Assault at BALSAM AVE AND 242ND ST on 04/01/2026 11:04 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 04/01/2026 11:04 AM
Description: Hit and run collision
Address: BALSAM AVE AND 242ND ST, Cerro Gordo County, IA
Case Number: SO2611853
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Cyhana IttuMissing Age
18Est. Current Age
22Last Seen
Mason City, IA on 03/18/2022Physical Description
Race: Asian or Pacific Islander Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'1" Weight: 120 lbsCase Number
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Name
Rodney OlsenAge
32Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Rodney olsen, a 32-year-old rural mason city farmer, left his farm around 1 a.M. Saturday, oct. 18, 1986, with intentions of visiting someone and was never seen alive again. Olsen had a young son and farmed northeast of mason city. He had moved from his native britt area not too long before he disappeared.He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a brown shirt, and is described as a 6-foot white male with brown hair, brown eyes, and weighing about 210 pounds. He has dark shoulder-length curly hair and usually is clean shaven.Several months later, olsen’s car, a black 1978 pontiac sunbird, was found in a forest city trailer park. No clues were found to indicate what happened to olsen, according to reports at that time.Myrlen olsen said he keeps in contact with the cerro gordo county sheriff’s department, in hopes new information about the case can be developed.Agency
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