Assault at 3300 BLOCK OF 59TH ST on 02/02/2026 7:55 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 02/02/2026 7:55 AM
Description: Intimidation. Event #: 1577672. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 3300 BLOCK OF 59TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Beth RickettsMissing Age
31Est. Current Age
59Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 12/22/1997Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Blue Height: 5'8" Weight: 120 lbsCase Number
MP17248Area Cold Cases
Name
Rafael RobinsonAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On july 31, 1996, rafael robinson was shot in the back multiple times outside a public housing complex at 926 oakridge in des moines, iowa. Gunshots from more than one weapon were heard, but no one admitted witnessing the shooting.Robinson has become a centerpiece in the upcoming july 8, 2013 second trial for david flores, who was convicted in 1997 for the 1996 death of phyllis davis, a banker who was caught in a two-car shootout between two other vehicles while on her way home from work. The fatal shot killing davis was said to have been fired from a chevy blazer.Rood wrote that an unlikely witness had also stepped forward to add credibility that robinson was the real shooter.Agency
Iowa