Crime at 1400 BLOCK OF E JEFFERSON AVE on 04/29/2026 4:37 PM

Type: Other

Date: 04/29/2026 4:37 PM

Description: All Other Offenses (Except Traffic or Warrants). Event #: 1602458. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 1400 BLOCK OF E JEFFERSON AVE, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Stein

Name

Shawn Stein

Missing Age

50

Est. Current Age

51

Last Seen

Indianola, IA on 10/03/2024

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'6" Weight: 170 lbs

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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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