Arrest at NW 78TH AVE on 12/31/2025 5:11 PM

Type: Arrest

Date: 12/31/2025 5:11 PM

Description: Reckless Driving

Address: NW 78TH AVE, Johnston, IA

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Case Number: 2025-00002065

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Simpson

Name

Colleen Simpson

Missing Age

14

Est. Current Age

64

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 10/05/1975

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'7" Weight: 90 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Lewis Sr

Name

Darrell Lewis Sr

Age

39

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Darrell r. Lewis sr., 39, was found shot to death in des moines, iowa, around 12:40 a.M. On sunday morning, december 24, 1995. Police said lewis — who had a lengthy police record — was found between two parked cars in the 2100 block of carpenter avenue on the city’s northwest side. Lewis was found clutching two small bags of a substance, which police said proved to be crack cocaine. In a des moines register article dated christmas day 1995, lewis’ mother, rosa lee brown, said her son had been living at home with her and that she’d spoken to him around midnight, just 40 minutes before his body was found. He’d sounded lonely, she said.

Agency

Iowa

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