Theft at 1300 BLOCK OF WASHINGTON AVE on 04/05/2025 5:17 PM

Type: Theft

Date: 04/05/2025 5:17 PM

Description: Motor Vehicle Theft. Event #: 1488340. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 1300 BLOCK OF WASHINGTON AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Hennagir

Name

Chance Hennagir

Missing Age

13

Est. Current Age

13

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 11/04/2024

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Sandy Eyes: Brown Height: 5'0" Weight: 100 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Sanders

Name

Charles Sanders

Age

67

Cause of Death

Injury

Info

On saturday, april 17, 1954, two des moines youth fishing along a river bank spotted a body floating in the water and notified police. Thomas spagnola, 14, of 924 second avenue, and harry piagentini, 15, of 4200 s.E. Sixteenth street, discovered the body caught in an obstruction near the des moines river’s west bank beneath the court avenue bridge. The body, clothed in long underwear, a t-shirt and socks, was taken to dunn’s funeral home where fingerprints were taken to establish the victim’s identity.

Agency

Iowa

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