is a convenient place to conduct…read morecity business. Plus they have a gym with all kinds of fun activities for adults and children. You cannot fight city hall, but you can play there.

Guys need to improve their Ames when they go to the bathroom, of that I am sure. It gets pretty…read morestinky and awful and it's all their fault. Girls bathrooms seem more flowery and sexy. I would know, I use them often. Cute city in Iowa that is a lot bigger than people realize. It's a little bit outside of Des Moines just to the west of Interstate 35 where it intersects with Route 30 which is actually the Southeastern corner of the town. It's about 15 to 20 minutes north of Des Moines if there's no traffic. It has a very pretty Town Hall that looks like it belongs to a bigger city. It's very flat but then so is your mother's chest.

This is maybe the third review I have ever written and I am in my 40's... I have had an issue with…read moremy ex not leaving my house for too long. I think I have had 18 officers an 6 EMS professionals at my house in the last 10 weeks. I will say that to my surprise there wasn't an asshole in the bunch. Protecting and surviving in the most professional manner. keep up the good work!

Instead of helping the innocent they continue to harrass and blame me for their complete…read moreineptitude. They are literally PAID to do a job they either refuse to or are completely incapable of doing and instead of owning up to that fact and finding careers better suited to them they continue to victimize the generally good-natured and law-abiding, instead of the real perpetrators, to project some illusion of progress and control. Most of them are obese, which is insane. They couldn't even chase down a shoplifter, let alone bring real and dangerous criminals to justice. If their bodies are any reflections of their minds we are all SCREWED. When people's lives and welfare are concerned and you all are MORE than amply compensated there is no excuse for such blatant and profound weakness and ineptitude. Everyone makes mistakes, I get it. But when a department not only continually makes them and not only does NOT correct them, but does everything in their power to try to cover them up and save face, yeah, that is no okay and I will continue to criticize them until they become a force for good in our community. Being personable and hosting little community events with free food and activities for children (which I'm sure WE are still paying for) is not going to cut it when we are paying them more than sufficiently for doing jobs they aren't doing. Mental health and narcissistic abuse are still crises in our society and we pay these people to show up to complex and loaded situations with guns and knowledge of psychology and interpersonal dynamics comparable to that of your average 3rd grader. Where are all of our tax dollars being spent? Because it certainly isn't on effective training. I self-educated on these topics because I wanted to be able to help myself and those around me. That is the least that all of you could do if you actually want to be of service to the community. There is so much free information out there, there is no excuse for such ignorance. Craig Bully-Me is not what West Des Moines needs. We need someone with emotional intelligence, empathy that outweighs personal pride and gain, intuition, and integrity. You're telling me in all the applicants for police chief there was not ONE that had these qualities? I'm a cynic and even I find that hard to believe. Good and capable people exist. Stop throwing our tax dollars at these self-serving, narcissistic, inept men that know how to talk a good game. Their results, or lack thereof, speak for them. Are you suffering abuse, in fear for your life, or in need of general help? They absolutely do not care and will not even pretend to, I promise you. But criticize them? THAT is how you get their attention. Pride and self-preservation are the dominating forces in Craig Bully-Me and WDMPD and it SHOWS. Yes, they will help, but only when the cost of not doing so would be too great to them. The only reason they have ever helped me is because they all would be out of jobs and likely in prison if they hadn't. And, if you ask me, that's exactly where they belong. After everything I may just become a police officer, because I actually give a sh*t and want to help people. Finding a non-corrupt department is the challenge. How are you going to ACT like you care when your department looks like a sampling of random individuals from the Iowa State Fair and you have no knowledge of psychology and interpersonal dynamics, when virtually every single event you respond to involves them? WDMPD- If you can be honest with yourselves for 2 seconds you know how many missteps you've made and what all of them are. No, I'm not going to hold your hand and walk you through everything so you can save your jobs and face. I have enough to deal with and I'm rooting for massive department and societal change that likely will involve all of your dismissals. You want to keep bullying me? Fine, but it's not going to save your jobs or reputations, I can promise you that. No amount of bullying and harassing me is going to convince anyone you are doing your jobs. Only, you know, doing your JOBS will do that. No one else, absolutely NO ONE else would have survived what West Des Moines and Ankeny police have put me through with their carelessness and ineptitude. They all should be thanking me PROFUSELY for my bravery and strength, because it is the only reason all of you aren't in prison as we speak. I shouldn't have to be this strong, but thankfully for me and all of you I am. And, genuinely, I hope the guy who shot at one of your officers gets off. You take already horrible situations and escalate them to gratify your own egos and need for power. Maybe I'm wrong, but I would bet good money that situation could have ended peacefully had there been proper training for that officer and/or had they been a decent and empathetic person. How many people have landed up in prison thanks to your insatiable egos and need for relevance?

Friendliest front office staff in all 99 counties. Quick stop to renew permit- staff is helpful! I…read morecould have done it online- which I did not know, but no complaint here.

You know you live in Iowa when it is six degrees above zero and your car windshield is iced over…read moreand you pass a county snowplow clearing ice off a rural street.

A thank you to the wonderful officers at the Ankeny Police Department. Officers are always there…read morequickly and make sure to assist immediately for any situation. We have been unfortunate enough to have a few medical calls on the last year, and officers have always been there to assist before fire/medics show up and then support fire/medical staff right away. When we had a few noise complaints from some not so great neighbors, they got there quickly and handled the situation in a very professional but stern manner. Any of the few experiences I have had have always been good, I am very pleased that the department is so huge into community service and involvement! Great job!

Cop straight lied in court today. He pulled me over in Ankeny for getting in the turning lane too…read moresoon. Said that it was 300 meters when it was more like 3 feet. Lies. Not the only thing he lied about! Of course the judge took his word over mine. She also used my words against me. I said, I'd never heard of that law before". Not that I broke the law. Ankeny Police officer Higgins is out to get ya! Watch out for him!