Crime at 5000 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD on 02/28/2026 8:09 PM
Type: Other
Date: 02/28/2026 8:09 PM
Description: All Other Offenses (Except Traffic or Warrants). Event #: 1585243. Agency: IA0770700 - Johnston Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 5000 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD, Johnston, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Ronald WestwickMissing Age
34Est. Current Age
80Last Seen
Ames, IA on 03/12/1979Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6'2" Weight: 240 lbsCase Number
MP24306Area Cold Cases
Name
Sheila CollinsAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On sunday, january 28, 1968, sheila jean collins, 18, of evanston, ill., was found lying face-down in a ditch off a gravel road four miles east of nevada, iowa, about 20 miles east of ames.Miss collins — an iowa state university coed who was headed home for the weekend — had been strangled with a nylon cord knotted around her neck. An autopsy report by dr. John powers of ames showed that a pipe incorporated into the knot may have been used as a turning mechanism.A father and son out fox hunting near the town of colo in story county found collins’ body after the son spotted a foot in the shallow ditch.Agency
Iowa