Theft at 5000 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD on 04/22/2026 2:58 PM

Type: Theft

Date: 04/22/2026 2:58 PM

Description: Larceny of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories. Event #: 1600349. Agency: IA0770700 - Johnston Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 5000 BLOCK OF MERLE HAY RD, Johnston, IA

View Source Square with arrow pointing upper right

View on Google Maps Street View

Google Streetview Disclaimer: This is a Google Maps Street View of the approximate area where the crime occurred. It is not necessarily the exact address view of the crime.

Recent Crime News

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Algorithms and AI, surveillance, transparency

Fake robberies in visa fraud scheme, managing mental health crises, digital dragnets, algorithmic bias in predictive policing, mass surveillance, license plate readers and privacy laws, AI to help solve cold cases, AI police radio app causes panic, bo...

Read Article

Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Westwick

Name

Ronald Westwick

Missing Age

34

Est. Current Age

81

Last Seen

Ames, IA on 03/12/1979

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6'2" Weight: 240 lbs

Case Number

MP24306

View Source Square with arrow pointing upper right

View More

Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Lee

Name

Darnell Lee

Age

26

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Darnell lee, 26, and jason a. Smith, 30, were killed in a shooting in the 1800 block of easton boulevard in des moines on saturday, june 17, 2017. At the time, police said the shooting, which occurred in the martin luther king jr. Park neighborhood, apparently stemmed from a fight at an after-hours gathering. No one has been arrested in the double homicide. The deaths marked the 17th and 18th homicides in des moines for 2017. More information on the shootings follows.

Agency

Iowa

View Source Square with arrow pointing upper right

View More