Arrest at 4200 BLOCK OF E DOUGLAS AVE on 01/12/2026 6:45 PM
Type: Arrest
Date: 01/12/2026 6:45 PM
Description: Drug/Narcotic Violations. Event #: 1572664. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4200 BLOCK OF E DOUGLAS AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Paul KnockelMissing Age
53Est. Current Age
88Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 11/26/1990Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'10" Weight: 265 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Michael BoothAge
45Cause of Death
TraumaInfo
On saturday, april 26, 1997, an apartment building maintenance man discovered the deceased body of michael jerome booth, 45, in apartment #21 at 510 15th street. Booth, who’d joined the u.S. Army in september 1969 and spent time in germany and hawaii before being honorably discharged in 1976, hadn’t been seen since april 20. According to the polk county medical examiner, cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. After his tour of duty, booth returned to carroll where he opened a restaurant, michael’s casino café, and later went on to graduate from des moines area community college and drake university.Agency
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