Assault at 5200 BLOCK OF NE 17TH ST on 03/18/2026 9:29 PM
Type: Assault
Date: 03/18/2026 9:29 PM
Description: Simple Assault. Event #: 1590221. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 5200 BLOCK OF NE 17TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Maluki jonesMissing Age
16Est. Current Age
17Last Seen
Ames, IA on 10/26/2024Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'6" Weight: 140 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Arlys PonceAge
42Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Arlys ponce — a 42-year-old mother of three — was found dead on the floor of her norwalk, iowa home on october 8, 1997. Ponce’s son had arrived at the residence at approximately 3:15 p.M., and when his mother failed to answer the door, he peered through a window and saw her body lying on the floor. The son contacted a neighbor, telling her he couldn’t get into the house but that he could see his mother lying on the floor. The neighbor contacted police, who entered the residence and discovered arlys ponce had been beaten and stabbed to death.Agency
Iowa