Crime at 1400 BLOCK OF 57TH ST on 11/30/2025 6:22 PM

Type: Other

Date: 11/30/2025 6:22 PM

Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1561598. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 1400 BLOCK OF 57TH ST, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Ricketts

Name

Beth Ricketts

Missing Age

31

Est. Current Age

59

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 12/22/1997

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Blue Height: 5'8" Weight: 120 lbs

Case Number

MP17248

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Sanders

Name

Charles Sanders

Age

67

Cause of Death

Injury

Info

On saturday, april 17, 1954, two des moines youth fishing along a river bank spotted a body floating in the water and notified police. Thomas spagnola, 14, of 924 second avenue, and harry piagentini, 15, of 4200 s.E. Sixteenth street, discovered the body caught in an obstruction near the des moines river’s west bank beneath the court avenue bridge. The body, clothed in long underwear, a t-shirt and socks, was taken to dunn’s funeral home where fingerprints were taken to establish the victim’s identity.

Agency

Iowa

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