Assault at 2300 BLOCK OF E GRAND AVE on 04/19/2025 11:51 PM
Type: Assault
Date: 04/19/2025 11:51 PM
Description: Aggravated Assault. Event #: 1492844. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 2300 BLOCK OF E GRAND AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Melissa HasleyMissing Age
31Est. Current Age
53Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 10/18/2002Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'4" - 5'5" Weight: 90 - 105 lbsCase Number
MP400Area Cold Cases
Name
Christopher OwensAge
2Cause of Death
FireInfo
One woman and three children were killed in a suspected arson fire in the early morning hours on saturday, sept. 27, 1975, at an apartment house located at 1128 6th avenue in des moines. Two other arson fires had been set at the building in the days leading up to the sept. 27 fire, but the first two had been extinguished by tenants and no one reported them to the fire department. The apartment house was owned by gregory l. And dona j. Nepstad, who were not present when the third and fatal blaze took place. The victims were identified as sharion owens, 21, and her 2-year-old son, christopher owens, who lived in the building. The two other victims, barbara gill (age 4-5) and shawn gill (age 2-3), were staying with a babysitter while their parents were in new york. This site formerly listed greg nepstad as one of the decedents; the dmpd had listed him first because he owned the property.Agency
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