Crime at 4000 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD on 01/20/2026 1:06 PM
Type: Other
Date: 01/20/2026 1:06 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1574540. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4000 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Earl LambertAge
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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
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