Des Moines police, Target Corp. award crime fighters

By MALLORY GEORGE and DANIEL P. FINNEY • October 22, 2009 Sixteen residents made valiant efforts to help police or aid the injured. They are ordinary people: neighbors, grocery store customers, construction workers and commuters. Yet when faced with extraordinary circumstances, they acted quickly and decisively. They stopped a crook from getting away. They gave aid to a hit-and-run victim. They helped a lost child find his parents. Des Moines police and Target Corp. recently recognized 16 people with Crime Fighter Community Service and Humanitarian Awards that stem from incidents over the past year. These are the stories of the Crime Fighter Award recipients. Watch for details of the Humanitarian Award winners in Friday. Apprehends driver In August 2008, a woman crashed her van into a car while pulling into a driveway near... [read full story]                    

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