Crime at 3100 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE on 07/14/2025 2:11 AM
Type: Other
Date: 07/14/2025 2:11 AM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1519365. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 3100 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Ronald WestwickMissing Age
34Est. Current Age
80Last Seen
Ames, IA on 03/12/1979Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6'2" Weight: 240 lbsCase Number
MP24306Area Cold Cases
Name
William Talbert IIAge
18Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
William ralph “billy” talbert ii, of des moines, iowa, was killed in a drive-by shooting in des moines early sunday morning, september 3, 1995, as he stood on a sidewalk.Police said more than a dozen bullets were fired out of a speeding car shortly after 4 a.M.Talbert, 18, was shot in the head and later died in surgery.Police were looking for a white monte carlo sedan with a torn white vinyl roof.Antonio nelson, 18, and thomas buckner, 19, were later arrested and charged with murder in talbert’s death. In a cedar rapids gazette / ap story dated dec. 28, 1995, polk county attorney john sarcone said the case against nelson and buckner was dropped because some witnesses changed their story to police, leaving insufficient evidence to make a strong case.Agency
Iowa