Crime at 1600 BLOCK OF CLEVELAND AVE on 12/03/2025 11:32 AM

Type: Other

Date: 12/03/2025 11:32 AM

Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1562303. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 1600 BLOCK OF CLEVELAND AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Van Alstine

Name

Alice Van Alstine

Missing Age

28

Est. Current Age

77

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 04/02/1976

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'7" Weight: 128 lbs

Case Number

MP18982

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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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