Theft at 2900 BLOCK OF MELROSE AVE on 10/01/2025 5:45 PM
Type: Theft
Date: 10/01/2025 5:45 PM
Description: Theft 5th -- Other Means Under $300
Address: 2900 BLOCK OF MELROSE AVE, Iowa City, IA
Case Number: 2025010260
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Charles ElmquistMissing Age
34Est. Current Age
80Last Seen
Iowa City, IA on 11/16/1979Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'10" Weight: 125 lbsCase Number
MP17048Area Cold Cases
Name
Danny BakerAge
28Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Danny baker, a 28-year-old father of four, was shot in the back monday night, nov. 28, 1983, in the driveway of his brother-in-law’s southwest cedar rapids home after an argument with another guest over a boxing match they’d been watching on television. Police said baker and willie b. Barney, 40, were inside paul galbreath’s 617 18th ave. Sw residence with several others — including baker’s 9-year-old son donyeal — prior to the shooting. The men had been drinking while watching the boxing match, and when baker and barney began arguing, baker went out the front door sometime before 8 p.M. And barney followed.Agency
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