Des moines and Urbandale Police departments just wrapped up a press conference about the deaths of the two officers. Cbs 2 newsreporter steffi lee starts our Team Coverage and is live now with the details from that conference. Emotional emotional day police did reference a Youtube Video allegedly filmed by the suspect. In the video seen here a man believed to be greene the stands of a High School Sporting event. The officers say they escorted him out of the stadium after receiving a number of complaints of him waiving a confederate flag. The video was posted midoctober. Posted midoctober. Today Des Moines Police say they are having their detectives look at it. Cbs 2 news also learned scott greenes mother was arrested assaulting him. Criminal complaints show scott greene was wearing his deceased fathers dog tags when his he was wearing his deceased fathers dog tag when his mother tried to tear them from his neck. Green grabbed his mothers hand. She hit and scratched his face, according
Later on in this video greene claims he was assaulted in the police then hand him back an American Flag and a confederate flag. Kwwls Kristin Rogers is live in des moines with the latest kristin what can you tell us. A tragic day here police s road near the 100 marker on 180 they say he flagged down the dnr and asked them to call 911 it was there he was arrested without incident the two officers were shot just two miles apart. Police say an officer responded like that, that these officers were ambushed. On the surface right now, like i said, these officers and whoever the coward is that shot them while they sat in their cars. Up while this Investigation Continues this is a huge loss and a heartbreaking day for this community. Kwwl news. Thanks kristin, one iowa woman shows her support to a des moines officer after hearing about this tragedy. And i want you guys to be able to go to you Families Police in eastern iowa are keeping their thoughts and prayers with those in des moines and ur
A memorial also went up at the scene where officer martin was killed in urbandale including a blue sign i spoke with some Johnston High School students who were dropping off flowers at that scene in urbandalethey said its just in des moines, Kristin Rogers news 7kwwl. Greene is no stranger to police in the des moines area being arrested multiple times on various charges. Most recently, he was removed from a High School Football game in urbandale after apparently showing a Confederate Flag during the national anthem. Police say he waved the flag in front of other people who are minorities. Sir, were asking you to leave the property. What kind of distrubance have i caused . Sir, sir, do not start. Complaining to officers that his Constitutional Rights were violated. He also was charged with resisting arrest in 2014 after officers tried patting him down for a weapon. Two days later he was accused of threatening to kill another man after a fight in a parking lot. Officers tragically shot a
Need the heavier jackets. There are clouds around, and 50s at the bus stop. Well up into the 60s as they are off the bus this afternoon. Right now 50 degrees in worcester, and there are a couple of 40s, orange up to keen. Boston 53. 56 on the cape in hyannis so it is a mild start. You can see the clouds around. They thin out, lower 60s today and well keep climbing. You can see the clouds this is the function of a warm front. Our rain will come from this cold front and that pushes in tomorrow so its a dry one today we will get close to 70, out to framingham, upper 60s in lowell, and mid to upper 60s through worcester, and south of town nearing 73 from bridgewater for november. Well let you know when the cooler air returns. Out to the roads, good morning, olessa. Olessa good morning. A live look outside. A check of the bridge. You can see traffic is moving along at a good pace. Now to the maps and you can see the rest of your ride. We have volume on 24 out of brockton, and plus word of a
Need the heavier jackets. There are clouds around, and 50s at the bus stop. Well up into the 60s as they are off the bus this afternoon. Right now 50 degrees in worcester, and there are a couple of 40s, orange up to keen. Boston 53. 56 on the cape in hyannis so it is a mild start. You can see the clouds around. They thin out, lower 60s today and well keep climbing. You can see the clouds this is the function of a warm front. Our rain will come from this cold front and that pushes in tomorrow so its a dry one today we will get close to 70, out to framingham, upper 60s in lowell, and mid to upper 60s through worcester, and south of town nearing 73 from bridgewater for november. Well let you know when the cooler air returns. Out to the roads, good morning, olessa. Olessa good morning. A live look outside. A check of the bridge. You can see traffic is moving along at a good pace. Now to the maps and you can see the rest of your ride. We have volume on 24 out of brockton, and plus word of a