Theft at 1100 BLOCK OF GEIL AVE on 04/02/2025 10:12 PM

Type: Theft

Date: 04/02/2025 10:12 PM

Description: Identity Theft. Event #: 1487433. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 1100 BLOCK OF GEIL AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Ricker

Name

Andrew Ricker

Missing Age

16

Est. Current Age

17

Last Seen

Johnston, IA on 10/28/2024

Physical Description

Race: Unknown Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'8" Weight: 145 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Lilly Sr

Name

Ernest Lilly Sr

Age

50

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Ernest harold lilly sr. — a 50-year-old us navy world war ii veteran — was shot on tuesday, september 11, 1973, during an attempted robbery at “frank’s place,” a tavern located at 3940 mcdonald in des moines. Polk county in iowa polk county in iowa des moines in polk countydes moines in polk county lilly and his 45-year-old wife, ruth — the parents of four children — were helping the owners, frank and lena shineflew, restock the bar while frank recovered from surgery. The bar had just closed, and while his wife stood in the tavern’s doorway, lilly went out to start their car and warm it up. Suddenly a man appeared, shot lilly, and began rifling through his pockets. The robber then broke out one of the vehicle’s windows before reaching inside to steal a six-pack of beer. Ruth lilly stood frozen in the doorway, and the robber looked up and began to laugh before lena shineflew grabbed her and pulled her back inside to safety.

Agency

Iowa

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