Crime at 300 BLOCK OF HARTFORD AVE on 03/19/2026 5:39 PM
Type: Other
Date: 03/19/2026 5:39 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1590482. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 300 BLOCK OF HARTFORD AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Matthew HolettMissing Age
28Est. Current Age
34Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 12/04/2019Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 6'3" Weight: 240 lbsCase Number
MP115809Area 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