Crime at 2200 BLOCK OF E 21ST ST on 01/12/2026 3:26 AM

Type: Other

Date: 01/12/2026 3:26 AM

Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1572394. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 2200 BLOCK OF E 21ST ST, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Bowers

Name

Riccardo Bowers

Missing Age

44

Est. Current Age

68

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 05/15/2001

Physical Description

Race: Black Ethnicity: African American Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6'0" Weight: 175 lbs

Case Number

MP19684

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Lambert

Name

Earl Lambert

Age

58

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Earl j. Lambert, 58, was found dead beneath the e. 14th street viaduct bridge in des moines at about 1 a.M. On october 1, 1962. Railroad employees found lambert’s body on railroad tracks, but authorities said they did not believe lambert — who worked for the des moines central railroad — had been struck by a train. They also said they did not believe he fell from a moving train.

Agency

Iowa

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