Theft at 5500 BLOCK OF SE 14TH ST on 04/23/2026 1:32 PM

Type: Theft

Date: 04/23/2026 1:32 PM

Description: Pocket-Picking. Event #: 1600643. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 5500 BLOCK OF SE 14TH ST, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Reuter

Name

Rachel Reuter

Missing Age

30

Est. Current Age

34

Last Seen

Urbandale, IA on 06/12/2021

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Blue Height: 5'3" Weight: 160 lbs

Case Number

MP82107

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Lambert

Name

Earl Lambert

Age

58

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Earl j. Lambert, 58, was found dead beneath the e. 14th street viaduct bridge in des moines at about 1 a.M. On october 1, 1962. Railroad employees found lambert’s body on railroad tracks, but authorities said they did not believe lambert — who worked for the des moines central railroad — had been struck by a train. They also said they did not believe he fell from a moving train.

Agency

Iowa

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