Theft at 3800 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD on 11/19/2025 4:24 PM
Type: Theft
Date: 11/19/2025 4:24 PM
Description: Shoplifting. Event #: 1558855. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 3800 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Jacinto CobobritoMissing Age
16Est. Current Age
17Last Seen
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Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 4'10" Weight: 100 lbsCase Number
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Name
Roy MadisonAge
69Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Early monday morning, december 18, 1972, roy madison was found dead in his des moines, iowa home with stab wounds to his face and chest.Several friends — who’d come by to visit the 69-year-old madison — discovered the body and notified authorities.A bloody steak knife lay near madison’s lifeless body, and des moines police said robbery appeared to be the motive.The homicide was the city’s second within a 24-hour period; another des moines man, 25-year-old claire winger, was shot to death the previous day in a card game dispute.Agency
Iowa