Police 'heartbroken' after ambush leaves 2 Des Moines-area officers dead

Local police are trying to figure out why an Urbandale man allegedly ambushed two metro police officers in the dead of night, gunning them down without warning as they sat 2 miles apart in their patrol cars. The deaths early Wednesday morning shocked the Des Moines and Urbandale police departments, prompting both to take extra precautions to ensure officers' safety. Des Moines paired its officers so no one was patrolling alone, Sgt. Paul Parizek said. -- More...