Crime at 3800 BLOCK OF 52ND ST on 03/27/2026 9:55 PM

Type: Other

Date: 03/27/2026 9:55 PM

Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1593029. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 3800 BLOCK OF 52ND ST, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Adkins

Name

Mikayla Adkins

Missing Age

16

Est. Current Age

17

Last Seen

Ames, IA on 10/25/2024

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'7" Weight: 260 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Graves Jr

Name

Steven Graves Jr

Age

19

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Steven wesley graves, jr., a former star fullback and co-captain of hoover high school’s 1992 football team, was shot in front of 1600 16th st. On des moines’ north side early tuesday morning, november 8, 1994.The 19-year-old graves was transported by ambulance to iowa methodist medical center and pronounced dead at 11 a.M.Cause of death was ruled a gunshot wound to the abdomen from a large-caliber weapon.According to a des moines register article by tom alex dated november 9, 1994, timothy robinson and aretha gowdy were driving down 16th street around 1:30 a.M. Tuesday when they saw a man lying in the street. The couple asked if he was all right, to which the victim responded, “no, I can’t get up. I’ve been shot.”

Agency

Iowa

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