Crime at 1400 BLOCK OF SEARLE ST on 12/13/2025 1:15 AM

Type: Other

Date: 12/13/2025 1:15 AM

Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1564985. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 1400 BLOCK OF SEARLE ST, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Little

Name

Ravin Little

Missing Age

14

Est. Current Age

15

Last Seen

Waukee, IA on 11/04/2024

Physical Description

Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'6" Weight: 130 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Watson

Name

Pennye Watson

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Pennye watson, an 18-year-old des moines technical high school student, was strangled and dumped along a street curb in the early morning hours on saturday, september 10, 1983.A passing motorist discovered the shy student’s nude body in front of a home located at 1054 21st st. In des moines — just four blocks from where watson lived.An autopsy ruled cause of death as strangulation.

Agency

Iowa

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