Theft at 1600 BLOCK OF CLEVELAND AVE on 12/04/2025 2:04 PM

Type: Theft

Date: 12/04/2025 2:04 PM

Description: Counterfeiting/Forgery. Event #: 1562649. 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__Johnson

Name

John Johnson

Missing Age

71

Est. Current Age

100

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 12/11/1996

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'7" Weight: 190 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Scovel

Name

Mary Scovel

Age

18

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

Mary ann scovel, 18, was strangled in her des moines apartment wednesday night, april 14, 1976. Investigators said terry lee “butch” lively, 26, who lived at the 661 17th street apartment with miss scovel, told police he found scovel’s body on the living room floor of her apartment about 12:45 a.M. Early thursday. Des moines police had gone to the building late wednesday night after a man phoned in an anonymous tip around 10:20 p.M., stating a woman had been murdered at the apartment house. Officers went to the building and left after speaking with a woman in another apartment, but returned again early thursday morning, the des moines moines register reported on friday, april 16, 1976.

Agency

Iowa

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