Theft at 4600 BLOCK OF E MERCED ST on 01/09/2026 12:47 PM

Type: Theft

Date: 01/09/2026 12:47 PM

Description: Larceny from Motor Vehicle. Event #: 1571786. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 4600 BLOCK OF E MERCED ST, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Solomon

Name

Bryson Solomon

Missing Age

7

Est. Current Age

8

Last Seen

Ankeny, IA on 08/06/2024

Physical Description

Race: Unknown Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Unknown or Completely Bald Eyes: Unknown Height: 1'0" Weight: 100 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Hull

Name

Terry Hull

Age

20

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Twenty-year-old terry lee vanden hull of archer, iowa, was last seen alive on monday, february 24, 1975. Three men moving machinery discovered the young man’s badly decomposed body thursday morning, april 17, 1975, behind a corn crib on a vacant farm 2-1/2 miles southeast of maxwell. Story county authorities identified the body as that of vanden hull, and said he apparently died of a slashed throat.

Agency

Iowa

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