Crime at 900 BLOCK OF HARTFORD AVE on 09/04/2025 9:06 PM
Type: Other
Date: 09/04/2025 9:06 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1536237. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 900 BLOCK OF HARTFORD AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Brenda AlexanderMissing Age
62Est. Current Age
63Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 08/03/2024Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'4" Weight: 131 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Patricia VeachAge
8Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On thursday morning, july 10, 1969, 8-year-old patricia ann veach was found dead in her bedroom at her des moines home. She had been sexually molested, and police said she either was strangled or smothered by her slayer. On monday, july 14, polk county medical examiner dr. Leo luka said an autopsy showed patricia had been smothered to death, but said he was uncertain whether it was accomplished “with a pillow or a hand.”patricia’s father, william “bill” veach, told police he’d gone to check on his daughter about 7:25 a.M. Thursday morning after discovering the home’s front door screen slashed near the latch.Mr. Veach said he found his daughter lying on her back, uncovered and clad only in her pajama top, and that there was blood on her body and on the bed.Agency
Iowa