Crime at 2800 BLOCK OF DOUGLAS AVE on 04/01/2026 12:59 AM

Type: Other

Date: 04/01/2026 12:59 AM

Description: Liquor Laws. Event #: 1594214. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 2800 BLOCK OF DOUGLAS AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Berens

Name

Patrick Berens

Missing Age

56

Est. Current Age

60

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 07/21/2021

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Grey Eyes: Blue Height: 6'0" Weight: 290 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Sanders

Name

Charles Sanders

Age

67

Cause of Death

Injury

Info

On saturday, april 17, 1954, two des moines youth fishing along a river bank spotted a body floating in the water and notified police. Thomas spagnola, 14, of 924 second avenue, and harry piagentini, 15, of 4200 s.E. Sixteenth street, discovered the body caught in an obstruction near the des moines river’s west bank beneath the court avenue bridge. The body, clothed in long underwear, a t-shirt and socks, was taken to dunn’s funeral home where fingerprints were taken to establish the victim’s identity.

Agency

Iowa

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