Crime at 3400 BLOCK OF NE 44TH AVE on 12/02/2025 8:26 PM
Type: Other
Date: 12/02/2025 8:26 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1562151. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 3400 BLOCK OF NE 44TH AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Steven BabkaMissing Age
59Est. Current Age
72Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 06/06/2012Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'9" Weight: 240 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Harold HoltAge
24Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Harold ronald holt, 24, was shot in the abdomen in the early morning hours on jan. 1, 1966, after attending a new year’s eve party at a friend’s home. He died two weeks later on monday, jan. 17, of complications from a “perforatory wound” in a lung. Polk county medical examiner dr. Leo luka said holt suffered wounds in the liver, diaphragm and lung. Holt, who resided in des moines at 1040 sixteenth st., had spent the evening at the home of lawrence robinson in des moines when a feud erupted between two other men at the party. Douglas mcarthur wilson, 21, of 1549 eighteenth st., des moines, and herman mure, 21, of 815 crocker st., went outside, and holt followed.Agency
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