Arrest at 800 BLOCK OF CRESTON AVE on 04/07/2025 9:17 AM

Type: Arrest

Date: 04/07/2025 9:17 AM

Description: Drug/Narcotic Violations. Event #: 1488733. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 800 BLOCK OF CRESTON AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Gosch

Name

John Gosch

Missing Age

12

Est. Current Age

55

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 09/05/1982

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'7" Weight: 140 lbs

Case Number

MP6131

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Watson

Name

Pennye Watson

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Pennye watson, an 18-year-old des moines technical high school student, was strangled and dumped along a street curb in the early morning hours on saturday, september 10, 1983.A passing motorist discovered the shy student’s nude body in front of a home located at 1054 21st st. In des moines — just four blocks from where watson lived.An autopsy ruled cause of death as strangulation.

Agency

Iowa

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