Crime at 1700 BLOCK OF GRAND AVE on 04/24/2026 10:52 AM

Type: Other

Date: 04/24/2026 10:52 AM

Description: All Other Offenses (Except Traffic or Warrants). Event #: 1600913. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 1700 BLOCK OF GRAND AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Holett

Name

Matthew Holett

Missing Age

28

Est. Current Age

34

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 12/04/2019

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 6'3" Weight: 240 lbs

Case Number

MP115809

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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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