Vandalism at 4300 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD on 01/21/2026 2:55 PM
Type: Vandalism
Date: 01/21/2026 2:55 PM
Description: Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property. Event #: 1574844. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4300 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Josefina HansenMissing Age
17Est. Current Age
18Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 10/28/2024Physical Description
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Name
Alice AlstineAge
28Cause of Death
MissingInfo
On a cold friday night, march 26, 1976, alice van alstine — a 28-year-old former “minutemen” sympathizer who’d recently abandoned the right-wing paramilitary organization — tucked her children into bed at their 29th st. Des moines apartment and then vanished into thin air, never to be seen or heard from again. Her purse and money were found in the apartment, and despite the near-freezing 37º outside temperature, she’d also disappeared without her coat or shoes.Agency
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