Crime at 1200 BLOCK OF CUMMINS RD on 04/26/2026 6:59 PM

Type: Other

Date: 04/26/2026 6:59 PM

Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1601618. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 1200 BLOCK OF CUMMINS RD, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Ricketts

Name

Beth Ricketts

Missing Age

31

Est. Current Age

59

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 12/22/1997

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Blue Height: 5'8" Weight: 120 lbs

Case Number

MP17248

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Watson

Name

Pennye Watson

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Pennye watson, an 18-year-old des moines technical high school student, was strangled and dumped along a street curb in the early morning hours on saturday, september 10, 1983.A passing motorist discovered the shy student’s nude body in front of a home located at 1054 21st st. In des moines — just four blocks from where watson lived.An autopsy ruled cause of death as strangulation.

Agency

Iowa

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