Theft at 4200 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE on 11/18/2025 8:30 PM
Type: Theft
Date: 11/18/2025 8:30 PM
Description: Shoplifting. Event #: 1558615. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4200 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Timothy VincentMissing Age
26Est. Current Age
35Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 05/01/2017Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: African American Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 6'4" Weight: 200 - 210 lbsCase Number
MP117023Area Cold Cases
Name
Gene WilliamsonAge
23Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On friday, february 9, 1979 — two days after his 23rd birthday — gene w. Williamson was shot shortly after pulling into the parking lot of a des moines apartment building. Des moines police found williamson dead behind the wheel at the 1311 21st street apartment complex — his foot still resting on the brakes and the car in neutral. Williamson had been shot execution style behind the right ear. An unfired .25-caliber automatic pistol was found in his coat pocketAgency
Iowa