Assault at 5400 BLOCK OF SW 8TH ST on 07/17/2025 12:44 AM

Type: Assault

Date: 07/17/2025 12:44 AM

Description: Aggravated Assault. Event #: 1520301. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 5400 BLOCK OF SW 8TH ST, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Crystal Arensdorf

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 07/03/2001

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Blonde Eyes: Brown Height: 5'6" Weight: 115 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

Name

James Wood

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Late on saturday night, july 30, 2011, the home of bill and kay wood of rural norwalk, iowa, was destroyed by fire. Around midnight and into early sunday morning, five fire departments responded to 2698 highway r-63 in greenfield township just south of des moines’ city limits and the des moines international airport.

Agency

Iowa

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